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September 7
Peaks Island mariner joins Amelia Earhart search
Capt. Joe Litchfield reflects on seafaring life
The ship’s operation manager heard Capt. Joe Litchfield before he even reached the wheelhouse. It was midnight. The space smelled of cigarettes and coffee. Amadeus Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik began its crescendo, creating the soundtrack of the Amelia Earhart expedition. Spencer King traced Litchfield’s features in the black, lit only by the lights on the dashboard. The old man was…
August 30
Friends of Casco Bay names new director
Will Everitt takes helm after 15 years with organization
Will Everitt has been hired as the executive director of Friends of Casco Bay after serving as the organization’s communications and development director for 15 years. Everitt, who was the…
August 30
Friends of Acadia names new leader
Workforce housing, climate resilience top priorities
With a shortage of affordable housing impacting the ability of Acadia National Park to hire enough seasonal workers, Friends of Acadia is making the issue a top priority. “If we…
August 30
Sharing the weight of rockweed science
Data needed on algae’s carbon-storing role
On a recent Wednesday morning, a small group of volunteers walked the shoreline in Lamoine with buckets, mesh bags, large square plastic picture frames, and fish-weighing scales. Carefully picking their…
August 30
Human encounters are different here
Contemplating community, iced coffee on the side
Is it possible to write this column, titled “Reflections,” about the idea of reflection itself? Who knows. What I can say is that throughout my time as an Island Fellow…
August 25
Imagining coastal Maine, from 'Peyton Place' to 'Murder She Wrote'
Clashing popular imagery stirs identity reflection
When I moved to Portland in 1988, I did not come alone: hundreds, perhaps thousands of images tagged along providing me with a vivid mental map of this place where…
August 22
Going deep on Russian lit
Portland novelist takes on genre and succeeds
Monkey: A Russian Novel By Agnes Bushell; Littoral Books, 2022 Review by Dana Wilde Agnes Bushell’s latest novel Monkey is in some ways a very conventional and in other ways…
August 22
Biblical echoes in Maine community life
Reissued Ruth Moore novel still relevant
Speak to the Winds By Ruth Moore, Islandport Press edition, 2022, first published 1956 Review by Tina Cohen Ruth Moore (1903-1989) was born on Gotts Island off Mount Desert Island.…
August 22
Fine furniture born from island life
North Haven’s Christina Vincent’s work featured at Smithsonian
Near the end of my visit with Christina Vincent on North Haven she casually observes that her story could only come through island living. It’s not a dramatic story, but…
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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