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August 21
Historic buildings live on
Older island structures retain grandeur
Not long ago—well, I guess that just because I remember it doesn't mean it wasn't long ago—Vinalhaven’s downtown was an architectural wonderland, lorded over by three Second Empire Victorian structures, each three stories, and a fourth building, marginally more magnificent, but lacking the Victorian’s mansard. This fourth edifice was the Memorial Hall. Our lovely post office—an antiquity in retrospect, with…
August 21
Raspberry bounty leads to recipe
It took time, but the harvest is bringing 'clafoutis'
Seven or eight years ago I asked my neighbor Mary, who was off island at Surry Gardens to buy some plants, if she would pick up three small raspberry bushes…
August 21
The evolution of taste
Time and age change what we like
Flavor matters so much when we eat. Cooks sample as they go along to make sure the seasoning is just right, that the balance of salt, sweet, spicy, sour, bitter,…
August 21
Oh for a life on the rolling sea…
Sailing school is a big success
First things first: I have to express my gratitude to all of you who reached out after my last column. I did, very fortunately, find out that my biopsy was…
August 21
History, fiction tell tale of escaping slavery
Novel includes true story of Maine couple’s help
The plantation they bought was outside the city along the St. Johns River, part of an escape route for runaways. Dr. Mitchell had trouble building a medical practice as his opposition to slavery set him apart. He gained acceptance after helping locals fight off a Yellow Fever epidemic.
August 20
Sea cucumber gunk: deadly weapon, potential biopolymer
Scientists study expelled organ’s ability to cling and tangle
In case there was any doubt, our August heat wave makes it clear that summer is in full swing. Summer means the beach, with all the weird sea creatures it…
August 20
Readers write: Down-home writing, healthy tip...
Down-home writing To the editor: I thoroughly enjoyed David Platt’s guest column in the August issue about “just plain rowing.” He has a wonderful command of language which allows the…
August 20
In the flow—cytometry tracks tiny organism
Café Sci presentation explains use of laser technology
The research tools the scientists use to probe the changing ocean—flow cytometry and imaging flow cytometry, and the insights they enable—were the topic of the second presentation in Bigelow’s annual summer series...
August 20
Maine granite firm works on Lady Liberty
Orland’s Freshwater Stone improves parapet walls, terreplein
Help wanted signs offering a plethora of enticing benefits are ubiquitous these days as companies large and small struggle to find enough workers, but a set of such signs posted…
August 20
Acadia seeks ‘soil haulers’
Hikers needed to carry bags to summits
Acadia National Park, in collaboration with Friends of Acadia and Schoodic Institute, invites tenacious hikers to bring bags of soil to the summits of Penobscot and Sargent mountains. This year,…
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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