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Table of Contents – 1985 Island Journal – Volume 2

ALONG THE ARCHIPELAGO

Criehaven – George Putz—page 2

Profile: Grand Dames of Criehaven – Dorothy Simpson and Elizabeth Ogilvie — page 4

Schools on Islands

A Special Kind of Childhood – Jane Radcliffe — page 9

Casco Bay: Islands on the Urban Edge – Jeffrey Clark — page 11

The Stone Coast – Philip W. Conkling  — page 14

Profile: Everett Baum, Paving Cutter – John Van Sorosin — page 18

 

ISLANDERS

Summer Ma’ams – Mike Brown — page 21

Airmail – Peter Ralston — page 23

 

BOATS 

Steamboating – Clayton Gross — page 25

The Evolution of the Jonesport Lobsterboat – Michael Crowley and John Carter — page 28

Toy Boats – George Putz — 35

Coastal Kayaking – David R. Getchell, Jr. — page 33

 

FISHING

To Catch a Herring – George Putz — page 35

Island Aquaculture: Notes on Growing Your Own – Edward Myers — page 39

A Gulf Divided – Michael Crowley — page 41

Danny Ames, Lobsterman: A New Generation Gets Down to Business – Jane Day — page 42

 

NATURE 

Gulls vs. Terns – Philip W. Conkling — page 45

Whale Ashore – Steven Katona — page 47

Avian Cholera – Elizabeth Cary Pierson — page 48

Gunning Rocks – David R. Getchell, Sr. — page 49

 

RADIO WAVES

News from Offshore — page 51

 

LIFESAVING STATIONS

Saved! History of the Life Saving Service in Maine — Wick York — page 56

Damariscove Station – Douglas Alvord — page 60

 

BOOK REVIEWS – page 64

ISLAND INSTITUTE PROGRAMS – page 65

MEMBERSHIP ROSTER – page 70