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April 17
Penobscot Marine Museum catalogues Maine collections
Thanks to a grant of $3,886 from the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board, the Penobscot Marine Museum has rehoused and cataloged four collections documenting quintessential 19th and 20th century Maine industries. The collections document the shipping of Maine’s natural resources, the use of Maine built ships in the global trading routes, and the evolution of Maine’s lobster boats. The Gillchrest Collection consists…
April 16
Art in the Middle East: How a national gallery was built
Suhail Bisharat of Chebeague Island recounts how fine art earned recognition in Jordan
By Tom Groening The scene sounded more like something from a classic caper movie than the art exhibition world. Speaking at the Island Institute’s Artists and Makers Conference in Northport…
April 16
Finding harmony in the ‘inland island’ of Millinocket
Outsider status changes after time spent with community
By Diana Furukawa Reflections is written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in remote communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The…
April 16
Islesboro librarian tackles thorny question with Rose
Origin of most famous plays in English language questioned in book
By Tom Groening Good luck to anyone trying to market Islesboro resident Melissa Olson’s The Rose by Another Name. It features spies, murder, deception, conspiracy, and political intrigue, yet it’s not…
April 16
Taking kelp from good idea to foodie favorite
Ocean’s Balance refining products, connecting distributors, and growing markets
By Sally Noble Seaweed was once that annoyingly crunchy dried stuff that Maine vacationers avoided on a summer beach. No longer. The hot new superfood is kelp, a large seaweed…
April 16
The Maine coast’s best novelist you’ve never heard of
Portland-based Agnes Bushell’s output is impressive, her characters well-wrought
By Dana Wilde Agnes Bushell feels lucky to live on the coast of Maine. The natural beauty of the ocean. “That sense of not being closed in,” she says. And…
April 16
Tiny Roque Bluffs working to create broadband network
Town officials inspired by Cranberry Isles, Calais-Baileyville
By Tom Groening Roque Bluffs is an idyllic coastal Washington County town, a peninsula south of Machias with rolling hills and fields leading to a state park with a pretty…
April 16
Two paws up—Dog biscuits made with green crabs
UMaine researchers experimenting with recipes to create market for invasive
Angela Myracle’s research is going to the dogs. Or, more accurately, for the dogs. As a scientist with Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET), Myracle looks for innovations in aquaculture. And…
April 16
Whale-watching changing with the climate
Fewer whales seen in Maine waters, possibly because of warming ocean
By Tom Walsh Whales are apparently a lot like Goldilocks. These massive marine mammals do not want their habitats to be either “too hot” or “too cold.” Instead, they…
April 16
What lies on the other side of recovery
Life after turning my back on addiction has been a surprise
By Annie Gross Something we don’t talk enough about in addiction is what life is like after you choose sobriety. As a recovering bath salts and heroin addict, I found…
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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