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Island Journal

Making It Here: The Island Caretaker

Making It Here: The Island Caretaker Islesboro’s Lars Nelson has decades-long connection to family and house. STORY AND PHOTOS By TOM GROENING The phrase, “It’s all about relationships,” is an over-worked cliché in describing a job. But for Islesboro’s Lars Nelson, it’s ideal. Nelson, 66, has worked on the island… SEE MORE

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Making It Here: The Island Electrician

Making It Here: The Island Electrician Goodell Electric keeps the lights on for North Haven. By Courtney Naliboff Photos by WILLIAM TREVASKIS With a truckload of parts and a helper by his side, Trenor Goodell has kept Goodell Electric alive on North Haven for over a decade. Island life, while… SEE MORE

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Making It Here: The Island Telecommuter

Making It Here: The Island Telecommuter Christopher Loder works for IBM from Chebeague. BY JENNIFER VAN ALLEN PHOTOS BY GABE SOUZA After decades of painstaking planning, Christopher and Caroline Loder moved to Chebeague Island in 2013, intending to work remotely and give their three children a life that wasn’t possible… SEE MORE

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Making It Here: The Island Lobster Marketer

Making It Here: The Island Lobster Marketer Vinalhaven’s Emily Lane works the phone to build demand for Maine’s signature seafood. By TOM GROENING Photos by WILLIAM TREVASKIS Without the work that connects lobster with customers around the country and world, Maine’s iconic seafood would be a local, seasonal snack. And… SEE MORE

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Making It Here: The Island Hotelier

Making It Here: The Island Hotelier Phil Crossman’s Tidewater Motel represents the important tourism sector. By PHIL CROSSMAN Photos by WILLIAM TREVASKIS One day this past summer one of my guests, visiting with his wife and enjoying a waterfront berth here at the Tidewater Motel on Vinalhaven, answered my customary… SEE MORE

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Making It Here: The Island Artist

Making It Here: The Island Artist Islesford potter Kaitlyn Duggan embraces both business and creativity. By TINA COHEN Kaitlyn Duggan sees her life on Little Cranberry Island, also known as Islesford, as a seamless proposition. In exchange for the challenges of living and running a business on an island, she… SEE MORE

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Making It Here: The Island Retailer

Making It Here: The Island Retailer Swan’s Island store owners reach beyond shelves to make profit. STORY AND PHOTOS By Laurie Schreiber On a late autumn, hard-charging Thursday, Brian Krafjack starts the morning on the computer, spreadsheets open for inventory and bookkeeping, social media posts about freight arrivals and specials… SEE MORE

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Along the American Archipelago, Signs Are Everywhere

Along the American Archipelago, Signs Are Everywhere Rising seas, warming waters impacting islands in Alaska, the Carolinas, the Chesapeake By PHILIP CONKLING When Maine islanders meet islanders from other American coastlines, you might notice a bit of deference in the air. Maine’s 15 year-round island communities have standing around the… SEE MORE