2006 Island Journal

Stories include:

Dedication

From the Helm

Bringing Hope - What keeps young people on islands?
by Cherie Galyean

Inside Out
by Rachel Damon

Child's Play - Never underestimate the value of growing up
by Karen Roberts Jackson

Herding Cats - A co-op can be messy and difficult, but in many harbors it sets the price
by Bob Moore

Mackereling - For a short time in Maine's history, fast little schooners went in search of fast little fish
by Ben Neal

Lest We Forget - When America mobilizes, Vinalhaven turns out in force
by Harry Gratwick

Coming Home - Sixty years ago, "Saipan Ann" was the Allies' answer to Tokyo Rose
by Sandra Dinsmore

Extended Family - On Chebeague, Ambrose Hamilton's legacy endures
by Donna Miller Damon

Separatedness and Togetherness - On islands, one imposes the other
by David Tyler

A Highway Home - A network of private ferries and mailboats connects islands to the mainland and each other
by Steve Cartwright

A Certain Darkness - All of his varied life, North Haven has been Herb Parson's emotional center
by Keith Eaton

Borrowing & Giving Back - Connie Hayes meets her muse on Maine Islands
by Carl Little

The Mystery of the Greenland Norse
by Philip Conkling

Community
A Poem by Susan Deborah King

Extreme Nature - Secrets of the Gulf of Maine
By Bill Curtsinger

No Dog But His - An island with a privileged past confronts the complex present
By David D. Platt

"For a Dollar Down..." - Seventy years ago, Buckminster Fuller foresaw Maine's island real estate boom
By Randy Purinton

Storing Knowledge - In a fishing community, an interviewing project brings young and old together
By Nancy Griffin

Sustaining a Way of Life - The campaign for Maine islands and working waterfronts