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December 18
Collins offers working waterfront bill
Working Waterfront Preservation Act would provide funds
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Jack Reed have introduced the Working Waterfront Preservation Act. This bipartisan bill would help preserve access for fishermen and maritime workers to the waterfronts in coastal communities, supporting the commercial fishing, aquaculture, boatbuilding, and for-hire recreational fishing industries that are so vital to the culture, heritage, and economies of seaside towns and cities. “The hard-working…
December 18
TikTok brings Maine fisheries to the world
‘Downeast Cowboy’ and others stream while they work
TikTok brings Maine fisheries to the world—‘Downeast Cowboy’ and others stream while they work
December 1
New owners for Penobscot Island Air
New Hampshire couple relocated to Matinicus
A business providing a vital link to Maine’s offshore islands has new owners. Sean and Andi Creeley, who are based in Portsmouth, N.H., purchased Penobscot Island Air in November from…
December 1
Blue crabs on the rise in Maine waters
Growing population raises questions about impacts, good and bad
[caption id="attachment_38937" align="alignleft" width="300"] After trapping blue crabs in the New Meadows River, Manomet’s Jessie Batchelder tags the crustaceans before releasing them. PHOTO: COURTESY MANOMET[/caption] Blue crabs are expanding their…
November 30
Kozak’s Acadia
Vintage views of Maine’s most popular park
[caption id="attachment_38924" align="alignnone" width="650"] One of the many boat trip tours led by ANP ranger-naturalist Maurice Sullivan in the 1930s. Some of them featured singalongs. PHOTO: COURTESY ACADIA NATIONAL PARK[/caption]…
November 30
Domestic abuse—voices and vocabulary found
Women’s stories in panel discussion reveal familiar patterns
After their break-up, Sarah noticed her ex-partner seemed to run into her more often than was coincidental. At the gym. At the grocery store. At daycare. It was no coincidence.…
November 28
Columbus, Squanto, and our original sin
Holidays should focus us on restoring Native status
This, the December/January issue of The Working Waterfront, prints between a couple of holidays that are sort of related—Indigenous Peoples Day and Thanksgiving. The history embedded in these dates is…
November 16
A 'common' mistake, island schools
Letters from readers
A common mistake To the editor: While I always enjoy reading The Working Waterfront and Tom Groening’s Rock Bound column, the one in the October issue has an error that…
October 31
On the lee side of Lee
Hurricane threat magnifies island resilience
On a sunny September Sunday, Hurricane Lee was still six days away. The spaghetti lines of possible storm paths did not bode well for the Cranberry Isles. We knew we’d…
October 31
The horror, the horror…
Halloween memories of terrorizing others
Over the years I’ve made the most of Halloween. It came naturally because haunts and hauntings were a part of the lives of my three younger brothers and me. I…
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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