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November 3
North Haven to China, a flight that ‘staggered the world’
Historic journey relied on Anne Morrow Lindbergh flying skills
This story first appeared on the website Maine Island Living and is reprinted here by permission. “An hour and a half before they took off, you could have walked across the Thoroughfare on the rowboats,” wrote Ellen Pratt (1906-2000) of the day Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles Lindbergh left North Haven on what became the Great Circle Route to the…
October 22
Art writer Carl Little honored
Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation name him lifetime achievement winner
The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation, dedicated to recognizing and rewarding writers who make art accessible to general audiences, have awarded a $50,000 lifetime achievement award to poet and art…
October 22
Island Institute names new president
Dr. Anthony ‘Tony’ Chatwin has sustainability, climate background
The Island Institute, a community development nonprofit serving Maine’s island and coastal communities, has hired Anthony (Tony) Chatwin as its new president. Emily Lane, chairwoman of the Institute’s board of…
October 22
Animals are well protected in research
Laws and institutions in place to prevent cruelty
I read with growing dismay the guest columnist featured in the September 2021 issue of The Working Waterfront (“Animal welfare a victim in research”). It was, in almost every respect,…
October 21
Canada’s Pelee Island gets $20 million internet upgrade
Cable will run some 46 miles on Lake Erie bottom
What is believed to be the longest freshwater fiber link in Canada —almost 75 kilometers (46 miles) in length—will soon be installed to create an upgraded broadband internet connection for…
October 21
'Downeast' strikes a blow against ‘the geography of nowhere’
Gigi Georges’ deep dive into the lives of five girls finds gold
In this difficult time of failed public expectations, when thoughtful people wonder where to look for hope, I keep returning in my own mind to the thought of the renewal…
October 21
A commencement speech that might have been
Sage and snarky advice from an island graduate
This might have been this year’s commencement address, had there been a commencement: “You and I and many of the others gathered here have a great deal in common. We…
October 21
Islesford’s outdoor market is booming
More summer visitors means quick sales
Last summer’s Bar Road Market on Islesford was just what I needed to give me focus and a chance to safely see people during the odd year of 2020. It…
October 21
Fellowship supports marine science Downeast
Downeast Institute benefits from Island Fellow
This July, two co-workers and I drove north and east to Great Wass Island. The island is connected by a bridge to Beals Island, off of Jonesport, and is the home of the Downeast Institute. I was excited to meet Hannah Greene, an Island Institute Fellow, and my mentee for the past year. Hannah lives on the island and supports the Downeast Institute’s education programs.
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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