Year: 2016

people in a classroom

Island Journal

Vinalhaven’s Investment

Vinalhaven’s Investment Town hired manager with scant experience, and has no regrets. Story by Tom Groening Photos by Scott Sell For an island community that’s a 75-minute ferry ride away from the mainland, Vinalhaven has been fortunate to have had two very successful long-term town managers, says Emily Lane, a… SEE MORE
musicians performing on a sidewalk with young kids playing in the background

Island Journal

Trading Sardines For Lupines

Trading Sardines for Lupines Eastport’s rebirth may portend a new kind of rejuvenation By Rob McCall The sardine—a generic name for several types of herring—is the icon of Eastport, which likes to call itself “the easternmost city in the USA.” Eastport encompasses five islands, the largest being Moose Island. With… SEE MORE
waterfalls and pointy mountain in Iceland

Island Journal

Fire & Ice

Fire & Ice Iceland’s Stark Beauty Found Outside Reykjavík on Ring Road PHOTOS AND STORY BY JLYNN FRAZIER Maine’s connections to the North Atlantic island nation of Iceland are stronger than you might think. Eimskip—Iceland’s oldest shipping company, which operates around the globe—is based in Reykjavík. Portland is Eimskip’s only… SEE MORE
aerial shot of dinghy floating along rocky coastline

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Widow’s Island

Widow’s Island: A Curious Tale of Quarantine and Convalescence Yellow fever, mental illness, and war wounds treated on island off North Haven. By Carl Little Photos by WILLIAM TreVASKIS Back in the 1970s when I lived on Long Island, New York, I had occasion to take the ferry from Orient… SEE MORE
two lobster boats

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Race day in Casco Bay

Race Day in Casco Bay George Ross enjoys the best seat in the house for the race.    By Tom Groening Photos by Katie Johnson I’m squatting in the small cockpit of an outboard-powered sailboat racing across Casco Bay. Lightning bolts are striking the mainland and islands to our west.… SEE MORE
small wooded island

Island Journal

A Tale to Tell

A Tale to Tell Phippsburg’s Eugene Atwood faced three near-death experiences on the water. Eugene Atwood with his “sandals”   He’s known around the peninsula below Bath as Captain Bullhead. The stubborn will the nickname implies may have saved his life. Now 75, Eugene Atwood survived three serious threats to… SEE MORE
exterior of assisted living facility

Island Journal

Not Aging, But Thriving In Place

Not Aging, But Thriving in Place Safe housing, healthcare for elderly poses challenges on islands. BY SUSAN Q. STRANAHAN PHOTOS BY JIM THRESHER Victoria Smith was born on Chebeague Island on January 6, 1925, surrounded by her family in the neat frame home now occupied by her son and his… SEE MORE
dock on water in fog

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Folio: Katie Johnson

Folio: Katie Johnson Picturing Home These images, all shot on Long Island in Casco Bay, are without a doubt my favorite collection of work, and closest to my heart. It is important to me to provide a visual explanation of, and connection to, the place where I grew up. I… SEE MORE
mothers with small children

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Babies on Board

Babies on Board Islands Celebrate Family Growth Story By Courtney Naliboff Photos by William Trevaskis I recently attended a three-year-old boy’s birthday party on North Haven, where I live. His family’s sloping lawn was overgrown with kids. One-year-olds rolled on the grass while toddlers bounced on trampolines. Slightly more sure-footed… SEE MORE
two hunters in the woods

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One Deer, Two Islands

One Deer, Two Islands Hunting on Frenchboro creates logistical obstacles unlike any on mainland. Story and photos By Scott Sell Zach Lunt’s hands are covered in blood and bile and fur. “The fun part is over for me,” he says, midway through field-dressing the buck he just shot. “It’s all… SEE MORE