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August 20
Island Institute adds four board members
Island Institute recently appointed four new members to its board of trustees. Each member will support and guide the Institute’s mission to boldly navigate climate and economic change with island and coastal communities to expand opportunities and deliver solutions.
August 20
Sunbeam cuts through foggy day
Maine Seacoast Mission vessel visits Frenchboro
On Frenchboro, more than 100 people sat on the church lawn to eat lobster, which had been donated by island fishermen, and bid on various donated goods and services. The event is a fundraiser for the church.
August 20
Christa Thorpe brings global perspective to Bremen
Former educator lived in Bangladesh, now works on connectivity
To connect with others is a deeply human experience, and Christa Thorpe has been fostering those connections her whole life through roles as teacher, community development coordinator at Island Institute, school committee member, and chairwoman of a town broadband committee.
August 20
Northern nightmares: Monsters in Inuit art
Peary-MacMillan Museum features Arctic-inspired art
The mystery of these figures is not locked in the past and continues to evolve within and beyond contemporary Inuit culture. The 20th century gave rise to a new wave of Inuit artists who moved beyond traditional folklore, inspired by increased contact with the world beyond the Arctic.
August 20
Bike and walk to a better climate future
Preparing for people-powered access pays dividends
Climate change arguably is one of the biggest challenges we face as a nation, as a world. It is a challenge that does not have a single solution, but requires…
August 20
‘Unbridged’ Island Reader published
For almost 20 years, The Island Reader has featured the work of residents living on Maine’s unbridged islands. Each edition, published annually by Maine Seacoast Mission, contains a range of…
August 20
Maritime film festival returns to Bucksport
In-person event Sept. 26-28, Vimeo option available
The International Maritime Film Festival returns to Bucksport's Alamo Theatre in September. The festival is supported by the town of Bucksport and community organizations in the Bucksport area, and includes…
August 20
Coastal cleanup returns
The Maine Coastal Program, a division of the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), has opened registration for the annual Coastal Cleanup, a volunteer-driven initiative designed to clean debris from shores…
August 20
Boothbay Maritime Foundation plans pier
Project to cost $2.1 million with support from state
The Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation has recently signed a contract with Fuller Marine to build a new pier and seawall at Carter’s Wharf, 87 Atlantic Avenue, the former site of…
August 19
State awards $21.2 million in resilience grants
Sixty-eight working waterfronts get storm-damage help
Sixty-eight Maine working waterfronts will receive $21.2 million in resilience grants from the state to support recovery and rebuilding from damage caused by devastating storms this past winter. The Working…
Island Postcards
EPISODE 10: Keep the Light Shining
Two ambitious young women swam around the entire Island of Isle au Haut during the summer of 2019 to raise money for crucial renovations to the lighthouse.
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