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Table of Contents – 1998 Island Journal – Volume 15

Eye of RAVEN
From the logs of the vessels of the Island Institute
Philip W Conkling — page 4

COMMUNITIES

“Up for sale”
How the residents of a Scottish island bought out their landlord and took control of their own lives
Maggie Fyffe — page 8

Lost Generation
Founded to fish but frustrated by government, Newfoundland’s “outports” are going the way of the cod
Nancy Griffin — page 16

Three Islands, Three Experiences
All communities endure conflict, but islanders have to live with each other after the battle ends.
Deborah DuBrule — page 26

“The Boat”
To an island, the mailboat is an indispensable community institution
Jane Day — page 36

EXPLORATIONS

Sea transit:
Retracing the voyage of Vitus Bering
Philip W Conkling — page 42

Where seabirds nest
In 1978, a series of remarkable aerial photographs greatly enhanced our knowledge of Maine’s island-nesting birds
Alan Hutchinson — page 54

The making of a conservationist
An 1833 expedition to Maine and Labrador convinced John James Audubon of the threats facing North America’s birds
Steven May — page 60

“The Edge of the Bottom”
David Conover — page 68

COMMUNITY SCIENCE

Fishermen and scientists share a history of conflict, but peace could be breaking out
Jim Acheson — page 74

Clams
On the flats, cooperation is essential
Annette Naegel — page 76

Herring
Scott Dickerson — page 77

Shad
A fisheries “expert” who slogs through the mud in his waders
Steve Cartwright — page 78

Lobsters
At last, researchers are asking the right questions
David Conover — page 79

An “unpretentious exercise”
How Charles and Carol McLane reinvented the study of island history
David D. Platt — page 80

A Sea of Drugs
Smugglers tried a lot of tricks along the Maine coast, and sometimes they got away
Edgar M. W Boyd — page 84

Dwight Blaney, Ironbound artist
Carl Little — page 90

Hitting bottom on the rock
Karen Roberts Jackson — page 92

Reviews

Art of the Maine Islands
Maine at Work — page 94