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January 30
Norway firm plans $400 million land-based salmon farm in Belfast
Nordic Aquafarms hopes to be producing 13 million pounds in tanks by 2020
From left: Elizabeth Ransom (Ransom Consulting), Lars-Henrik Røren (Chairman of NAF), Sen. Angus King, Erik Heim (CEO and founder of Nordic Aquafarms), and Peter DelGreco and Ashley Pringle (Maine & Co). A Norway-based company is planning to build the world’s largest land-based Atlantic salmon-raising operation in Belfast, the firm’s CEO and founder said Tuesday, Jan. 30. Erik Heim of Nordic…
January 29
An island as I least expected it
North Haven’s rich human and nonhuman ecosystem
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…
January 29
First World War housing demand remade Bath
Historian explains how shipyard work, lack of transportation fueled boom
One hundred years ago, as the U.S. ramped up its involvement in what was sometimes called the “War to End All Wars,” the city of Bath had a problem. Its…
January 29
Island mud inspires Vinalhaven man’s skin-care business
Maine Magic Mud touted for healing, exfoliating, scrubbing, and more
Inspired by the natural resources of his island home, Vinalhaven’s Willie Drury has launched a line of skin care products he’s calling Maine Magic Mud. Drury, 25, returned home after…
January 29
Phil’s road trip, part II
In which the columnist confesses to being unworthy of his van
In the last issue, I wrote affectionately about my first Volkswagen camper, a 1966, and I ended that column with a reference to the 2002 Eurovan my wife and I…
January 29
Public ownership of Maine’s shore: courts got it wrong
A law school professor’s new book argues for new interpretation
By Orlando E. Delogu In my new book, Maine’s Beaches Are Public Property, I argue that the state’s highest court, the Law Court, got it wrong in its 1986 and…
January 29
Three takes on making connections
Unhappy reader, broadband in the U.K., and our Waypoints conference
A letter recently landed on my desk from a reader of The Working Waterfront. The man, who lives in New Harbor, receives the newspaper in his mailbox; we mail the…
January 26
Portland pub owners recognized for Casco Bay advocacy
Friends of Casco Bay honor Rick Frantz and Jennifer Fox
Rick Frantz and Jennifer Fox are part of Portland’s vibrant waterfront scene. They own Andy’s Old Port Pub on Commercial Street, and they take the ferry home each night to…
January 25
Bar Harbor residents to consider purchasing former ferry site
June vote asks town to purchase former Nova Scotia ferry property for $3.5 million
In June, Bar Harbor voters will be asked if they want to purchase the former ferry terminal from the Maine Department of Transportation for $3.5 million. If they decide to…
January 25
Canada’s trade deal with EU is hurting Maine lobster
Advocates hope Maine catch can be absorbed elsewhere
Fears are mounting that the state’s lobster industry might become collateral damage in conflict sparked by the Trump administration’s distrust of free trade agreements. In recent years, Maine lobster exporters…
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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