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August 3
Bristol voters consider dam replacement, repair
Firefighting, alewives, swimming all impact dam question
By Tom Walsh A patchwork quilt of intertwined issues—social, political, environmental, economic, and public safety—surround the July 24 written ballot referendum that will decide what’s to become of the Bristol Falls Dam, an iconic landmark within the Lincoln County community of Bristol since 1917. Debate has been simmering since 2001 over whether the 12.5-foot dam on the Pemaquid River should…
August 3
Salmon from a fish tank
Land-based salmon farm proposals are hot topics in Belfast, Bucksport
On the Fourth of July, many a Maine family once sat down to a traditional meal of fresh salmon, garden peas, and new potatoes dug from the warm earth. A…
August 3
Students, teachers travel to PEI to compare fishing notes
On board boats, students and Canadian fishermen talked shop
PHOTO: VAL PEACOCK Zack Harvey of Swan's Island at sunrise on a boat. By Val Peacock The annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport offers opportunities for networking among those in…
July 24
‘Go Fish’ continues to hook customers on Vinalhaven
Rachel Noyes has navigated waters to find niche as island, tourist store
In a time when more and more independently owned brick and mortar shops are closing, Vinalhaven entrepreneur Rachel Noyes is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her gift shop, Go Fish.…
July 24
Campagnoli’s Home Stretch is Midcoast lyric gothic
Rockland poet’s work drifts between dream and waking worlds
Early in Michael Campagnoli’s The Home Stretch: a cycle of poems, a poem titled “If We’re Not A Dream We’re Nothing” sketches, in 13 short lines, the bleakness and bareness of…
July 24
One more from the road
Dodging storms and scoring scallops
The reader will recall that we, in our 2003 Eurovan VW Camper, had thus far avoided camping altogether for the first four nights of our great camping adventure. Day five…
July 24
Why Long Island seceded from Portland
Twenty-five years later, reasons and benefits recalled
By Mark Greene Were you wondering how Long Island is doing 25 years after seceding from the city of Portland? Well, we’ll offer a polite answer: Not bad, thank you.…
July 18
North Haven Mercantile selling island-made goods
Store features 26 island-based vendors
Shopping options in downtown North Haven have expanded, thanks to two creative entrepreneurs. The North Haven Mercantile, a showcase for island-made goods, has opened its doors. The brainchild of Carrie…
July 18
Reading the ‘priestess of nature’ who took on the ‘elixirs of death’
Rachel Carson’s works on the environment collected in new book
By Tom Walsh If you don’t know much—or even anything at all—about Rachel Carson, here’s your chance. The Library of America recruited the help of editor Sandra Steingraber in recently…
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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