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Island autumn and birds on the wing
The birds aren’t the only thing migrating these days. From shallower water the lobster traps start to either come ashore or get moved out to deeper water... SEE MORE
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Landscape amnesia on a changing coast
Amid the deluge, the two main roads that lead into town were both impassable, their underlying culverts gone... SEE MORE
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Planning for climate’s impacts on tourism
A study from the University of Maine shows that bringing together academics and tourism developers on Mount Desert Island is an effective way to identify climate change impacts and determine what can be done to address them... SEE MORE
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Be sure to feed the watchdogs
The irony wasn’t lost on the audience. Especially this audience. I attended the Maine Press Association’s fall conference in Bar Harbor in late October—for the first time in over 20 years—and came away charged up and proud. One of the presentations was by Steve Waldman, co-founder of Report For America,… SEE MORE
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Offshore wind blows across Searsport
Have you heard there’s another plan to develop Sears Island in Searsport? The state is considering using 100 acres or so on the western shore as a site where enormous floating wind turbines will be built and then deployed to the Gulf of Maine as part of Maine’s renewable energy… SEE MORE
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Mouth-watering recipes for a cause
Whole meals can be constructed, appetizers to dessert, with mixed drinks thrown in. SEE MORE
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Island balances character with change
There is so much good work happening and so much good work to come. SEE MORE
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Voters to consider passenger limits
Although cruise ships have grown larger in recent years, their absolute size isn’t the only factor in determining the industry’s impact, the report noted. SEE MORE
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The full Nelson
Nelson’s riff on the Cape Racer sled is equally memorable. The sound of it sliding prompts him to consider “a hidden extinction,” namely, “the lost sounds familiar in former times.” SEE MORE
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Meanwhile, down on the gentleman’s farm…
Barrette’s knowledge of garden vegetables, fruits, and flowers is not that of recently retired hobbyist. Though born in the U.S. in 1897, he was raised in England, and much of his understanding of farm life seems to have come from that upbringing. SEE MORE
