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February 7
A humble prognostication for 2022
Prices increase, and so does spending
When I was asked about the prospects for 2022 here on our working waterfront, I immediately left my number with Hamilton Marine. Wayne called me back within three minutes. He said because of the COVID it would be hard to say what the next 12 months will bring. My local boat builder said that the plague helped his business in…
February 7
Ashley Bryan: The prophetic voice
After almost a century of life, he remained enthralled by the power of creativity
In the fall of 2020, the Bates College Museum of Art mounted a remarkable exhibition, “Let’s Celebrate Ashley Bryan,” in honor of a gift of the award-winning author/illustrator’s work that…
February 4
The real lesson of Sears Island
Public good definition tilts in one direction
Sears Island and I have a history. This 941-acre island, accessible at low tide from Searsport and then by a causeway built in the 1980s, seemed destined to be the…
February 4
Bernd Heinrich races the clock
Eminent biologist and distance runner reflects on aging
Racing the Clock: Running Across a Lifetime By Bernd Heinrich Review by Carl Little Bernd Heinrich boasts a double life. He is a brilliant field scientist, known for ground-breaking work,…
February 3
What’s said and left unsaid
Latest ‘Lucy’ novel reveals vulnerabilities
Oh William! By Elizabeth Strout (2021) Review by Tina Cohen People like Lucy Barton can drive me crazy. In Elizabeth Strout’s first novel about her, My Name is Lucy Barton,…
February 3
The changing climate of Atlantic salmon
Warmer winters with mixed precipitation a problem
Atlantic salmon face challenges, many of which—dams, pollution, predators—have been problematic for a long time. But as temperatures rise, precipitation and melt increase, and seasons shift, the pressure is increasing.…
February 1
Motor? Sail? Row your boat!
Community rowing clubs take hold in Maine
When someone who has never rowed before steps into a rowing shell on Megunticook Lake in Camden as part of Megunticook Rowing’s Learn to Row program, their eyes widen as…
January 31
Women moving into growing aquaculture sector
But barriers remain in perception and financing
Libby Davis’s mobile raw bar, Lady Shuckers, was born from her desire to shuck oysters—and change the industry paradigm. “Being pushed enough to work harder and say, ‘Well, if you…
January 31
New Mainers, ‘boomerangs’ reflect on choices
Data suggests Maine is eighth-fastest growing state
For years, Stephanie Pemberton and her husband discussed leaving Indiana, but weren’t sure where to go. That changed when Pemberton, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, accepted a three-month assignment at a…
January 31
Maine’s blue economy threatened by loss of access
Report calls for single entity to manage waterfront protection
Persuading policy makers and residents of the value of Maine’s “blue economy” is easy, but if significant investment isn’t made in commercial access to the shore, that sector will languish,…
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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