Two Eagles, a Passamaquoddy fishing company based in Pleasant Point has been operating a fishing fleet of some 20 boats in federal waters in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Banks, said Kani Malsom, one of the company’s owners. Two Eagles fishermen carry only permits issued by the tribal council. While Passamaquoddy fishermen are allowed
Lobsters of many colors
When 13-year-old Kevin Thibodeau hauled his lobster traps in Georgetown’s Harmon’s Harbor recently, he had a pleasant surprise. Inside one of his traps was a rare calico lobster, which he describes as black and orange with bumps all over the shell. “It was really bright,” said Kevin who is a fifth-generation lobsterman. “It has a
Rocking out on Vinalhaven
Not all rock and rollers need a certain color M&M in their dressing room in order for the show to go on. Some require only a lobster roll. Maine’s famous crustacean is just one of the reasons veteran rock group The Outerspace Band keeps coming to the island of Vinalhaven every summer. “Vinalhaven is our
Leucadia draws praise and criticism in Midcoast
The Leucadia Corporation, a New York City and Utah-based investment company with an active real estate branch, has been a major player in large development deals in Islesboro and Rockport. Its Midcoast dealings have won praise from some and drawn ire from others. On Islesboro, a Leucadia subsidiary’s proposed subdivision has meant years of controversy,
Artists of Archipelago: Downeast and the outer islands
As a program of the Island Institute, Archipelago gives artists and island-inspired art and craft a mainland venue. Here is a small sampling of our many artists from the Downeast region and the outer islands. Mapmaker Jane Crosen of Penobscot combines elements of nautical charts, topographical maps, and charts of early explorers to create an
Settled in the Wild: Notes from the Edge of Town
Mormons came to visit me on Vinalhaven recently. Me and the graveyard across from my house where settlers from Massachusetts, whose home in the late 18th century had the same location as mine, are buried-the Pierce family. I had just finished Shetterly’s book that day, and one effect was to intensify even more my pleasure
Fathoming: Ancient Fish, Modern Methods
Like warblers and monarch butterflies, sea-run fish undertake fantastic migrations, traveling through the open ocean, up the crowded Atlantic Coast, eventually returning to the freshwater rivers and streams in which they were born. However little is known about where and how these fish travel. But in the last five years, new technology and regional collaborations
Wanted: Green slime sightings
The Friends of Casco Bay are looking for green slime. They are so concerned about its increased presence in the bay they’ve created a poster: “Wanted: Green Slime Sightings,” calling for volunteers to report this manifestation of nitrogen pollution. When green slime covers a mudflat, it can suffocate anything living beneath, including clams, snails and
Title Search
My book is called Well Out to Sea. My son still calls it “My Life in Kenya.” One morning last winter, as I sat in a parking lot on the mainland waiting for the appointed time for my meeting with the potential publisher of my book, Garrison Keillor’s “Writer’s Almanac” came on the car radio.
Island fellow rediscovers Swan’s Island past
“Awesome”-“Wonderful”-“Excellent”-“The show was spectacular”-all comments heard at the conclusion of Swan’s Islanders at Play, a presentation of the Swan’s Island Memory Project held on August 17 at the Odd Fellows Hall. What exactly is the Swan’s Island Memory Project? In a nutshell, it is Island Institute Fellow Meghan Vigeant and lots of volunteers from the