Island Journal

The Art of Perpetual Motion

The Art of Perpetual Motion He sets off at a lope, elbows carving wide circles, with a gait that hints at decades of making room in crowded fields of runners. His shoulders are rippled with lean muscle, brown. Over the first few yards, he loosens, straightening, getting imperceptibly faster. Passing… SEE MORE

Kathie Iannicelli in her greenhouse on Monhegan

Island Journal

My Garden in Your Backyard

My Garden in Your Backyard Monhegan in late January is the antithesis of the island’s summertime buzz of endless work, activities and hordes of day-trippers. The days are short and bitter: the wind surges off the harbor and shakes the spruce and pushes against the house clapboards violently. And… SEE MORE

Island Journal

In It For The Long Haul

In It For the Long Haul To many residents and visitors alike, summer on a Maine island means one thing above all others: that most wonderful of culinary and sensory experiences—a Maine lobster dinner—succulent white meat dripping with drawn butter, served near the ocean. While finding the perfect spot… SEE MORE