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May 17
Environment-friendly electric bike finds niche in Bar Harbor
Pedego, a national brand, now can be rented on MDI
Anne Watson tried out a Pedego electric bicycle one summer and loved it. Watson, a former school superintendent in Connecticut, has visited Great Cranberry Island every summer since she was a baby, and for the past two years has lived there year-round. But with summer rolling around, she can be found at her new store, Pedego Acadia, on the Bar…
May 17
Fournier family continues tug tradition in Belfast
Second generation operating boats in upper Penobscot Bay
If Belfast has an icon representing it to the wider world, it’s probably the three red tugboats docked at the foot of Main Street. As pretty as those boats are,…
May 17
Legendary sea explorer Earle calls for respect for underwater life
Speaking at UMaine, she urges students to see ocean as new frontier
Marine botanist Sylvia Earle opened her April 30 lecture at the University of Maine with a simple, but stunning fact—the surface of Mars, she said, is better mapped than the…
May 16
Ferry service chooses rate increase plan, Islesboro hit hardest
Other islands see reduced rates from mainland prices
A new Maine State Ferry Service rate plan will be implemented beginning May 21. The new fare structure eliminates the on-island discount in favor of a price consistent at both…
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…
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…
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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