I had been following the innovations at Patagonia since middle school when by chance I learned through reading a friend’s Patagonia catalog that clothes could be made out of recycled milk jugs. Wow, really? This was remarkable to me, and although I couldn’t afford the cloths, my eyes were opened to a world where the
Construction begins on affordable townhomes on Vinalhaven
Community Housing of Maine (CHOM), a non-profit housing developer, bought the building located at 53 High Street from Fred Small in late November 2010. At that time the building was a shell, finished on the outside, empty on the inside. According to Erin Cooperrider, Development Director of CHOM, the sale closed the day before Thanksgiving,
MSX strikes Maine oysters
A pathogen that has long plagued oysters in the Mid-Atlantic states caused an outbreak of disease in Maine oyster farms for the first time this summer, threatening a $3 million industry renowned for high quality and taste. MSX, shorthand for the spore-forming protozoan Haplosporidium nelson, is not harmful to humans, and can be present in
Down Time
Once the summer is over, the busy lobster season has passed, the holiday shopping, baking and travel are done, many of us who are still on the islands have a whole winter in front of us to figure out, “What comes next?” There are few in the Cranberry Isles who have the luxury of a
Maine-Canada ferry relaunch delayed
The Canadian government solicited proposals from interested operators with five potential operators responding. However, the commission reported that none of the operators had the financial backing needed to resume service. Commission officials made the following comments in a January 2011 news release. “The Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission has been in ongoing communication with possible providers
LePage nominates fisherman/diplomat to head DMR
Love Story of the Trout, Volume 2: More Award Winning Fly Fishing Stories
Foodies and Fishermen
On a snowy day in January, Chebeague Island lobsterman John Jordan is worrying about something that wouldn’t concern most lobstermen: glue lines on cardboard packages. Jordan, president of Calendar Islands Maine Lobster, drives through heavy snow to look at the prototype of the company’s packaging to make sure it’s glued correctly. If not, the careful
A trip to North Carolina
Some people in Maine have been doing this for a long time. Right across East Penobscot Bay in Harborside, Barbara Damrosche and Elliott Coleman have been doing it for years and teaching everyone else how. Finally, this year, out in the new garden past the barn, we, too, have a moveable, unheated green house. A
What is the story with wind power in Maine?
Suzanne Pude of the Island Institute said that the event was modeled after a similar conference organized in Massachusetts. “We wanted to give stakeholders the opportunity to learn about the goals set by the state, but also to take a step back to see the critical factors that are influencing development of wind power, such