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June 15
Port boosters want Eastport to be island again
Proposal would build new bridge, breach causeway
The caption on an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the preferred route for a new bridge. By Tom Groening EASTPORT — Drive around the picturesque village of Eastport and you'll see references to Moose Island. That's because until the 1930s, when an ambitious but unrealized tidal power project built a causeway linking it to the mainland, Eastport was…
June 15
Racism, radical politics: Breaking family expectations resolves in new book
North Haven native Pete Beveridge pens The Colony
Note: An earlier version of this story contained an error, misidentifying presidential candidate Henry Wallace. It's been a life marked by following his heart, even when that meant being spurned…
June 15
Right price, bad memory, but good time had
Winners of The Price is Right Vinalhaven package enjoy visit
By Phil Crossman Last year, having seen the Tidewater Motel featured on the Today show, the producers from the The Price is Right called to ask if I could put…
June 15
Statewide photo album includes Swan's Island, Monhegan
Maine history told through images
By Laurie Schreiber On Swan's Island, Mary L. (Mamie) Torrey was an inquisitive and determined soul. Born in 1876, her mother died when she was 9. Unable to attend more…
June 15
Summer on the island, when work fever takes hold
Youthful work ethic in full bloom this time of year
By Courtney Naliboff When I was a kid, out in the woods of central Maine, summers were a real vacation. My sisters and I swam and canoed, got ice cream…
June 15
The faces of My Island tell their stories
New collection by Patrisha McLean features portraits of Maine islanders
Patrisha McLean's My Island is a celebration of summer and year-round Maine island children, with more than 100 duotone portraits. The 160-page book—five years and countless ferry rides in the…
June 15
Thinking like a banker and a fisherman
Treating fish stocks like private property has changed management world
By Rob Snyder Fishermen from 15 U.S. fishing communities recently met in Boston to talk fish and fishing. But if you closed your eyes and listened to the discussion, you…
June 15
Tourism promotion should understand Downeast's needs
Understanding Eastport means doing the math
By Michael Morse In 2004, my wife and I bought an 1887 brick building in downtown Eastport. We knew that it would take a lot of work to turn…
June 15
Vinalhaven's trash collage teaches lessons on litter
'Why Trash Our Treasure?' school project took twist this year
By Kris Osgood Small island schools often struggle to match what bigger mainland schools do: fielding sports teams, filling out bands, casting plays. But small island schools offer opportunities that…
June 3
Swan's Island, Frenchboro face choice between coop and Emera
Rates would drop under merger, but control would be lost
SWAN'S ISLAND — A straw poll in July could determine the future of the island's ratepayer-owned electric cooperative. The approximately 450 ratepayers in the Swan's Island Electric Cooperative will choose…
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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