Editorials — page 3

Log of the Fish Hawk – Philip W. Conkling — page 5

Log of the Eider – David R. Getchell Sr. — page 8

ALONG THE ARCHIPELAGO

Skidder Skipper – Christopher Lyman — page 10

Cruising the Gulf of Maine – Thomas D. Cabot — page 16

ACCESS

The Six Percent Solution – David D. Platt — page 21

FISHING

Men of the Iron – Philip W. Conkling — page 26

COMMUNITY

Small Wonders: A Look at Island Schools – Julie Ann Canniff — page 32

Thinking Like an Islander – Cynthis Bourgeault — page 36

HISTORY

Down the Ways: Al Norton of Acre Island – Jane Day — page 38

FOLIO: The Soul of a Working Boat – Peter Ralston and Jeff Dworsky — page 41

Essay by Mike Brown, Excerpts by George Putz

BOATS

Me$$ing About in Boats – Mike Brown — page 56

NATURE

The Accidental Ark: Islands Help Unravel the Thread of Evolution – Kenneth L. Crowell — page 60

POETRY

Woods After Rain – Hortense Flexner — page 65

“La Grande Poetesse du Maine” – Carl Little — page 66

Happy Island by Hartense Flexner — page 68

LIGHTS

New Light from Old Towers – Deborah Davis — page 70

RADIO WAVES: News from offshore

Contributions – Wayne Curtis, Tony Burkart, George Putz, David R. Getchell, Sr., Cynthia Bourgeault, Emily Muir, and Robin de Campi — page 73

REVIEWS

By George Putz, Philip W Conkling, and Peter Ralston — page 82