About a year and a half ago, when I’d just become eligible for Social Security, I realized it was time to undertake one of those Big Things we all think about but usually don’t do. In my case, I’d recently come into possession of a wonderful sailboat, thanks to an insurance settlement following the wreck
Vinalhaven residents air concerns, ideas for ferry service
Stories about the Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) have gone high-profile recently, with rate hikes, parking policies, and service coming up for review in a number of local venues. As was the case with some of the other communities using the ferries (Swans, Frenchboro, North Haven), Vinalhaven residents recently had the opportunity to talk with
Portland City Council to vote on fate of proposed Diamond Cove inn
Asticou’s Island Domain: Wabanaki Peoples at Mound Desert Island 1500-2000
A remarkable survey of Wabanaki history It is sad but true that reliable accounts of who was native to Maine’s coastal region, their way of life, and how they struggled to survive in the face of the invasion and eventual takeover of their homeland by Europeans are extremely hard to come by. Therefore, the appearance
Chair made out of trap stock catches tourists, lobstermen
Lobsterman Tom Bernardi, like a lot of us, bought those cheap plastic chairs for sale at big box stores. Trouble was, the wind on Matinicus blew them right off the wharf where he lives. “You have to go down and fetch ’em in the weeds and rocks,” said Bernardi, 43, a Waldoboro native working as
Fisherman’s Bend
Greenlaw’s latest sea tale a little leaky Let’s face it. There are plenty of us who want to read anything Linda Greenlaw decides to write. A friend of this reviewer-an outdoorsy radical terrain ski guy, who’s read all Greenlaw’s books-confessed that he had even read her cookbook and he likely has zero interest in cooking.
Gooseberry column evokes childhood memories
The September issue kept me clipping: “Sewing group celebrates 150th” to send to friends as an inspiration for their church groups; “Growing food on granite,” with the Dominique chicken, for a friend who raises chickens near San Francisco; the story about the beehive art collective in Machias for when I visit there again; and, finally
Don’t neglect industrial working waterfront
I greatly enjoyed reading David Platt’s latest column in the September issue of the Working Waterfront (“Duluth: a location creates a waterfront,”). The story about the Port of Duluth evoked in me a sense of admiration and respect for the many industrious individuals whose labor and vision made that port successful, even in a seemingly
Geo-treasure hunt helps students learn about campus
The freshmen at Mount Desert Island High School got to know their new campus in a unique and fun way during their first week of school in September; by using GPS (Global Positioning System) units. Throughout the day each class participated in a geo-treasure hunt, in which the students used GPS units to navigate to
How will global warming impact puffins?
Although the restoration of puffins and other seabirds on some of the Gulf of Maine islands has been a great success, Project Puffin Director Dr. Stephen Kress is concerned about the implications of global warming and the increase of ocean temperatures and how these factors will affect the puffins. Kress is also the leader of