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July 21

Lives and homes of the artistic and famous

MISSING ART? TRY THESE BOOKS ON MAINE'S ARTISTIC HERITAGE
While we wait for Maine’s art venues to re-open—and it will happen soon—museums, community art centers, and galleries are helping to fill the visual void with virtual tours, special talks, and Zoom gatherings. First Fridays are now online as are many openings, art courses, and art camps. In Belfast, Waterfall Arts’ founder Alan Crichton has been hosting “Zoomcasts,” featuring conversations…
Carl Little
July 18

Kevin Waters, beloved pilot, dies suddenly

WATERS REMEMBERED FONDLY, DESCRIBED AS ‘HONORARY ISLANDER’
When ferries and private boats fail to deliver, islanders turned to Kevin Waters and his company Penobscot Island Air to get to the mainland or back home. And after Waters’…
Tom Groening
July 16

COA students hear Native view of challenging times

ROBIN WALL KIMMERER SAYS VIRUS MAY BE 'ESSENTIAL TURNING'
Time moves not in a line, but in a circle of beginnings and endings that can be celebrated with gratitude and compassion. That was the heartening message, in hard times, that…
Laurie Schreiber
July 15

Portland: Why 'no one goes there any more'

LONG-TIME COASTAL RESIDENT REFLECTS ON VISITATION PROBLEMS
Editor’s note: This is another response to the Rock Bound column in the April issue, “Will Portland choke on its success?” “No one goes there anymore—it’s too crowded.” As someone…
Bob Gerber
July 9

Highlights of my glorious career

AND AN UNFORGETTABLE ‘MOMENT’ WITH HILLARY CLINTON
On July 28, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak as part of a series at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. We expect to have a report on her…
Tom Groening
July 9

Lobster industry is in ‘the fight of its life’

PANDEMIC, RIGHT WHALE COURT CASES, AND TRADE WARS BRING HARD TIMES
The outlook for Maine’s lobster industry for 2020, and likely beyond, is murky at best. That was the assessment by industry leaders during a panel discussion hosted June 24 by…
Laurie Schreiber
July 8

History road trip—see how Maine became a state

FIRST OF TWO-PART SERIES TELLS OUR STORY, AND OFFERS CONTEXT FOR STATEHOOD
On March 16, 1820, cannons boomed and a glamorous ball (attended by the state’s then-acting governor, William King) was held at Portland’s Union Hall to celebrate Maine finally—after more than…
Stephanie Bouchard
July 8

Outer island schools celebrate decade of connection

ONE-ROOM SCHOOLS HAVE BENEFITED FROM PEER NETWORK
What do a two-day old baby boy in Hope, a family in the Bahamas, an Island Fellow on Frenchboro, and a Maine Islands Coalition representative on Cliff Island have in…
Yvonne Thomas
July 8

Finding yeast on sourdough island

SOURDOUGH AND SOURED
In kitchens across the country, and certainly here on Islesboro, little containers of flour, water, and yeasts bubble away, giving rise to loaves of homemade bread and lots of conversations…
Sandy Oliver
July 8

Now, everyone's an islander

SKILLS NEEDED FOR ISOLATION HAVE LONG BEEN USED ON ISLANDS
Well, it’s May as I’m writing this, and we’re still staying at home. I’ve got deer fences up around the vegetable gardens for the first time and a greenhouse on…
Courtney Naliboff

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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