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Kate Tagai

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Islanders Share Energy Challenges and Solutions at Great Lakes Summit

10/30/2018 - At the 2nd annual Great Lakes Islands Summit, held October 1-2, 2018 in Madeline Island, Wisconsin, islanders and leaders from around the Great Lakes region and beyond gathered to discuss the unique challenges of living, working, and playing on islands. This year’s summit focused on topics relevant to all island communities, including water levels, affordable housing, energy production, and economic survival. During the energy breakout session, energy experts and community members shared energy challenges as well as ideas and solutions for addressing them. SEE MORE
A couple enjoy the Maine State Ferry Service boat ride past Owls Head light on the way to Vinalhaven.

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Angry words exchanged at ferry board meeting

Tempers flared at the July 12 meeting of the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board about, ironically enough, angry ferry passengers. The board serves as a citizen advisory group, representing the interests of islanders before ferry service managers. The service is operated by the state Department of Transportation, and serves Frenchboro, Swan’s Island, Islesboro, North Haven,… Read more » SEE MORE
Islesboro residents gathered at the island's community center on April 19th to highlight the concerns the community has with the new Maine State Ferry Service fares.

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New Maine State Ferry Service Fares Cause Concern on Islesboro

4/21/2018 - On April 17th, the Maine State Ferry Service released a new fare schedule for service to the six island communities they serve. The new fare schedule is the first fare increase since 2009 and comes after the state ferry service backed away from a proposal to give Maine residents a discounted rate compared to non-Maine residents. Different communities will feel the impact of the fare changes in different ways, with Islesboro seeing a substantial increase. On Thursday April 19th, Islesboro residents organized a gathering to highlight the concerns the community has with the new fares. SEE MORE
Snow-covered pines add to the quiet beauty on Matinicus

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Life on an Island: Silence, Beauty and a Long Wait for the Ferry

2/23/2018 - On remote islands off the coast of Maine, small bands of residents stay through the long winter. They embrace the emptiness and a frontier sensibility. The snow had begun falling overnight, and fell throughout the day, draping the towering pines and the lobster traps, stacked up on land for the winter, in blankets of white. SEE MORE
Axiom Technologies installs a tower on Islesford to link the broadband infrastructure between Great and Little Cranberry Islands.

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Connecting Maine’s communities through broadband

12/19/2017 - Simply stated, “broadband” is a high-speed internet connection. It provides the reliability and speeds required by businesses, telecommuters, students of all ages, telehealth users, municipalities and emergency services, and residents who seek 21st century economic and social opportunities. Over 30 island and coastal communities in Maine are working to bring broadband and its benefits to their towns through their economic and community development efforts. SEE MORE