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December 9
Islands lag in Internet speeds, hampering economic growth
Broadband threshold could create $90 million in activity over ten years
Internet speeds for Maine's year-round island communities are hampering economic growth and even threatening their long-term viability, a report issued Dec. 9 asserts. The 200-page report by Tilson Technology followed extensive study of current Internet speeds on 14 islands: the Cranberry Isles (Islesford, Great Cranberry and Sutton), Vinalhaven, North Haven, Monhegan, Matinicus, Frenchboro, Swan’s, Chebeague, Long, Isle Au Haut, Cliff…
December 8
Going the distance against Parkinson's
Great Cranberry Island's Michael Westphal continues to run marathons, despite Parkinson's
Editor's note: This story first appeared in Breaking Through, the annual report of the MDI Biological Laboratory, and is used here by permission. Michael Westphal is a native of Great…
November 23
'Drops,' the freewill offering of apple trees
Applesauce, crisp and cider as enjoyable as ever
In my childhood Octobers, my dad and mom tossed my sister and me plus several bushel baskets into the back of the Studebaker station and we drove to an apple…
November 23
'Jig' gear: a better way to catch ground fish
Maine fishermen could adopt tool that's worked well in Alaska
When Darius Kasprzak, skipper of the Marona and president of the Alaska Jig Association showed up in Rockland, he knew that his biggest problem in convincing Mainers the merits of jig-fishing…
November 23
Acadia visitation up, planners address congestion
MDI, national park lead tourism recovery in Maine
Visitor numbers at Acadia National Park continue to climb, a positive trend mirrored by the state as a whole. Park visitation as of Oct. 31 was up 8 percent over…
November 23
Arm Maine to fight ocean acidification and other climate challenges
Funding state agencies key to adapting to coming changes
The Portland Press Herald’s recent "Mayday" series on the effects of climate change on the Gulf of Maine called attention to a critical fact at the heart of the Island Institute's…
November 23
Arts booster finds Eastport 'stunning, mysterious'
Island Institute arts fellow Tarah Waters works in many settings
In September, Tarah Waters began work in Eastport as an Island Fellow through the Island Institute (publisher of The Working Waterfront). Waters is a Colorado native and graduate of Salve…
November 23
Caring for elders focus of island conference
Sixth-annual retreat sponsored by Maine Seacoast Mission
Islanders working on similar problems in isolation is almost always improved when islanders gather to compare notes. That was the idea behind a now-annual retreat for those who care for…
November 23
College of the Atlantic students part of Paris U.N. climate talks
Students work to have impacts to poor considered
A delegation of 17 students from Bar Harbor's College of the Atlantic is in Paris this month to participate in the latest United Nations climate summit, a two-week session expected…
November 23
Deflated, but not defeated
Island neighborliness extends to ferry line
Editor's note: Reflections is a monthly column written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working…
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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