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Although they are not surrounded on all sides by water, the connection to the mainland for many of Maine’s working-waterfront communities can sometimes be as narrow as a two-lane road.  Many of these communities face the same challenges – and need similar support – as their island neighbors across the bay.

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Some of our talented people working in this area.

Gillian Garratt-Reed
Gillian Garratt-Reed
The Working Waterfront Editor
 

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Black Dinah Chocolatiers, Isle au HautKariska Puchalski Bear IslandNance Trueworthy
Coast of Maine


A lack of affordable housing, diminished saltwater access, an aging population and many other issues are felt as acutely in Maine's working-waterfront communities as on the year-round islands.

 

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