Words from our Subscribers

February 2012

I was the chef at Bradford Camps, Munsungan Lake last summer when your magazine came up to do a piece on us.  I then saw several back issues and was pretty impressed with the quality of photography and writing.  I myself have made a career out of cooking at small, remote lodges around the world, preferring authentic hospitality and wilderness to the glitzier life of a restaurant chef.  I applaud you for looking beyond lobsters and lighthouses!

January 2012

I have been following you guys for a few years now. Your magazines are the contemporary versions of what we love about Maine and how we would like to have the world see us going into the future with reverence for our rich past. Nice work.

January 2012

I picked up your magazine at a bookstand in Vermont and absolutely loved it!  We travel to Maine every summer and go to Portland on occasion in the winters for a quick weekend getaway.  We love the food scene there.  I think your magazine is extremely well written and intelligent.  It is also very stylized - your photography, layout and paper quality is of a very high level.  I think you could have a large market in NY for the lifestyle component.  

January 2012

I am a Venezuelan woman married to an American man and we live in Miami, FL. My husband has been spending time in Maine every summer since he was a child. His family had to sell the cabin shortly after we met, and soon thereafter we decided to build one of our own about a mile from his old one in Bridgton.  We went up for Christmas and I saw the magazine in Hannaford.  The beautiful woman on the cover caught my attention, and immediately I bought it. It must have been a coincidence but we had already planned on visiting Bates, and it was through your magazine that we found Fuel-great restaurant!

January 2012

I am a HUGE magazine affectionado and your two magazines are absolutely wonderful! I really enjoy the pictures and the articles and even the ads. Times may be tough in the magazine business, but I hope these two are around for a long time!

January 2012

I absolutely adore Maine magazine. In particular, I really enjoy your "48 Hours In..." series, the profiles of different Mainers and, of course, the "Eat" section. I think that the magazine already does a good job of this, but one thing I would like to continue to see is a push to go beyond the world of Portland and southern Maine. Especially for those readers "from away." I think exposure to the rest of Maine is a great feature of the magazine.

December 2011

I have been reading Maine and Maine Home & Design since I moved here 6 years ago, but we only recently bought a home in Freeport and I know I'll have a reliable address for the subscription. I actually just became engaged and I was passed your wedding issue from a friend as an early gift.  I was so happy to see the Migis Lodge excerpt on the back cover - that is where we are getting married this fall. Keep up the great work.

December 2011

I picked up a copy of Maine magazine in the Bangor airport.  I was returning from a trip to visit my daughter. She is getting her BS in Nursing from the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Through this adventure she has met a local young man and is now living in the Houlton area. Thus, that is why I have an interest in your lovely state. I am looking forward to spending more time in Maine and I like to know about the places where my children call home.

Fort Wayne, IN

December 2011

I've been a fan of Maine since it first launched. I was even at the epic launch party in South Portland, ME a few years ago. I haven't been to a party as fabulous as that since. It was high time I get a subscription and it was way too good of a deal to pass up. Please tell Sarah Braunstein that her piece on Jacob Augustine was outstanding. Jacob's an extremely interesting and passionate person and the article captured that well.  I love how Maine includes music coverage because that's sort of my thing but the entire publication is terrific. The articles, layout, photos, are all impressive and make for an enjoyable read and visual experience.

December 2011

I live in Maine part time in the summer. We do visit our house some in the winter but not often enough. I have bought your magazine in Maine many times but it’s a bit hard to come by here. I figured it would help missing Maine if I could have your magazine on a regular basis. It’s great for us as we always like to discover new areas and interesting restaurants. I look forward to my subscription.

December 2011

I have been buying your magazines on a fairly consistent basis since they were established.  I am particularly pleased to see Maine magazine team up with local organizations, including non-profits to sponsor events. Both Maine and your beautiful Maine Home+Design highlights the places and people especially those who are creative enough to make it here, who make things happen and will help us get out of the "Poor Maine" mindset. Keep cheerleading on what is right about Maine.

