It began four years ago as an exercise of the imagination. Today, the rebuild of a thirty-foot steel sloop approaches completion and a group of high school students meets on a regular basis to plan a voyage between Maine and Florida. This is VIVA, the Vinalhaven Island Viking Adventure. The project began during the 2002-2003
Vinalhaven women line up to be “losers”
The reality television explosion in recent years affords people in all walks of life new and exciting opportunities. Trips to exotic locales promise adventure and/or romance, months long job interviews assure candidates power and prestige as the protégé of a famous businessperson, other competitions promise fame and fortune in the music and fashion industries. In
Ellsworth dental clinic helps underserved Downeast Region
Few Mainers have dental insurance, and those that do usually must pay a high premium for it. Mainecare covers dental care for children of low-income families, but for adults it pays only to alleviate immediate pain. Many go without dental care because they simply can’t afford it. Yet lack of dental care can lead to
South Africa, Seen Through the Eyes of Youth
Jesse Tutor, an Islesboro Central School sixth grade student, recently returned to his island home after spending a year of adventure and learning in South Africa. Jesse’s dad, Tom Tutor, was part of the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program that sent him to teach math in the remote village of Herschel, a town at the end
Island Coalition discusses health care and other matters
On Feb. 3 the Maine Islands Coalition held its quarterly meeting at the Island Institute and discussed island health care. Finding affordable, quality health care is complicated by ferry schedules, coastal weather and a lack of on-island services. The ferry or mailboat in February is the last place somebody who is sick with the flu
Intelligent Wife
To the editor: Your excellent publication has been a benefit to me for many years. Since 9/3/94, however, I am that bane of the writers and publishers — a knowitall. Therefore, I am obliged, by the rules of my cult, to correct you. The largest corporation in the world is not headquartered in Arkansas but
Insurance Feedback
To the editor: Thank you for writing a very important article on homeowner’s insurance on islands [WWF Feb. 06]. It needed to be written and something needs to be done. You asked for feedback from islanders regarding their experiences. Here are mine. My husband and I purchased a home by the water on Cliff Island
Insurance Feedback
To the editor: [re: “Islander’s Nightmare,” WWF Feb. 06] …I am writing this as an insurance agent for 32 yrs. here on Martha’s Vineyard. The Vineyard may be known by many as a place high profile types spend their summers in large sprawling estates…although this may in part be true, the Vineyard is also home to
Heartfelt Thanks
To the editor: I would like to thank you and the people who responded to my article in your paper [WWF Nov. 05]. A heartfelt thanks to Working Waterfront and it’s readers who have helped me in raising the tuition for the Ocean Classrooms Semester at Sea program. I would not have been able to reach
Different Species
To the editor: [In her] herring article [WWF Feb. 06] Jennifer Litteral wrote: “Herring are anadromous, meaning they spend most of their lives in salt water, but return to freshwater streams to spawn.” Atlantic herring are not anadromous; they do not spawn in freshwater. Atlantic herring lay egg mats on gravel substrate in ocean waters.