Venturing: Fitting Out
It’s spring, and although I’m fond of pointing out that we might still have a blizzard (it’s April; we could), my confidence level is high enough to get me started on the boat. Easter is past, Daylight Saving Time is here, the buds are progressing and the grass is getting green. Ducks are building nests
Cranberry Report: Obsessed by a hummingbird
Over the winter I became a night owl. I developed the habit of staying up until after midnight to read or work in my jewelry studio; to add to my blog or check other blogs; to e-mail or check on Facebook. After almost 31 years of marriage, Bruce and I know that a major component
Students fool around with The Cliff School Times
When the recent issue of The Cliff School Times hit a few inboxes at the Island Institute, staffers were excited to see that the one-room, five student school’s publication had been recognized by the Los Angeles Times for being an outstanding student newspaper in the Northeast. Part of their prize was the opportunity to intern at
Fox Islands are benefiting from wind power
I am absolutely amazed at the opposition to the Fox Islands Wind project. In my lifetime, the free and easy lifestyle of Vinalhaven has turned into a constant battle to keep our heads above water. Expenses in all forms have been on the rise, while lobster prices (the bread and butter of the island economy)
Caught up
Sandra Dinsmore’s story about the factory closing brought the human dimension achingly to earth (“Closure of last U.S. sardine cannery ends way of life in Prospect Harbor,” The Working Waterfront, April issue).
Seeking student writers
Long View: Think Locally–Earth Day @ 40
Today, as I write, is Earth Day-a name invented by a marketing genius who thought it memorable because it rhymed with birthday. So let’s take a moment to reflect on how Island Earth looks on the 40th anniversary of America’s collective awakening. A good place to start is with an inversion of Rene Dubos’ famous
Linda Greenlaw writes about return to swordfishing in new book
After five years, during which she wrote two mysteries, Isle au Haut’s Linda Greenlaw is back with a new nonfiction book. Seaworthy, due out June 1, chronicles Greenlaw’s return to swordfishing after a 10-year absence. The 2008 fishing trip described in the book turns out to be fraught with bad luck, poor fishing and a
Looking to the stars on North Haven
In a K-12 school with fewer than 70 students, it’s easier to respond to individual needs and requests. When some of our students at North Haven Community School indicated that they’d like to have an astronomer come to school, a little research on astronomer-plus-outreach brought up Southern Maine Astronomers, from Portland. What a find! A