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March 28
Cranberry Isles wins $1.3 million for internet upgrade
USDA grant to replace local money for broadband project already under construction
The Cranberry Isles learned this month it has won a $1.3 million USDA grant to pay for the construction of its broadband network. The work is complete on Islesford (Little Cranberry Island), one of three islands in the five-island Hancock municipality that will have access to the network. At a town meeting in March 2017, Cranberry Isles voters overwhelmingly supported…
March 27
Wet feet in problematic places
Jeff Goodell makes it clear we’re in for a lot of soul searching
The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World By Jeff Goodell Reviewed by David Platt We live on a tidal river in southern Maine,…
March 26
Chebeague Island urges changes to keep bicyclists safe
Near tragedy prompted review of rules, conditions
Riding a bicycle along a quiet, island road on a summer day is a near idyllic experience. Except when it’s not. Late last year and through the new year, community…
March 26
Contrary survey results are puzzling scientists
Lobster science updates from the Fishermen’s Forum
By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. Given the talk on the wharves all year, it was no surprise to hear the official 2017 numbers on Maine’s…
March 26
Ferry service impacted with rising emergency trips
Manager to meet with island EMS staff to discuss protocols
The state ferry service is concerned about a recent trend in which more emergency boat trips are made from the islands to the mainland, disrupting scheduled trips. At its March…
March 26
How we support the island’s gay, lesbian,and trans teens
Alliance creates positive school climate, inclusivity
A few years ago, in the service of our podcast “12 Knots,” my husband and I had a chance to sit down with lesbian, gay, and transgender islanders and have…
March 26
Saving a fisherman’s humble home
Phippsburg hopes to turn Murphy house in to museum honoring fishing past
Ninety-three years ago, fisherman John Murphy and his wife, Pearl, moved into their new 12-foot by 15-foot house in the village of Sebasco in Phippsburg near present-day Anna’s Water’s Edge…
March 26
Wild Miss Islesford comes to Islesboro
The tasty story of sourdough and other fermentations
Wild Miss Islesford, Barb Fernald’s now-famous and well-traveled sourdough, came to Islesboro last August, when Barb, who lives in Islesford, gave some to me and Courtney Naliboff of North Haven.…
March 23
Lyme disease rates spur Swan's Island deer hunt
Survey of island ticks finds high rate of infection
With as many as half the ticks on Swan’s Island infected with Lyme disease, state officials approved a special hunt to reduce the deer population, the primary host animal for…
March 23
No car ferry dramatically changes the nature of unloading
The car as ‘tote bag’ doesn’t work the same way for Islesford residents
Picture an average day, doing errands. Maybe you have a dentist appointment and will receive that complimentary little bag with a toothbrush, paste, and floss inside. You might then head…
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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