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May 16
Ferry service is part of our civic infrastructure
Can the ferry service be a long-term partner with island communities?
Sometimes it’s important to begin by stating the obvious. Ferry service is not optional for island communities—they live or die by it. The allocation of resources across the islands served by the Maine State Ferry Service tends to divide, rather than unite communities. Islesboro is the clear loser in the latest round. With only a few weeks notice, rates are more…
May 7
An unexpected loss reminds us how we should live
Sudden death of Hugh Smallwood brings cloud of sadness over island
In May I usually write about how crazy busy it is, and how fast the month goes, and what a relief it is to finally see signs of spring, like…
May 7
Anthology asks: Who are we, and where are we?
Nation in an identity crisis reflected in writing from our region
3 Nations 3 Nations Anthology: Native, Canadian & New England Writers Valerie Lawson, ed. Resolute Bear Press, Robbinston, Maine, 2017; 176 pages, paperback, $19.95. One phrase to describe what underlies…
May 7
April’s hope supplants March’s misery
Birdsong, flowers, and daylight boat-passage cheer islanders
Year-round residents of the Cranberry Isles have just made it through a rough end of winter to face the fickle brown month of April. In February, the ice-rain-ice weather had…
May 7
Demystifying the magical internet: how the info flows (or not)
Local groups throughout Maine are taking control of their digital future
By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. If you think you need better broadband speeds at your house, in your neighborhood, or throughout your community, you’re probably…
May 7
Letters to the editor
Emergency ferry runs more complicated I am writing in response to the article, “Ferry Service impacted with rising emergency trips,” in the April edition of The Working Waterfront. As a resident…
May 7
Lots of lobster news, and a win for public access
Tug mishap, ocean school greenlight, and harbor-side pizza
Tugboats are the work horses of the maritime world, and seem, by design, to be steady, sure-footed, and safe. But the April Commercial Fisheries News reports on an odd, and…
May 7
My love affair with hot water
Sometimes fickle, it makes life in an old farmhouse livable
We go back a long way, hot water and I. It has been passionately hot, torrid in fact, water up to my belly button, floating bubbles in the tub, splashing…
May 7
Port Clyde town landing plan subject of May 14 vote
St. George residents to consider $2.6 million bond
On May 14, St. George residents will be asked to vote on a $2.6 million rehabilitation and development project at the former St. George Marine property at 10 Cold Storage…
May 7
Updates from the Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Navy, University of New England, and Maine Department of Marine Resources have documented that both Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon use the Piscataqua River,…
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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