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  Down East - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Down East is a New England geographical term that is applied in at least a couple of different ways.
In the narrowest sense, Down East refers to the coast of the U.S. state of Maine from Penobscot Bay to the Canadian border.
As a cultural region, Down East Maine is based around the communities of Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine, as well as Brewer, Blue Hill, Bucksport, Ellsworth, Mount Desert Island, Winter Harbor, Southwest Harbor and Searsport.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Down_East   (174 words)

  
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"Down East" is the local name for the land that stretches from the North River on the east side of Beaufort to Cedar Island, which marks Carteret County's northeastern boundary.
The portion of US Highway 70 that runs through Down East is a Scenic Byway, so designated by the NC Department of Transportation because it offers breathtaking scenery and a chance to see something a bit different than the fast traffic and commercial areas along major Interstates.
None of the towns in Down East is incorporated, so the area is governed by the county.
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 Welcome to Down East Singers
Down East Singers is now in rehearsal for its December Feast Music Concerts, which will feature Mozart's Missa Brevis in F, K.  This "short mass" was written when Mozart was 18 years old for the Salzburg Cathedral and was sometimes known as the Little Credo Mass.
Down East Singers rehearses each Tuesday evening at John Street United Methodist Church in Camden from 7 to 9:15 p.m.
Membership in Down East Singers is open to all members of the community.
www.downeastsingers.org   (406 words)

  
 Hot Tubs and Spas, Down East Spas
And thanks to our innovative filtration and heating systems, your Down East Spa is among the easiest to care for and most economical to operate.
All Down East Hot Tubs and Spas are fitted with luxury features as standard.
The shells of all Down East Spas are made from Lucite containing Microban, an antimicrobial protection that's built in and lasts the lifetime of the spa.
www.downeastspas.co.uk   (256 words)

  
 Down East Resource Conservation and Development Area Success Stories | Maine NRCS
In 2000 the Route 1 Corridor Committee and the Maine Department of Transportation developed a full color logo to be used to promote the Down East Acadia region of Maine, which is the same two-county region that is the Down East Resource Conservation and Development Area.
The Down East Resource Conservation and Development Council contracted to have a special appliquéd flag made to fly on the pole along side the United States and State of
With a little Down East Resource Conservation and Development money and a lot of energy these two ladies have made a lasting impact on their community and region.
www.me.nrcs.usda.gov /features/DownEastSuccess.html   (438 words)

  
 Down East - Editorial Guidelines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Down East does not publish poetry or fiction.
Most of the photographs in Down East are made on assignment, but we’re always interested in seeing new work.
If you would like to be considered for Down East assignments, let us see a representative selection of your best work and give us some idea of the subjects that interest you.
www.downeast.com /editguide.html   (565 words)

  
 Down East Tile - Stowe Vermont
Down East Tile’s design showroom is a Must See.
In developing a wonderful line of accent products for kitchen and bath, Down East Tile has a growing selection of sink basins and faucet hardware as well as drawer pulls and knobs in many styles and finishes.
We, at Down East Tile, invite you to visit our unique and exciting showroom in Stowe’s Lower Village, experience our visually stimulating gallery of tile, stone and more, speak with our friendly staff and let your creativity flow.
www.downeasttile.com   (256 words)

  
 Driving Tour: Down East @ nationalgeographic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Farther east in the shipbuilding center of Bath (Chamber of Commerce +1 207 443 9751), the Maine Maritime Museum (243 Washington St. +1 207 443 1316.
At Whiting, veer east to Lubec (Chamber of Commerce +1 207 733 4522), the easternmost town in the United States.
Farther east, US 1 passes through the Edmunds Unit of the 24,446-acre [9,893-hectare] Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge +1 207 454 7161) and Cobscook Bay State Park (+1 207 726 4412.
www.nationalgeographic.com /destinations/Acadia_National_Park/Down_East.html   (2499 words)

  
 GENUKI: East Down, Devon - Genealogy
"DOWN, (EAST) a small village, in a picturesque valley, 6½ miles N.N.E. of Barnstaple, has in its parish 473 souls, and 3643 acres of land, rising in bold hills on the north, and including the hamlets of Churchill, Brockham, and Shortacombe.
C.J.S.P. Coffin, Esq., is lord of the manor of East Down, and Sir J.P.B. Chichester, Bart., is lord of the manor of Churchill, formerly held by the St. Aubin and Ley families.
A local census of East Down, of 18881-88, listing all inhabitants, is held at the North Devon Record Office (NDRO 2006A/PR 5).
genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk /DEV/EastDown   (507 words)

