Beyond Oil – The View from Hubbert’s Peak By Kenneth S. Deffeyes Hill and Wang, 2005, 202 pp. The End of Oil As recently as a few years ago, you could hold a gallon gasoline in one hand and a gallon of spring water in the other and still believe it was perfectly normal that
Bait Barrel Kids and Other Maine Tales
High Adventure at an Early Age Unless you’re from Melrose (the author’s moniker for anyplace from away), Bait Barrel Kids and Other Maine Tales is an indispensable guide to the way life really should be. In this collection of first-person stories, Gary Anderson delivers tales of adventure and survival of a kid growing up in
Fooling the Eye – Painted postcards, portraits tell Vinalhaven’s quarrying story
Vinalhaven residents have always been proud of their granite-quarrying heritage. This summer artists Pamela and James Grumbach memorialized that facet of the island’s history in a mural in Tibb’s Restaurant on Vinalhaven. The mural reaches from floor to ceiling and flanks both sides of an enormous granite fireplace. The finished piece is actually a montage
South African teacher savors an island’s way of life
When Ngubo Ndaba, an exchange teacher through the Fulbright program, arrived at Islesboro Central School to take over the duties of math teacher Tom Tutor for a year (WWF Feb 2005), it was on one of the coldest days of January 2005. A Maine winter is something to get adjusted to, especially if you’re coming
Island Institute welcomes 2006 Island Fellows
Fellows and their sites, pictured from left to right: Alyson Mayo, Islesboro (affordable housing fellowship); Meredith Harr, Fishers Island, NY (community development fellowship); Cyrus Moulton, Cranberry Isles (community development fellowship); Sean Gambrel, Vinalhaven (community GIS fellowship); Stacy Gambrel, North Haven (community GIS fellowship); Carly Knight, Chebeague Island (historical preservation fellowship); Jeff Killian, Deer Isle- Stonington
Summit trains students, teachers in GIS technology
As the gorgeous weather peaked in mid-August this summer, students and teachers from six coastal and island high schools busily hiked through woods, set off on research boats and researched local history – all in an effort to learn the nuts and bolts of GIS (Geographic Informational Systems). The Teams of two teachers and two
The amazing expanding school
At the end of the school year, in June, there were eight students in the Islesford school. Heather Spurling was about to graduate from the eighth grade. Isaac Philbrook would be joining his older brothers, Abe and Peter, when he entered kindergarten, in the fall. Sally Rowan and Skip Stevens had purchased a house on
Underwater Treasure – Diver with “the gift” seeks sea glass, artifacts
Two to three times a week, year-round, Richard Carney of Brunswick spends hours with his entire arm stretched into the mud of lake, river or ocean waters. If he feels a bottle or something else, he brings it up. Sometimes, it can be quite a find, like an unusual whole piece of crockery or an
Ellsworth Car Lot may be Future Waterfront Park
The city of Ellsworth moved a step closer toward revitalizing its waterfront this month by buying an option on a downtown shorefront parcel that recently housed a car dealership. If the city succeeds in purchasing the property, the lot would be converted into a public green space on the Union River. By paying $25,000 for
Professionals change lives, turn to soup for a livelihood
When Edward and Jemaine Luchetti had to choose whether Maine would be a better place to raise children than Los Angeles, the decision was easy. Figuring out how to make a living here took a bit more thought. But, really, what else would a trust officer/lawyer (Jemaine) who once worked in Hong Kong and a