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March 6
Seafood landing values up $25 million over 2022
Lobster sales to dealers up $72 million, but catch down
The state Department of Marine Resources announced on March 1 that 2023 was another strong year for Maine commercial fishermen who earned $611 million at the dock point of sales, an increase of more than $25 million over 2022. “The Maine seafood industry continues to be a powerful economic engine for our state,” said Gov. Janet Mills in a press…
February 22
State selects Sears Island for wind port
Islesboro, Friends groups oppose decision
After years of deliberating on the best site to establish a port to service a planned offshore wind turbine array, Gov. Janet Mills announced Feb. 20 that the facility would…
February 12
On the record with… Cliff Island’s Bonnie Rideout
Musician is managing MS and inspiring the next generation
Bonnie Rideout’s house on Cliff Island is on a small bluff jutting to the south, ringed by steep shale cliffs descending into the ocean. The house was used in the…
February 1
John Wissemann stencils Friendship
Dynamic renderings of harbors draw on multiple media
In a scene in Jeffrey Mathias’s 2014 video “John Wissemann: Stencils & Pencils & Working Harbors of Maine,” the artist visits Friendship Harbor with fellow painter Sam Cady who lives…
February 1
Goodbye 'Pandalus borealis'
Losing a species is to lose Maine
Many years ago, my family and I began to spend summers on Vinalhaven. Over the years, first we were summer people, then longer term visitors, and now fortunately homeowners; much…
February 1
Steamboat days in Stockton Springs
Action photograph captures start of day trip
Three young women pose nervously for the camera in our image this month. They are dressed for an outing and are holding parcels, maybe containing their lunch. Their chaperon, a…
February 1
Regional work challenges idea of community
Hancock County commission tackles big issues
This type of regional collaboration provides a vehicle for improving social and economic opportunity...
February 1
The story of the forgotten sea mink
This large animal once populated our shores
A group scientists and community members supported by the National Science Foundation are working to understand the role the sea mink played in Maine...
February 1
A card for you
Island tradition marking passings remains
Among our many interesting island traditions is one that’s wonderfully functional. Before one of our favorite institutions, The Paper Store, closed, whenever an islander died, or someone with an island…
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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