  
 Down East Western S/D/C   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It would seem that inasmuch as Maine is north of the rest of the country, "Down" is a contradiction of terms.
Because they sailed with the prevailing southwest wind at their backs or downwind, they were said to be sailing "down east", therefore creating the local term,"Going Down to Maine" or "Down East".
From this modest start, "The Down East Western Square Dance Club" of Kittery, Maine was born.
www.geocities.com /dewsdc   (300 words)

  
 Down East Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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As a cultural region, Down East Maine is based around the communities...
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 Down East -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Down East is a (A region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut) New England geographical term that is applied in at least a couple of different ways.
In the narrowest sense, Down East refers to the coast of the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. state) U.S. state of (A state in New England) Maine from (An inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine) Penobscot Bay to the Canadian border.
It also includes (A national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast) Acadia National Park and environs.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/do/down_east.htm   (235 words)

  
 DEBA Down East Business Association Home page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When people think of Down East, many think this means anything east of Raleigh, but the phrase takes on an entirely different meaning to the locals in eastern Carteret County.
The Original Down East begins when you turn at the East Carteret High School and cross over the North River bridge to the community of Bettie, "The Gateway to Down East".
This is a section of the other banks that stretches from Portsmouth Island to Shackleford Banks, and is accessible by boat or private ferries from many of the Down East communities.
www.theoriginaldowneast.com   (378 words)

  
 Way Down East (1920)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There is a sensitivity and naturalness exhibited in the unfolding narrative of Way Down East and a graceful style seen in none of his other epic-scale ventures.
Despite some errors in continuity, Way Down East's celebrated climax of Anna's rescue from an ice-flow as it drifts toward a roaring waterfall, is perfectly paced and as thrilling as it must have been to audiences in 1920.
Gish lying unconscious on an ice cake as it zooms to destruction, her arm trailing in the current, is one of the most familiar silent film shots, even to people who know next to nothing about the genre, and although it has become almost cliché, its power is undiminished.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0011841   (747 words)

  
 Down East Dancers
Down East has some of the best Line and Couples Dancing events in southern Mass.
Newport, RI The events that Down East Dancers hosts are among the best around.
All are invited to join Down East Dancers, Inc. and membership forms are available at the dances.
www.geocities.com /downeastdancers   (403 words)

  
 Whiting Vacation Rentals Home 3BR, Lakefront, Down East / Whiting, Maine USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The remote portion of Maine's east coast got its name due to sailors preferring a "down east" wind, a breeze in their back as they headed east that gave them a feeling of sailing downhill.
Today, the Sunrise Coast (so named because the region is the first in America to see the morning sun) is for anyone who prefers a vacation in a natural land of plenty where age old traditions are as alive today as they were one hundred years ago.
The Down East Coast of Maine has something for every vacationer.
www.a1vacations.com /17161   (1643 words)

  
 Down East 2003
Each scene is one of whimsy: mermaids on bicycles, dancing with sailors, feeding geese who are tugging down their fishscale panties.
Later that day as we were heading home, having come within 16 miles of the Canadian border, the skies cleared for a beautiful, sunny afternoon and we wished we had stayed on the lake longer.
We beat feet down interstate 95 and made it to a suburb of Boston for dinner and a 4-hour snooze aboard.
www.a1sailboats.com /down_east_2003.htm   (6812 words)

  
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In August he was the guest speaker at the Down East Republican Club.
Al Klemm is at each and every Down East Republican meeting and encourages every Republican to become a member.
The Down East Republican Website is the official website of the Down East Republican Club and is paid for and maintained by the Down East Republican Club.
www.downeastrepublican.com   (681 words)

  
 The Down East Spiral Network
The Down East Spiral Network is the new name for the Community Development Networking Association (formerly the Certificate in Community Development Advisory and Networking Committee).
The goal of the Down East Spiral Network is to promote personal, communal, and social transformation and freedom.
Our definition of freedom includes the individual's right and choice to determine who you are, and achieve your full potential, without judgment, ridicule, or violence; to speak your truth, as long as it dosen't harm others; and to live with positive justice and the abscence of oppression.
www.angelfire.com /il/socialmovements/SpiralNetwork.html   (2644 words)

