From the Helm — page 4

Bringing Hope
What keeps young people on islands?
By Cherie Galyean — page 6

Inside Out
By Rachel Damon — page 13

Child’s Play
Never underestimate the value of growing up
By Karen Roberts Jackson — page 14

Herding Cat
A co-op can be messy and difficult, but in many harbors it sets the price
By Bob Moore — page 16

Mackereling
For a short time in Maine’s history, fast little schooners went in search of fast little fish
By Ben Neal — page 22

Lest We Forget
When America mobilizes, Vinalhaven turns out in force
By Harry Gratwick — page 28

Coming Home
Sixty years ago, “Saipan Ann” was the Allies’ answer to Tokyo Rose
By Sandra Dinsmore — page 34

Extended Family
On Chebeague, Ambrose Hamilton’s legacy endures
By Donna Miller Damon — page 38

Separateness and Togetherness
On islands, one imposes the other
By David Tyler — page 44

A Highway Home
A network of private ferries and mailboats connects islands to the mainland and each other
By Steve Cartwright — page 46

A Certain Darkness
All of his varied life, North Haven has been Herb Parsons’s emotional center
By Keith Eaton — page 54

Borrowing & Giving Back
Connie Hayes meets her muse on Maine islands
By Carl Little — page 60

The Mystery of the Greenland Norse
By Philip Conkling —page 68

Community
A Poem by Susan Deborah King — page 73

Extreme Nature
Secrets of the Gulf of Maine
By Bill Curtsinger — page 74

No Dog But His
An island with a privileged past confronts the complex present
By David D. Platt — page 80

“For a Dollar Down … ”
Seventy years ago, Buckminster Fuller foresaw Maine’s island real estate boom
By Randy Purinton — page 86

Storing Knowledge
In a fishing community, an interviewing project brings young and old together
By Nancy Griffin — page 88

Sustaining a Way of Life
The campaign for Maine islands and working waterfronts — page 92