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Table of Contents – 2005 Island Journal – Volume 21
From the Helm — page 4
Hanging On
In the midst of a coastal real estate boom, only ingenuity will preserve fishermen’s access to the shore.
By Steve Cartwright — page 6
The Sisterhood of Fishing
By Britta-Lena Lasko — page 14
Heirs of Miss Alice
In island libraries, personalities are as critical as the books.
By Cherie Galyean — page 20
Play Ball
From sandlot to semi-pro, baseball flourished on Vinalhaven in the past. Now a revival is under way.
By Harry Gratwick — page 26
Foundation
Where do accident stories begin?
By Christina Marsden Gillis — page 32
Really Seeing
At heart, Monhegan photographer Tom Martin is still a kid in the woods with a magnifying glass.
By Susan Hand Shetterly — page 38
The Destination of Species
The SORCERER II global microbial sampling expedition is the first major scientific ocean cruise of the Genomic Age
By David Conover — page 44
The Tropical Lobster Coast
Belizean lobstermen are, in many ways, following in Maine’s footsteps.
By Colin Woodard — page 48
Learning Kindness
To the uninitiated, the vast spiritual subway system that runs under this granite island is unimaginable.
By Karen Roberts Jackson — page 52
Driving Ashore
In the 1950s, Chebeague residents tried to get the state to build them a bridge and failed. Today they’re glad it didn’t work out.
By Elizabeth Howe — page 58
Still Point
For artist Bo Bartlett, Wheaton Island induces “a constant awakening state of contemplation.”
By Carl Little — page 65
The Bear that Came to Dinner
By James Rockefeller Jr. — page 74
Flying on Goodwill
Kevin Waters reinvents island air service.
By Sally Noble — page 80
Like Nowhere Else We’ve Been
Europeans first visited the Georges Islands four centuries ago. What they saw then is different now-but some things haven’t changed.
By Philip Conkling — page 86
The Island as Metaphor, from Cosmos to Ego
Reviewed by Philip Conkling — page 94