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August 23
‘On the road’ to a life in music
A song, a singer, and a neighbor
Among my favorite summer activities is sitting by a campfire in my yard. My firepit backs up against several acres of woods and offers views over the house of the Big Dipper, North Star, and even the edge of the Milky Way on dark nights. I usually have music accompanying me, though I try to remember to take a break…
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…
August 22
Young lobsters not surviving first weeks
Research focuses on juvenile food sources
There is a crustacean conundrum in the Gulf of Maine. Despite increased numbers of lobsters being born in recent years, the number of adolescents has declined. Something is affecting the…
August 22
Sprague doesn’t mail in the ‘Joy’ of her job
Her given name is Florence, but having arrived in the world five days before Christmas, her parents had the seasonal spirit when they gave her the middle name Joy. [caption…
August 12
Ashley Bryan’s ‘Beauty in Return’ at Farnsworth
Rockland museum features work through Dec. 31
[caption id="attachment_32028" align="alignleft" width="400"] “Family Gathering, Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY” (1962) 48-inches by 48-inches, gift of the Ashley Bryan Center.[/caption] The exhibition “Ashley Bryan: Beauty in Return” is…
August 12
A dog life remembered
Island town was a perfect match
I was born ready, ready to love without condition. So simple were my needs that to be adopted 13 years ago by a human family represented complete fulfillment. Over the…
August 11
An outsider’s sharp eye on Maine
Museum features Ruohomaa work this summer
[caption id="attachment_32007" align="alignleft" width="350"] A Kosti Ruohomaa photo from the Penobscot Marine Museum’s collection shows a herring fisherman.[/caption] A herring fisherman or “herringer” of Hugo Lehtinen’s crew pulls on a…
August 11
Electric vehicles an option for Acadia visitors
Low-speed ‘GEM’ cars offered for rent
A new rental fleet of small electric vehicles is winding its way around the streets of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park—and it’s an option being pitched as having great…
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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