Bethel Park, Pennsylvania A Lubricant that Does the Job In this day and age, it’s difficult to find a product that lives up to its advertising, but one does exist, and I found it. Marine Shield is a Teflon-free specialty lubricant manufactured in western Pennsylvania by Steel Shield Technologies. The product was invented by George
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A current collaboration in Rockland provides the opportunity to enjoy the works of artist Bo Bartlett in two different venues, the Farnsworth Museum and Archipelago Gallery at the Island Institute, just steps apart. The Farnsworth features many large canvases, as well as several cases displaying sketches and journal entries. In what seems a curatorial choice,
Islesford to hold annual fair Aug. 7
The Fourth Annual Islesford Fair on Little Cranberry Island will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 10am to 5pm. All proceeds from the community fair go directly to island organizations, including Islesford Volunteer Fire Department, The Nathan Bright Keegan Memorial Fund, Julie’s Garden, Islesford Historical Society, Islesford Boatworks, Islesford Neighborhood House Association, and the
“Island Visions” show to raise funds for new North Haven school
Five photographers have joined together in a collaborative show sponsored by the Island Institute that will run until Aug. 13 at selected galleries on North Haven Island. Featuring the work of Jay Panetta, Eric Hopkins, Peter Ralston, George Moss and Louis Cabot, “Island Visions” will be hung at Waterman’s Community Center, the June Hopkins Gallery
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The Belted Cow Company of Yarmouth has joined with North Haven painter Eric Hopkins to produce an “Islands” belt design. Online at www.beltedcow.com. A percentage of the sales is donated to the Island Institute to support programming that helps sustain island communities in the Gulf of Maine. The belts (and matching flip-flops) are for sale
Islanders share unique perspectives at PEI conference
The Institute of Island Studies at University of Prince Edward Island welcomed scholars from around the world to the third international conference of the Small Island Cultures Research Initiative. From June 28 through July 2, more than 40 presenters, two art exhibits, poetry readings, story telling, live music and the best of PEI cuisine delighted
Jounal of an Island Kitchen: The List
When we islanders go to the mainland we are very organized about it. Between the time you drive or walk off the boat and the time you have to get back, there are just so many hours. If you hope to get everything done on your list, you have to keep your head about you
Mussel grower duped by workers
Offshore labor comes with a price for some businesses in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Stephen Stewart, mussel grower and owner of Stewart Mussel Farms, Inc., located in the New London Bay area, learned that lesson the hard way. Stewart spent months working with immigration to bring in 11 Sri Lankan men to work in the
Giant blue lobsters invade Winter Harbor
Remember the old television show, “Mr. Lucky?” Well, you can start calling Winter Harbor fisherman, co-op president and harbormaster Dale Torrey by that name. On June 14, he pulled up one of his small traps off Turtle Island. Wedged in the back part lay a female blue lobster weighing 11 pounds. “I had to cut
Film, discussion to focus on fisheries’ future
Fish stocks such as cod, haddock and flounder — groundfish that are critical to Maine’s coastal economy and heritage — have collapsed over the past two decades. On Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Strand Theatre on Main Street in Rockland, the Island Institute and the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) will