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October 25
Swan’s Island light celebrates restoration anniversary
Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station began service in 1872
[caption id="attachment_32902" align="alignleft" width="500"] The tower shrouded with the required scaffolding.[/caption] In January 1857, Benjamin Stinson and 83 citizens of Swan’s Island and Deer Island petitioned Congress for an appropriation for a lighthouse. Some of the family names in that petition—Joyce, Staples, Sprague, Stockbridge—are still found on Swan’s Island today. On Aug. 15, 1872, the first keeper lit the…
October 13
Portland goes 'referendum crazy'
City to vote on short-term rentals, cruise ships, wages
Portland voters will cast ballots this fall on a slew of referendum questions that include proposals to reduce the number of short-term rentals, prohibit large cruise ships from coming to…
September 26
My singing partner, Janet Mills
Governor has reversed mistakes of the past
Gov. Janet Mills can sing. I don’t mean to imply that simply because she can sing, she should be re-elected and neither do I mean to suggest that the ability…
September 26
Harvesting the ‘fish that feeds all’
Image captures changing technology
In this month’s image, Harlan Hurd sits in his dory wearing a ball cap and a heavy flannel jacket which is covered in fish scales. His son, Karl, stands at…
September 26
Eastport, Lubec banking on the arts
Passamaquoddy Bay communities seeing revival
At the end of June, I was lucky enough to visit Eastport and Lubec. I’ve been meaning to return since my first visit in 1996. Remembering hidden artist studios, downtown…
September 26
Letters to the editor: reading and politics
A new kind of reading To the editor: Writing has always interested me. Ever since I was five years old, strong opinions and emotions in books have made me want…
September 26
Sorting out the meaning of summer
Busy, yes, but making time for people is OK
It’s the middle of summer on Islesford and while COVID is not yet off our radar, the month of July has been bursting with activity. This hectic pace throws me…
September 26
Farming from the porch
The view is a kind of ‘deep reality’
Take a bucket of shell peas you’ve just picked and a basket to heave the pods into, and a bowl to collect the little green wonders, then go sit on…
September 26
A bold mission—saving the Atlantic cod
DNA in the environment can reveal spawning secrets
Luke Goldman was working as an ocean rescue lifeguard on the Jersey Shore when he decided that he wanted to study ecology. He now is a marine protector of a…
September 26
A sense of place
Band tour offers insight into community pride
For the second half of July, I, a 41-year-old woman, mother, and teacher, went on tour with my band. Bait Bag, which I've written about before, is comprised of me…
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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