The hunt for wind turbines is on. That’s the biggest hurdle now facing the Fox Islands wind power project, which could provide all the electricity needed annually to power North Haven and Vinalhaven. On July 28, members of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative approved the wind power project by a vote of 383 to 5.
Can short sea shipping help Portland’s marine terminal?
When the City of Portland decided to move the Nova Scotia ferry from the International Marine Terminal to Ocean Gateway, it was supposed to help the entire waterfront: the cruise ship terminal would get a regular client and the marine terminal was supposed to double its freight once it no longer had the ferry in
Monhegan store owner seeks sustainable island living
Running any kind of store on an island is a big challenge, what with ordering from the mainland, paying the freight for the boat, and making sure the produce is fresh. For Tara Hire of Monhegan, there is the added hurdle of obtaining and marketing organic foods, preferably as locally grown as possible. In this
Over 400 attend annual haddock bake
The Midcoast Fishermen’s Association (MFA) of Port Clyde held its annual haddock bake on August 9. Attendees of the event were welcomed at the door of the Martinsville Grange with appetizers of bacon wrapped scallops and Maine shrimp tarts. Over 400 attended. Volunteer head chefs Rhonda and Doug Anderson followed these tasty appetizers with a
Love On the Rocks: Stories of rustications and romance on Mount Desert Island
Pack your bags for Mount Desert’s gilded age Such remote alternate social world is revealed in the utterly charming anthology, a revisit to the romance of old Bar Harbor which spawned an avalanche of short stories and writings called Bar Harbor novels about Mount Desert Island in the 19th century. The water that surrounds the
New sardine history museum opens in Jonesport
“Sardines are in my blood,” said Ronnie Peabody, 53, director of Jonesport’s new Maine Coast Sardine History Museum. “I grew up hearing sardine carriers and factory whistles since the day I was born.” Each of Jonesport’s then existing three sardine factories whistled to signal the change in shifts and the arrival of a load of
Deciphering mysterious world of lobster pricing
Nobody will ever fully understand how people price lobster. That’s a given. To begin with, no matter what the boat price, i.e., the price per lb. for lobster paid to fishermen, most don’t believe they’re paid adequately for the lobster they risk their lives to land and bring back to shore to sell. Many fishermen
Growing food on granite
The work is hard-physically demanding, requiring long hours spent outdoors no matter what the weather, with no guarantee of how much you’ll earn or if you will even make enough to cover your expenses. But you can imagine some contentment from consumers when the product you are harvesting is in kitchens or on a table,
A yarn about sheep: Vinalhaven farm provides wool for island fiber arts shop
Do you know how much wool sheep produce? Wanatha Garner does. Garner is the owner of Long Cove Farm on Vinalhaven, and this question was the impetus for the creation of Long Cove Wool, yarn made from the wool of her sheep and sold at Island Home, a new fiber arts shop on Vinalhaven. Among
The fire’s out, but fire fighters keep working
What really happens when the fire is out? What started on Swan’s Island with the emergency pager rousting fire fighters out of bed at 3:30 a.m. on July 24 to fight the library fire did not end until 7:30 p.m., 16 long hours later. That would be a long day on any job, but especially