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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 Crotch Island. As the decades passed, the Weils watched as the remnants of those once-booming quarries—the derricks, the power plant buildings and drafting offices, the steam-generating boiler, and the railroad…
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…
March 7
‘Women Behind the Lens’ reveals new perspectives
Maine Maritime Museum exhibits three photographers
Much of the maritime industry and its history has been dominated by white men. A new photographic exhibit at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath seeks to take a look at…
March 3
Lobster landings: catch remains high, price drops
Per-pound value of $3.97 is down from $6.71 last year
Following 2021’s historically high values for Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources, harvesters in 2022 earned $574 million, an amount that is consistent with more recent history, according to preliminary data…
February 17
Down at the Monhegan Dock with Alison Hill
Year-round island painter honors the working wharf
The dock on Monhegan is the center of that far-out-at-sea island’s universe. “It’s our lifeline,” writes painter Alison Hill. “It’s the first thing we see when we arrive,” she notes,…
February 17
More hands on the wheel for young adults
Turning them loose in college is risky business
In the weeks before Christmas, two tragedies hit close to home. Four Maine Maritime Academy students were killed in a vehicle crash while returning to the Castine campus in the…
February 17
Ferry hurdles don’t stop island competitors
Extra steps involved, but LEGO event comes off
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.…
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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