  
 Down East Portable Spas & Hottubs by Master Spas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Down East Portable Spas and Hottubs by Master Spas
Thank you for your interest in Down East™ Spas.
Spas we've made a commitment to raising $100,000 for the fight against Lupus, a disease that affects more than 1.4 million people in the United States.
www.downeastspas.com   (190 words)

  
 Down East Country Music Pioneers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This new award is presented to a Maine Country Music Performer who has demonstrated his/her personal integrity, honesty, and true love for the fans and performing.
Down East Country Music Association chooses the person to recieve this award with the agreement of the MacKenzie Family.
Down East Country Music Association and the Mackenzie Family will make every effort to uphold the standards set by Ken and Simone MacKenzie throughout their career's and to reward wholesome family entertainment.
www.crosslink.net /~bigmack9/decma.htm   (114 words)

  
 Marshallberg - Down East, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Check out our interview with Atlantic resident and history buff, Danny Taylor, featuring information on local contributions to the battle of the Ironclads, an alternate theory on the location of the Lost Colony and our search for information on the history of Atlantic Field.
If you have information on the history ofMarshallberg or the greater Down East area, we'd love to talk to you!
We encourage you to let us know of upcoming events for the Calendar and to notify us of business starts Down East.
www.originaldowneast.com /originaldowneast/marshallberg.htm   (135 words)

  
 Northern Forest Alliance - Down East Lakes
The Down East Lakes region of Maine courses with life dependent on 14 of “Maine’s Finest Lakes” (rated 1A by the Maine Lakes Study) and the free-flowing Machias River, one of only seven rivers in the entire state whose entire watersheds are essentially undeveloped.
Much of the lands within this area is still held in large undeveloped parcels, and the lakes and rivers draw anglers and paddlers for outstanding fishing and challenging whitewater boating.
Location: From just north of Route 1 in the south to the St Croix River on the Canadian border in the east; to Route 6 in the north, and to the Narraguagus River and Nicatous Lake in the west
www.northernforestalliance.org /explore/wildlands/downeast/DOWindex.htm   (290 words)

  
 Way Down East (1920)
Way Down East (1920) is D. Griffith's classic, silent melodramatic film.
He bought the film rights to the story, originally a stage play of the same name by an inexperienced writer named Lottie Blair Parker.
But when he glances down at her intimately-exposed ankles (below the lace hem which is underneath her silk dress), he continues with the seduction in order to sleep with her.
www.filmsite.org /wayd.html   (1768 words)

  
 Maine's A Down East Guide - Maine vacation planner - maine hotel, inn, bed and breakfast, b&b, lodging, cottage, ...
Maine's A Down East Guide - Maine vacation planner - maine hotel, inn, bed and breakfast, bandb, lodging, cottage, cottages, bandb, bed and breakfast, inns, hotel, camping, home rentals and accommodations.
Welcome to A Down East Guide, your Maine resource for the best places to stay and great places to play.
Whether you're looking for oceanview resort lodging or a private cottage, bandb or Inn, or a relaxing coastal cruise, or challenging hiking trails, you're only a click away from friendly and helpful businesses that offer the services you seek while vacationing in Maine.
www.downeastguide.com   (264 words)

  
 OnLocation(sm): Down East Maine Birding
Take a virtual trip to 5 different early summertime birding locations in Down East Maine.
In this article, Norman gives some background information on the region and describes the breeding bird species and where you are likely to find them.
Information on summertime birding in Down East Maine, directions on how to get around, and more on what you'll find if you go.
www.virtualbirder.com /vbirder/onLoc/onLocDirs/DOWNEAST   (265 words)

  
 Down East Kennel & Supply, Inc. - Hints
Note: We encourage our customers to bring something from home that is familiar to your pet - a blanket, small bed, or favorite toy will do.
Please understand that if bedding is not reasonably clean, or has a foul odor, it will not be put down until it is cleaned and a $5.00 cleaning fee will apply.
We will make every effort to clean bedding that may get soiled here, at no cost, before your pet goes home.
www.downeastkennel.com /hints.htm   (628 words)

  
 Down East - The Magazine of Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Down East is the only publication that brings you the real Maine, all year long.
Send your pictures in for consideration as the next picture of the week!
The Portland Museum of Art serves up a musical brunch sure to lift your spirits.
www.downeast.com   (126 words)

  
 The Down East Company - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I'm Bob, the Down East Trader, and I will be your guide.
The Down East Company is a family business in Downeast Maine, specializing in woolen products.
We are a small business, with a focus on quality goods and service, and we do business in the Downeast way (i.e.
www.thedowneastco.com   (104 words)

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