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November 19
In the face of change, towns must plan
Community vision guides municipal futures
As a multi-generational Mainer, I believe what makes this state special is that there has been such little change. I’ve had the opportunity to work with several local historians who share photos of their town and it’s amazing how recognizable places still are.
November 19
Our ocean’s troubling plastic problem
Floating, sinking, it travels across the globe
As I stood on the Rockland breakwater, trying to pry a piece of Styrofoam from between two boulders, my Island Institute co-workers scoured the beach, picking up trash as part…
November 19
Remembering Lonnie and the Gawker
Against tough odds, he kept cooking
A man possessed of a measure of resilience way beyond nearly anything the rest of us will ever have to muster, or need to, died on Sept. 29. Before that…
November 19
Cooking on wood
Choice works for dishes prepared slowly
Last weekend we stacked firewood in the barn, collecting and piling small pieces separately for kindling. Over the 30-plus years I’ve cooked on a wood burning kitchen stove, I’ve gotten…
November 19
Fernalds’ fall firewood ritual
Key fishing gear makes the process smooth
The islands are pretty active in October as most of us get ready for winter. This year, summer lingered beyond September and we’re off to a gorgeous beginning of a…
November 15
Cooking on wood
Choice works for dishes prepared slowly
Last weekend we stacked firewood in the barn, collecting and piling small pieces separately for kindling. Over the 30-plus years I’ve cooked on a wood burning kitchen stove, I’ve gotten…
November 15
New trails, new views
Familiar territory of park is reintroduced
I’ve walked through Mullins Head park hundreds, maybe thousands of times in the almost 20 years I’ve lived on North Haven. The entrance is next to my house, the dirt…
November 14
The best things in life are…
A life list of free boats
“The best things in life are free,” the saying goes. It’s true, in my experience— good friends, nice weather, positive experiences, great memories, the beauties of nature. I could go…
November 14
Isle Au Haut receives broadband with new sub-sea cable
Isle Au Haut installed its first subsea telecommunications cable Sunday, Nov. 10, establishing broadband access for the year-round island community. The 10 kilometer submarine cable connects Isle au Haut to…
November 13
Writer’s voice strong in Strout’s latest
The power of storytelling is a theme
It’s an interesting exchange. Olive, so blunt, could have intended her observation as an insult, or, it could have been received as one.
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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