Islandport Press brings back popular humorists In the annals of Maine humor, no one can ever replace Marshall Dodge or his fellow-collaborator Robert Bryan. Although both native New Yorkers, starting in the early 1950’s, they personified both the coastal and inland “Mainer” with perfect balance of wit, timing, and accent. In the 1960’s, Bryan turned
Peaks Island photographer explores connections between dancers and dead fish
Arthur Fink’s pending book of photography might epitomize the two contrasting spheres of Maine’s coastline, the artistic and the utilitarian, more sharply than any other book of Maine photography. The book’s title, Dancers and Dead Fish, says it all. That title doesn’t mean the book by the Peaks Island resident is about choreography involving seafood,
Guns on ferries: balancing safety, security and rights
If you’re a hunter who wants to bring your rifle on a Maine ferry, don’t worry about it. You may. If you’re a passenger worried that other riders might be carrying concealed guns, all you can do is hope they will be as law-abiding as virtually all previous ferry riders have been. “Ferries are the
Dock restoration latest project for historic Holbrook Wharf
Although the tourist season is winding down and the snack bar has closed at Holbrook’s Wharf in Cundy’s Harbor, Harpswell, as long as weather permits, the wharf will be buzzing with activity. First, marine contractor Skip Rideout from Boothbay will completely tear down the wharf, then his team will begin work on reconstruction, with engineering
Jenkins preaches the virtues of home cooking and locally-grown food
Two events in one week this summer generated a sense of empowerment for many Vinalhaven residents as groups gathered to consider ways to become less dependent on mainland-supplied essentials like energy and food. First there was the decision by the members of the Fox Islands Electric Coop to go ahead with a wind power project
Major conference on aquaculture to be held in Portland
Oysters, clams, scallops, blue mussels; salmon, cod, haddock, flounder; freshwater baitfish, ornamental saltwater fish; seaweed and algae; saltwater caviar fish: Maine aquaculture operations raise a surprising variety of species, both fresh and saltwater. Sebastian Belle, director of Maine Aquaculture Association, says there are 140 to 150 commercial aquaculture companies in Maine. They are supported by
Aquatic animal lab head: “Everything we do is directly applicable to the fishing industry.”
Debbie Bouchard calls her position as Manager of the University of Maine’s Maine Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory [MAAHL] her second tour of duty at the university. She put in her first as a student, majoring in microbiology, as well as a professional from 1977 to 1997. (Her given name is Deborah, but no one in
Charlottetown builds mega-berth; visited by world’s largest cruise ship
An investment of $15.5 million to build a new pier and welcome center in Charlottetown harbor resulted in visits from the world’s largest cruise ship. The Prince Edward Island port renovated and lengthened its pier so the port could handle mega-cruise ships, something that the new Ocean gateway facility in Portland lacks. Royal Caribbean International’s
Otherworldly Maine
Don’t turn out the lights Otherworldliness writing is not my usual choice of genre, and yet I found myself unable to put Noreen Doyle’s collected stories aside, or go to sleep, reading it through one entire night. “Turn off the light,” a friend said, calling at some very late hour. She forgot. I never turn
Sunken sardine carrier going nowhere
Visitors to the Rockland breakwater might see a curious site at ebb tide. Not far from shore is the wheelhouse of a 65-foot fishing boat that sank some 18 months ago. The Lauren T., formerly known as the Novelty, sits on the bottom, neglected, a reminder of an era when sardines were big business and