November 2011

This past August I spent a few days at The Black Point Inn in Scarborough, ME. They had complimentary copies of both magazines in our room.  I fell in love in an instant.  I had no idea at the time I was moving to ME. We got the word on a job in October and moved this month. I love both magazines and have gotten a lot of ideas and inspiration from both – thank you. I am originally from New York City area and spent the last 5 years living in Scotland.  I am an artist, business person, lover of food, interested in green living, architecture, design and a farmer wanna be. I find the layout and feel of both magazines similar to design and styling I have come across in the UK  – a comfort I welcome since I miss Scotland very much. I am grateful to find myself in Maine as it also reminds me of Scotland.

November 2011

I am a Maine subscriber from the very first issue. Many issues ago I actually had my name in print praising a piece about living in South Portland. This thrilled me and I bought several copies to "gift" to everyone I knew in Maine. Very unfortunately, my husband's job relocated us to Atlanta, GA and so here I am. I return as often as I am able but reading Maine eases the pain. Today, while reading the Music piece in the Dec. issue, I had an idea I wanted to share. I would love to see a piece done on Woman in Harmony. If you do not know about them yet, you are missing something wonderful. I discovered their beautiful music when I attended their winter concert four years ago at Woodford's Congregational Church in Portland. I love everything about them, their lyrics, their mission. I have no personal connection to the group, other than their music gives me shivers and tears. Give yourself a gift and go hear their music live, it will warm your soul.

November 2011

My partner Evert and I took our first trip to Maine in October 2010.  We spent an extended weekend at the 2 Village Square Inn in Ogunquit, which had copies of your magazine.  We made our return trip a few weeks ago and spent additional time in Portland and went back to Ogunquit.  Evert is a former designer, now chef - so much of our trips revolve around food (Otto's, Fore Street, Standard Bakery, and others were on the list this year) and culture (Portland Museum of Art, Angela Adams studio, etc.).  It is our wish to have a second home in Maine in a few years and it's definitely on our retirement list (though...we have a ways go being in our mid-30s).  We're hoping to make more than one trip in 2012!

November 2011

There are interesting people and places all over the state of Maine and I appreciate how Maine magazine seems to find them.

November 2011

My family recently spent a week in Stonington and fell in love with everything. We had admired Maine from afar for some time and were quite pleased when our expectations, assumptions, and hopes were all confirmed. My wife picked up a copy of Maine magazine during our trip and I decided the subscription would be a nice birthday gift for her, as she also loves home/design type magazines. Looking forward to both magazines in Tennessee.

November 2011

I recently came across Maine and Maine Home+Design while discovering the state this summer.  I enjoyed what I saw in Maine and I felt the publications' content and aesthetic was a great representation of this.  As a contributing writer / editor focusing on features that inspire through the conceptual details, people and quality experienced in great cultures, I am looking forward to Maine and Maine Home+Design serving as my guide on this great state.

October 2011

I found your magazines in the Boston area and have been buying them occasionally over the past year. On a recent weekend trip to Brunswick, ME I had the pleasure of being gifted with both Maine and Maine Home+Design and finally decided that I NEED to have these delivered to me at home to feed my fix. We're headed to Boothbay Harbor this weekend, and I have to tell you that I was thrilled to see "48 hours in Boothbay" on your website!

September 2011

I was walking by someone's house in Brooklyn, NY and I saw your magazine sticking out of their mailbox and from a REALLY far distance I thought it looked cool. You see--my parents just moved to Rockland, ME and I'm excited about visiting them and I'm sort of hoping to get my husband excited about it too and when I saw the magazine sticking out from this stranger's mailbox I thought, "hmmmm a well-designed magazine with lush images of Maine delivered to our house might work." I can't wait to see my first issue.

September 2011

My wife and I love the magazine. What caught my eye was the story on Tide Mill Farm. We love that part of the state and camp up near the farm. Someday we hope to actually visit the farm, but I have been following what they have been doing at Tide Mill for a few years now, and wish them all the luck in the world. They are doing a great thing there, and your article was a great way to publicize their efforts as well as other farms throughout the state. I ended up reading all of the other articles, actually, cover to cover, something I rarely do with a magazine. You folks put out a great publication, so keep up the great work!