2005 Island Journal

Stories include:

From the Helm

Hanging On - In the midst of a coastal real estate boom, only ingenuity will preserve fishermen's access to the shore.
by Steve Cartwright

The Sisterhood of Fishing
by Britta-Lena Lasko

Heirs of Miss Alice - In island libraries, personalities are as critical as the books.
by Cherie Galyean

Play Ball - From sandlot to semi-pro, baseball flourished on Vinalhaven in the past. Now a revival is under way.
by Harry Gratwick

Foundation - Where do accident stories begin?
by Christina Marsden Gillis

Really Seeing - At heart, Monhegan photographer Tom Martin is still a kid in the woods with a magnifying glass.
by Susan Hand Shetterly

The Destination of Species - The SORCERER II global microbial sampling expedition is the first major scientific ocean cruise of the Genomic Age.
by David Conover

The Tropical Lobster Coast - Belizean lobstermen are, in many ways, following in Maine's footsteps.
by Colin Woodard

Learning Kindness - To the uninitiated, the vast spiritual subway system that runs under this granite island is unimaginable.
by Karen Roberts Jackson

Driving Ashore - In the 1950's, Chebeague residents tried to get the state to build them a bridge and failed. Today they're glad it didn't work out.
by Elizabeth Howe

Still Point - For artist Bo Bartlett, Wheaton Island induces "a constant awakening state of contemplation."
by Carl Little

The Bear that Came to Dinner
by James Rockefeller Jr.

Flying on Goodwill - Kevin Waters reinvents island air service.
by Sally Noble

Like Nowhere Else We've Been - Europeans first visited the Georges Islands for centuries ago. What they saw then is different now ­­- but some things haven't changed.
by Philip Conkling

The Island as Metaphor from Cosmos to Ego
Reviewed by Philip Conkling

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