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Swan's Island fire department and residents

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Responding First, Fifteen Miles Out

Responding First, Fifteen Miles Out Islanders want to do their neighborly duty, but time and regulations add to challenges. By Gideon Davidson   Eva Murray moved to Matinicus in 1987 to take a position as the school teacher. Matinicus then was similar to Matinicus now: a small island fishing town, 15 miles out to sea,… Read more » SEE MORE
Newfoundland landscape with water and mountains

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The Collector of Islands

The Collector of Islands Their magical allure has carried through a lifetime By Melissa Waterman   To get to the Lofoten Islands in Norway, you must take the ferry. But to get to the ferry you must journey by train. The train from Oslo takes 20 hours, travelling through Trondheim and the mountains to the… Read more » SEE MORE
N.C. Wyeth painting of Black Rock, Monhegan Island, Maine

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Maine Islands: Paintings From the Farnsworth Collection

Maine Islands Paintings From the Farnsworth Collection The Farnsworth Art Museum’s collection of approximately 15,000 works focuses on American art from the 18th century to the present, with a special emphasis on artists who have lived or worked in Maine.  Since the mid-nineteenth century, the state has been both host and inspiration to many of… Read more » SEE MORE
US coast guard woman working controls

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‘Halfway to Where Somebody’s in Trouble’

‘Halfway to Where Somebody’s in Trouble’ Cell phones proliferate, but radios are the go-to communication tool on islands. By Stephanie Bouchard It is practically a cliché to call Matinicus Island isolated, but it is. The closest mainland city (and U.S. Coast Guard station) is in Rockland at about 23 miles distant. In the heart of… Read more » SEE MORE

Working Waterfront

Strained relations with the ferry service

On a late spring morning in 1920, the steamboat Governor Bodwell was docked at Tillson’s Wharf in Rockland and preparing to depart for Vinalhaven. Shoveling coal below decks was my grandfather, Edwin Maddox. His eleventh great grandparents, William and Mary Brewster, had arrived on the Mayflower 300 years earlier. Unbeknownst to him, he was close to meeting the… Read more » SEE MORE
man with fuel tanks

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Cornering the Island Fuel Market

Cornering the Island Fuel Market Pete Pellerin took on fuel delivery for Casco Bay islands, and consumers won. By Jennifer Van Allen Photos by Gabe Souza When Pete Pellerin moved to Chebeague Island in 2009, he expected some basic necessities to cost more. But he wasn’t prepared for the expense of propane to power his… Read more » SEE MORE
old photo of a man in a canoe

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The Alluring and Enduring Maine Coast

The Alluring and Enduring Maine Coast Historic images from the Penobscot Marine Museum By Lisa Mossel Vietze The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photographic collection is vast — overwhelmingly vast . . . . . . Lucky for me, I had the privilege of working with Kevin Johnson, the museum’s photo archivist, who guided me in the… Read more » SEE MORE
story sky and sea as seen from a fishing boat

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Joel Woods: Fisherman & Photographer

Joel Woods Fisherman // Photographer My goal is not to make photography a career. Very simply put, I am a fisherman, a working man who has learned to use a camera to capture the world as he sees it. I have spent most of my life bobbing around the North Atlantic on massive steel boats,… Read more » SEE MORE