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March 16
Holding history: Archiving Islesboro past
Island’s stories come to life in cataloging work
Reflections is written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront. By Olivia Lenfestey Mostly, my days on Islesboro are filled with the kind of intangible busyness distinctive to life on an island. In addition to working on a sea level…
March 15
Institute implements resiliency program
Gouldsboro, Swan’s Island, Cranberry Isles served
The Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront, will be working with Gouldsboro, Swan’s Island, and the Cranberry Isles to oversee implementation of the state’s Community Resilience Partnership (CRP). The…
March 15
Stormy times on the island home front
Illness, power outage, and fire mar holiday
Two weeks before Christmas I came home from a weekend spent in Cape Elizabeth with two of our grandchildren. The next day, Bruce started to have a bad sore throat…
March 14
North Haven’s Calderwood Hall evolves
Brewery takes over first-floor restaurant space
It started with an email with the subject line, “This is a crazy idea.” Fortunately, Liz Lovell, the 38-year-old manager of the North Haven Brewing Company, likes crazy. Lovell and…
March 14
Remembering Capt. David Allen
Long-time Sunbeam captain honored by successor
Starting in 1971, Capt. David Allen made thousands of trips visiting islands along the Maine coast, first aboard the Maine Seacoast Mission’s Sunbeam IV and later the Sunbeam V. David…
March 14
Stonington’s past carved in granite
Museum celebrating industry ready for next step
When Frank and Denie Weil first visited Stonington by sailboat in the mid-1960s, they fell in love with the place and were particularly fascinated by the granite quarries on nearby…
March 14
One photograph, two stories
A master photographer captures master boatbuilder
Maine boat building icon Ralph Stanley looks directly into the camera in his boat shop in Southwest Harbor. He sports a soft natural smile and his eyes still have a…
March 8
Trends emerge on communities reliant on lobster
Smaller, older, slower-growing towns lean on fishery
The value of Maine’s 2022 lobster fishery was $388 million, a decline of over $353 million compared to 2021. While this is a significant number, the total value of Maine’s…
March 7
Farnsworth marks 75th, announces exhibits
Hopper, Wyeth, Katz all represented
The Farnsworth Art Museum has announced its 2023 schedule of major exhibitions in celebration of the museum’s 75th anniversary. From Feb. 11 through June 17 the museum will open a…
March 7
A sailing adventure enjoyed vicariously
Around the world trip in 43-foot cutter recounted
In Slocum’s Wake By Nat Warren-White, Outskirts Press, Inc. (2022) Garrison Keillor once said something like, “We need to write because, otherwise, nobody will know who we are.” I think…
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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