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Table of Contents – 1997 Island Journal – Volume 14

 

In the Light
Remembering Betty Noyce – Peter Ralston — page 4

Eye of the RAVEN

From the logs of the vessels of the Island Institute – Philip W Conkling — page 6

 

HUMAN COMMUNITIES

In island communities, the most powerful lesson is the relationship between scale and human values – Cynthia Bourgeault
Islander Interviews by Deborah DuBrule — page 8 

Going “Up” to School
Some island commuters start at an early age – Frances Lefkowitz — page 20 

Getting By
Clarence Bennett of Greens Island – Karen Roberts Jackson — page 24 

Surrendering Control
Three decades on an island teaches you a lot about yourself – Edgar M. Boyd — page 27

 Folio
The Art of Community
Essay by Christopher Crosman — page 30
 

ISLANDS AS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

Introduction: David Quammen
Island profiles: David D. Platt — page 36

 

MARINE COMMUNITIES

Under water, the connections are everywhere
Introduction: Ted Ames
Community profiles: Moira W. Brown, Ted Ames, Robert Steneck, Les Watling, Ed Myers, Maureen D. Keller, Anne Hayden — page 48 

Horatio Crie and the Lobster Double-Gauge Law – James M. Acheson — page 65 

A Causeway Chokes a River – Julia Chadwick
Aerial mosaic by Leslie Fuller — page 69

Boston’s Cleaner Harbor – Bill Sargent — page 72

The HALIFAX Mystery – Roger F Duncan— page 76 

Silent Sites – Deborah DuBrule — page 80 

Island Boundaries as a Resource – Barry Bartmann — page 84

From Jordan’s Delight – Carl Little — page 87

Reviews — page 89
Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast, Vol. I (revised edition)
The Song of the Dodo.  

Information about the Island Institute — page 96