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May 18
From Castine to the world—again
Summer job means helping maneuver 900-foot long ship
Picture in your mind a cargo ship and an aircraft carrier, one 900-feet and the other 1,200-feet-long and both 20 stories tall, traveling through the ocean only 100 yards away from each other. Water shoots between them, causing suction and push forces that make the two vessels want to steer into each other with disastrous consequences. Both ships carry dangerous…
May 14
Deer Isle community 'glad to help'
Hunting for donated seafood reveals local flavor
Ian Watkins is an Island Fellow, a participant in a two-year service program operated by AmeriCorps and the Island Institute, doing community development work on islands and remote coastal communities.…
May 12
Ferry service agrees to study blood sample transport
Advisory board forms committee to learn how to comply
ROCKLAND — A late-April ruling by the Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) meant blood samples taken in island health care clinics could no longer be transported by ferry crews and…
May 12
I don't play island favorites
Working on more than one island spurs questions
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…
May 5
Casco Bay health good, but bears watching, says Friends group
Friends of Casco Bay concludes comprehensive study of water quality
PORTLAND — Some good news, some worrisome signs sums up the findings of a long-term comprehensive study of water quality in Casco Bay conducted by the Friends of Casco Bay.…
May 5
Testimony sought on impacts to fishing with Beals dredge project
May 14 public hearing set
BEALS — The Maine Department of Marine Resources will hold a public hearing May 14 on a proposal to dredge Beals Harbor and Pig Island Gut Channel. The public hearing, to…
May 1
Ferry service discontinues blood sample transport
Swan's Island health center most impacted
ROCKLAND — Ferry captains and crew will no longer be able to carry blood samples to the mainland, a policy change that the director of Swan's Island's health clinic says…
April 29
Deer Isle-Stonington students see big-city life
Trips to Providence, D.C. help broaden horizons
Ian Watkins is an Island Fellow, a participant in a two-year service program operated by AmeriCorps and the Island Institute, doing community development work on islands and remote coastal communities.…
April 29
Dirty snow and piles of poo—where does it go?
The driven snow is not so pure… especially at winter's end
By Susie Arnold, Ph. D. and Heather Deese, Ph. D. Melting snow along the coast is revealing a winter's worth of dog poop and trash along our roadsides and sidewalks,…
April 29
How to become an educated Midcoast seashore explorer
Best Seashore Nature Sites deepens Midcoast knowledge
When I was in my 20s and 30s, free time was a rare commodity. When it was available and the weather cooperated, my wife and I loaded the kids in…
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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