Archipelago Fine Arts, the Island Institute’s art gallery at 386 Main Street in Rockland, will feature landscapes by two well-known Maine artists, Brita Holmquist and Herbert Parsons, in its 2010 Spring Show, Horizons: Views of Penobscot Bay. The show runs through June 19. Born in New York City, Brita Holmquist spent her early years surrounded
Planning underway for offshore wind test site
On a recent morning on Monhegan, a team of researchers from New Jersey Audubon showed up to scout potential locations for a study of the island’s bird population. They are the first of many research teams set to begin arriving this month as plans for the offshore wind-testing site get underway. The project is in
The risks of holding lobsters
This year Canadian lobstermen are holding more lobster than ever before. Dealer Bruce Saunders, of Lunenburg Fish, in Lunenburg, N.S., said of the fishermen he deals with, about 30 percent more than usual are holding rather than selling their catch this year. Canadian dealers estimate that between 5 and 8 million pounds of lobster
From the Deck: Hand-lining from a sloop
In the good old days before inshore fishing was strictly regulated, our family used to go fishing in our sloop, Dorothy. We were summer people, cottagers, not tourists. We were my wife, Mary and our three boys: twins Bob and Bill, 14, and John, 12. We sailed out of Newagen on the tip of Southport
CREST students and teachers highlight projects from past five years
Anyone walking through the Hall of Flags in the State House on March 18 would have been greeted by students and teachers from both island and mainland schools taking part in an event that helped cap off five years of CREST programming at their schools. In total, 57 students and 18 teachers from 12 different
A way of life ends in Prospect Harbor, as only remaining American sardine cannery closes
“That sardine factory has been a part of my life and a part of my family’s life for three or four generations,” said Gouldsboro Selectmen Dana Rice. “Well, almost anybody in this area has some relationship [with the cannery] unless you just moved here a couple of weeks ago.” When cannery owner Bumble Bee Foods
A history of the Stinson Canning Company
E. T. Russell & Co. built the Prospect Harbor cannery in 1906, according to Ronald Peabody, owner and director of Jonesport’s Maine Coast Sardine History Museum, and operated it until 1921. Calvin Stinson worked in this cannery as a teenager. He and Wass bought the cannery it in 1927. Then in 1931 they bought their
Cranberry Report: Potluck luck
As I played my phone messages back on Friday, March, 5 I heard a request from Amy Palmer, treasurer of the Islesford Neighborhood House Association: “Would you be willing to bake some bread for the Town Meeting lunch on Monday?” Apparently I had missed seeing the poster at the Islesford Post Office, where island residents
Students remember school food director
On a normal weekday afternoon, the Chebeague Island School couldn’t be busier. With classes over, the students twirl and skip down the single hallway, creating a ruckus. Over the din, backpacks and lunchboxes are gathered; coats and hats donned. Teachers Kristin Westra and Ruth White act like sheepdogs, herding the youngsters towards the bus that
Another strong tournament run by Viking basketball teams
The Vinalhaven Vikings basketball teams are experiencing a resurgence. In the last few years, both the boys and girls teams have performed well in the Maine Principals’ Association Basketball Tournament. This year, the boys appeared in the Western Class D finals and the girls played in the semifinals. In 2008, the boys’ team finished in