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June 12
Students contribute to ‘archipelago of knowledge’
Islesboro, Vinalhaven students sort spat with Hurricane Island
The crew of high school students and Hurricane Island educators joined Dr. Carla Guenther, chief scientist at the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, who is the principal investigator. The focus of this project is to understand where to find juvenile scallops...
June 11
‘Taking’ Quebec by boat
Anniversary of Arnold expedition revives Maine role
“You can take Quebec City on a Saturday,” declares Rob Stevens, who is standing beside a wooden boat he’s in the process of completing behind the home of Maine’s First…
June 10
On public access: William Landmesser’s 'The Harvester'
Faith informs images reminiscent of Fairfield Porter
At the time he painted “The Harvester” in 2012, William Landmesser of Stockton Springs remembers that concern about diminishing access to shorefront in Maine was growing. “The boom in waterfront…
June 10
Coastal steamers were gateway to Maine woods
Multi-modal transportation took as long as a day
The crossing of the Piscataqua River Bridge on I-95 or the aerial descent over Portland Harbor to the jetport signify arrival in Maine for most present-day visitors to Vacationland. Before…
June 10
How to shop at a farmers market
‘Freshly grown’ is both new and a throwback
If you enjoy frustration, grab a recipe card for a dish you can’t wait to try, and then prowl among vendors at a farmers market. Likely you won’t find everything…
June 10
Casting line, casting words
Fishing essays hook the reader
Tributaries: Essays from Woods and Waters By Ryan Brod; Islandport Press (2023) Years ago I had a friend who liked to fish. Actually, it went way beyond “liking.” He was…
June 10
Blue Butterfield’s paean to Maine
Illustrated memoir is heartfelt and dazzling
Maine, A Love Story Self-published, hardback, 192 pages Standing in line at a community lunch at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor back in February, I overheard two neighbors talking…
June 10
In hot water, in a good way
Photographic motivation to seek deep relaxation
Hot Springs: Photos and Stories of How the World Soaks, Swims, and Slows Down By Greta Rybus (Ten Speed Press, 2024) Greta Rybus, photographer and author of the new book…
June 10
No surprise: Bad weather causing outages
Twofold increase 2014-2023 compared to 2000-2009.
Severe storms (other than tropical cyclones) and winter weather accounted for nearly three-quarters of these outages. Hurricanes and tropical storms accounted for 14% of outages...
June 7
James Fitzgerald at Katahdin
Uncle Clarence recalled the Monhegan painter
One of Clarence’s predecessors, William Wingate Sewall, took on a sickly young Teddy Roosevelt at the camps and built him up to be a vigorous young man...
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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