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- In Plain Sight
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David Dewey’s Rockland
In brilliant watercolors, painter shares his sense of place
Field Notes: On the water with Island Institute's Phoebe Walsh
Bringing an electric outboard to a Machiasport fishing family
Former federal buildings are maritime commerce relics
Customs houses were key government income producers
How to say goodbye to an island
Lessons learned, a life experience savored
Ocean, land, and temperature change
NOAA predictions could mean warmer, wetter fall
A hidden pond, an imagined friend
Island visitor brings whimsy to scientific description
That end of summer feeling
September offers sweet season
Summer in a jar
It’s been a peachy, beany, tomatoey season
Heaven is other people
Setting myself up for social interaction
A journey to the ends of the Earth
Elizabeth Rush renders climate science in human terms
Island Postcards
EPISODE 10: Keep the Light Shining
Two ambitious young women swam around the entire Island of Isle au Haut during the summer of 2019 to raise money for crucial renovations to the lighthouse.
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