From a 92-year-old great-grandfather setting a few traps this year, to his 19-year-old great-granddaughter doing the same, the Anderson family is a living lobstering tradition in Port Clyde. The family not only passes down skills and lobster lore from one generation to the next, it hands down the boats as well, and younger hands keep
A medley of Maine children’s books for the holidays
What has happened to enchantment? I refer to enchantment of the old kind-finding books in a library or being gloriously elated by the recipient of a gift of a book. Is there room for that fairy-tale-like enthrallment any more-opening pages, receding in one’s dream-like mind together with a wonderfully illustrated small tale? A recent Wall
From the Deck: Determination
We were tight-lipped determined, as determined as one can be, to sail across the Bay of Fundy from Boothbay, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. We had failed in the last two years because of fog and light airs, but not this time, in 1973. We had fitted out in desperate haste and had even signed
Chebeague considers non-traditional vehicles on island roads
Aaron Rugh says he just wants to level the playing field-or, more accurately, expand what’s allowed on Chebeague Island’s 15 miles of public roads. “On an island where bikes and dilapidated cars and trucks are used, it makes sense to open the roads to other vehicles,” Rugh, a Chebeague resident and owner of a financial
Delsandro enjoys new job as school leader
Vinalhaven School welcomed a new school leader in September, and though she is new to the office, Gloria Delsandro has been a teacher at the school for seven years. “I have gotten lots of support from so many different people moving into this job,” she said. “People have been so welcoming and supportive.” Delsandro received
Crawlspace
Bantam Books, 2010 Hardcover, 288 pages, $25 U.S., $29.95 Canada Sarah Graves’s new claustrophobic thriller If Crawlspace, the title of Sarah Graves’s newest murder mystery evokes claustrophobia in readers, the perils-gravel pit, ancient tunnel, car trunk-that the novel’s main characters find themselves in will definitely reinforce it. Chief among these characters, of course, is Eastport’s
Attorney General investigates allegations of lobster price-fixing
The state Attorney General’s office issued summonses to three lobster dealers, part of what appears to be an investigation into allegations of price-fixing, focusing on Washington County dealers. Three dealers confirmed that they received the summonses in November from the Attorney General, but spoke on the condition that they not be identified. All three dealers
Islanders awed by wind turbines
As Gladys Hutchinson walked up the access road, past Turbine 3, she and her friend Joy Woodcock, were amazed. “It’s like you’re in another world,” she said. Hutchinson, of Vinalhaven, said she had driven past the site all summer during construction of the turbines, but today was different. “It’s like you’re seeing it for the
Islesford online market aims to expand the summer season
For the past 17 summers, the Islesford Dock has served as a mainstay of the Little Cranberry Island summer economy. This past year, owners Dan and Cynthia Lief opened an island art gallery to capitalize on the visitor presence. Now they are looking to parlay that success into a year-round opportunity for the island’s artists
Growth spurt for day care on Chebeague Island
When it comes to kids, a lot of growth can happen in one year, sometimes unpredictably. When The Kids’ Place Day Care on Chebeague Island opened on August 4, 2008, the founders had no idea how quickly their brainchild would outgrow its own footprint. Having reached maximum capacity 21 separate times since the beginning of