The Town of Cranberry Isles has been awarded two new “Public Interest” pay phones by the Maine Public Utilities Commission to be located on the town docks at Great Cranberry and Islesford. Chris White, a seasonal resident of Great Cranberry, submitted the application for the phones with the help of Deputy Town Clerk Nanette Hadlock.
Institute offers scholarships for 2007-2008
The Island Institute has announced that it will award at least $60,000 worth of Maine Island Higher Education postsecondary scholarships for the 2007-2008 school year. These scholarships offer financial assistance to residents of Maine’s 14 unbridged island communities. The Institute will offer awards ranging from $250 to $5,000 to support individuals pursuing postsecondary education at
Institute expands fellows program staff
The Island Institute is adding staff resources to its fellows program, hiring Cyrus Moulton as the fellows program coordinator. Moulton was formerly a fellow on Great Cranberry Island working with the Town of Cranberry Isles to write a comprehensive plan. He also taught music at the Islesford School. As coordinator, he will provide the “on
Weather fails to dampen Librarians Visits
Despite forecasts of heavy rain and wind, 14 island librarians and board members braved the elements and visited the libraries on North Haven and Vinalhaven on Oct. 2. Luckily, the weather held, and the librarians were treated to an excellent and information-filled day. Getting around on the islands produced a large community effort. On North
Institute Opens Portland Office
Institute vice president Peter Ralston (left) and community services director Chris Wolff (right) celebrate the opening of the Island Institute’s new Portland office at 305 Commercial Street. With them is Barbara Hoppin of Peaks Island, who attended the opening party on Sept. 28 along with an enthusiastic crowd of Institute members and staff, Casco Bay
Cranberry Report: An Island Rises to the Occasion
October has been a month of sparkling weather. The clear skies on October 6 provided an excellent opportunity to watch the rise of the full Hunter’s Moon. Those who were here for the long weekend were rewarded with beautiful days of fall sunshine. The Columbus Day weekend has become a time for families with summer
Canada gets “revolutionary overhaul”of NAFO procedures
Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn came away from the September annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) with major reforms that some media reports described as having “teeth.” At issue during the session in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was the problem of foreign overfishing on the Grand Banks, and media reports also
The mighty cod
BLUENOSE III could rekindle an old fishing rivalry
In 1921, Halifax naval architect William James Roué designed a schooner that could work the Grand Banks and also be “the fastest fishing schooner on the water,” according to his commission. And the Bluenose was born, ably fulfilling both demands as she dominated the International Fishermen’s Trophy races from 1920 to 1938. And, of course,
Efforts continue to save Saint John-Digby ferry
Efforts were continuing in mid-October to save the Saint John (New Brunswick)-to-Digby (Nova Scotia) ferry. Bay Ferries Ltd. of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, owners and operators of the ferry service, announced in late summer that it would halt service Oct. 31 (WWF Sept. 06). President and CEO Mark MacDonald said at the time that “increased