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November 19
The Monhegan trifecta: beer, coffee, chocolate
Homegrown businesses collaborate and support each other
KELLI PARK Dylan and Mandy Metrano, owners of La Nef Chocolate. KELLI PARK Matt Weber of Monhegan Brewing Company. Story and Photos by Kelli Park What’s the word on Monhegan? The answer, offered this summer by an island businesswoman, was to the point—beer, coffee, and chocolate. In recent months, an island-based coffee roaster and a chocolatier have joined Monhegan Brewing…
November 19
Thoughts about leaving… way before it’s time
Island Fellow learns difference between ‘in’ and ‘of’ a place
Reflections is 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 of The Working Waterfront.…
November 19
Tom Moore and the Midcoast school of wheelbarrow poetry
Belfast poet laureate explains genesis of accessible, meaningful poetry
By Dana Wilde Every Tuesday morning, Belfast’s poet laureate makes his way to the Belfast Free Library, where he holds “office hours.” He doesn’t like the phrase “office hours.” Sounds…
November 19
Trip to Southwest inspires visions of natives
Where we see rock, they saw home and safety
By Phil Crossman Our most recent road trip took us out to Utah and Colorado. It was so stunning that when it was time to return, we left the Eurovan…
November 19
Whale skeleton work brings school, community together
Bones begin to take shape, thanks to expert guidance and student effort
By Courtney Naliboff It could have been a ghoulish scene: hole saws cut into vertebrae, hammers whacking chisels, loosening chunks of marrow. Small children swept bone and sawdust from the…
November 16
In 'Searching for Stars,' physicist tackles perennial problems
Bridging gap between science and personal experience enlightens both
Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine,by Alan Lightman; Pantheon Books, New York, 2018 Review by Dana Wilde More than 60 years ago, the British physicist and novelist C.P.…
November 14
A busy time, as island season changes
Summer visitors gone, but work gets into high gear
Columbus Day is the season opener for a very active time of year. A number of people who leave the islands in August return for this long weekend to do…
November 14
Building for change: Focusing on community partnerships
Island Institute refines its approaches to a changing coast
The Maine coast is changing with the seasons. Winter is approaching, the summer community has left, and as columnist Barb Fernald noted, we are “reclining” in to the long winter.…
November 14
Great Lakes water poses questions of balance
Use agreements across nations, states guard against depletion
"Enjoy your cup of Lake Superior," a voice said. I looked at the steaming coffee in my hand. I hadn't connected the water used to brew my coffee with the…
November 14
In praise of hearing aids
Life-affirming sounds like leaves blowing and crickets return
Usually, I write about food, and hearing aids have nothing and everything to do with the kitchen, the garden, cooking, and eating because no matter what I am doing, I…
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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