Each year at Friendship I buy a few back issue of ML and do enjoy them. But, overall I have avoided subscribing because it feels a bit like a coffee table magazine. However the three issues I bought this year have me reevaluating that and I may subscribe.
They do very good historical articles on F&I and AWI and early settlement, but they refuse to do the West and they say so. Just on this point you might see where I get the hint of a feeling that they are a little ”¦ ?? east coast snobs. (?) Sorry to put it that way, I know it is ineloquent. But their historical articles are so good I may subscribe after all, largely for them.
The hunting articles always involve traditional muzzleloaders, unlike Raychard in Muzzle Blasts who adamantly shoves his thumbs in our eyes by only showing inlines.
ML covers >artisans< in depth. Wonderful, talented artisans whose work is beautiful, instructive and inspiring. Somehow, although I enjoy those articles, they do add to the coffee table/east coast snob feeling of the magazine. It's a small thing, strictly my perception or prejudice, maybe I'm too sensitive? (Or too low class?)
They do give Nesbitt a bit of leeway to talk about Rendezvous type topics, so it follows that the Hawken article was his.
Overall it is a beautiful, entertaining magazine to which I am probably going to subscribe.