Island Circumambulation
A walking tour of the perimeter of Vinalhaven
PHIL CROSSMAN — page 8

It’s Not About the Scenery
Writing from-and about-Matinicus Island
EVA MURRAY — page 16

Holding It Together
An interview with Randy Cushman, Captain of F/V ELLA CHRISTINE — page 20

Reversing the Brain Drain
ANNA MAINE — page 25

Island to Island
GILLIAN GARRATT-REED — page 33

The Modern One-Room Schoolhouse
ANNE BARDAGLIO — page 37

Zen and the Art of Beachcombing
JOSIE ISELIN/ TINA COHEN — page 43

The Penobscot Bay Steamboat “Wars”
HARRY GRATWICK — page 52

Community Kitchen
Celebrating local foods on Islesboro
SANDY OLIVER — page 58

Passionate and Committed
A new generation of island leaders
MARY TERRY — page 64

Net Change
Financing Fisheries Reform
ROBERT SNYDER — page 66

Fairfield Porter & James Schuyler
Paint, poetry and passion on Great Spruce Island
CARL LITTLE— page 71

Word from Europe: Plan Ahead
Europe’s lessons on managing conflicts between
offshore wind farms and fishermen
COLIN WOODARD — page 78

The End of the World
A voyage from Cape Horn to the Beagle Channel
PHILIP CONKLING— page 83

Island Institute Accomplishments 2010-2011 — page 92

Yellow Giants
Excerpt from Islands in Time
PHILIP CONKLING— page 96