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- In Plain Sight
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- From The Sea Up
A journey to the ends of the Earth
Elizabeth Rush renders climate science in human terms
Tom Moore, unleashed
Poet blends real and surreal—and has fun doing it
Inside an islander’s mind
Poems follow unconventional, random form
Casco Bay Lines names new GM
Warnock has workforce, U.S. Navy background
‘Island girl’ returns to teach on Isle au Haut
Kipp Quinby started in island’s one-room school
Going electric—Training technicians to work on electric outboards
Courses in Rockland, Farmington prepare for new ‘fuel’
Island Institute funded for lobster work
SBA grant supports community resiliency work
Farnsworth shows coastal Wyeths
College intern explores, curates art
Neighbors helping neighbors on islands
Affordable housing efforts reflect unified resources
Letters to the editor: Yard South, Blue Hill
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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