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May 3
An island is a cruise ship
Small population, few gathering places meant illness ran rampant
As I write this on April 2, spring is teasing its way to North Haven. A few brave bulbs have bloomed, pussy willows are in full force, and the sun has encouraged a few afternoon walks. Today the sun through a haze of clouds looks suspiciously snow-like, although temperatures are staying above freezing. The end of winter is nigh, though…
May 2
Harbor visitors will get ‘tides, weather, local knowledge’ in app
Magazine spin-off business USHarbors.com attracts 4 million users
USHarbors.com, a website created and run by Rockland based Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine, is taking a step toward putting insider harbor information in the palm of its 4…
May 2
North Haven Community School seeks magnet students for unique high school experience
Maine’s smallest K-12 public school, located on a Penobscot Bay island, is seeking high school magnet students for the 2018-2019 school year. North Haven Community School, which has a total…
April 26
Clean energy from a meeting of Iceland and Maine
Potential for hydrogen lies in excess electricity generation
By Cameron G. Brien What is the single largest commodity the nation of Iceland produces in a single year? Is it fish? Banking? The attractive, blonde descendants of Viking shield-maidens?…
April 26
Long Island builds on-island wellness clinic
Providers will use space to meet with patients, reducing trips to mainland
Amy Tierney didn’t plan on making health a focus of her volunteer work on her native Long Island, but she was dealt a responsibility she couldn’t—and wouldn’t—ignore. Her father, a…
April 26
Monhegan Museum wins $1 million Wyeth Foundation grant
Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer with exhibit
The Monhegan Museum of Art & History has received a $1 million challenge grant from the Wyeth Foundation. The museum has up to three years to match this gift, the…
April 26
Right whale story misled readers
Maine lobster fishery responded responsibly to entanglement risk
By Patrice McCarron I was disheartened by the article on the plight of North Atlantic right whales on the front page of April’s The Working Waterfront. The story and accompanying…
April 26
Seeking community, and time by the water
Landing in St. George from Ohio has meant rethinking values
Reflections is a monthly column written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in remote coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher…
April 26
Vinalhaven faces addiction with compassion
Our Island CARES to train recovery coaches
Vinalhaven has always had a substance abuse problem and, historically, I guess we were OK with it, but now we’ve got a crisis and we’re not. Addiction is a disease;…
April 25
College of the Atlantic inspires ‘human ecology’ model in Japan
MDI school helps small island town start its own college
COURTESY COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC COA students join their Japanese counterparts in meditating at a Buddhist temple. In 2014, a group of residents of the town of Ōsakikamijima, Japan, invited…
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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