North Atlantic Books 2005 Don’t be fooled. This is not some quaint memoir of a lobsterman telling tales. It shatters any stereotypes. The first portion of the book sputters like a stubborn motor, but when it gets going, hang on — it’s hard to put down. Wendell Seavey’s stories run the gamut from his pre-Vietnam
The Voyage of ARCHANGELL James Rosier’s Account of the Waymouth Voyage of 1605, A True Relation
The Lost Voyage of John Cabot by Henry Garfield Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, $16.95 The Age of Exploration seems much in the news this year. In mid-June a symposium in Rockport marked the 500th anniversary of George Waymouth’s landings at Monhegan and the Georges Islands, as well as his exploration of (take your pick, depending on
Titus Tidewater
A survivor’s story survives the test of time Titus Tidewater, written and illustrated by Suzy Verrier, who owns North Creek Farm in Phippsburg with Kai Jacob, has been re-published by Maine’s Islandport Press. Verrier, now 63, wrote the children’s book when she was 27, living in an apartment on New York City’s upper West Side
The Long View: A Bond Issue Worth Waiting For
All of us who struggle with family budgets wrestle with difficult borrowing decisions. We are, after all, a nation of debtors. Most of us know it’s a vicious cycle to rely on a strategy of balancing our family budgets by borrowing to pay short-term bills and credit card statements. And most of us also recognize
Travels with Charlie
Eight years ago a little topical paper appeared in all the right places. The paper was the Feminist Times and it was distributed in the coastal area at outlets where one expects to find an open-ended invitation to join the revolution. The Good Tern, Second Read, Belfast Co-op, Marketplace, interesting venues like these, got a
Events mark 400th anniversary of Waymouth’s arrival in Maine
A weekend of discussion and celebration marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Waymouth expedition at Monhegan and Allen Island. The expedition, sent by England to explore mid-coast Maine for commercial and military purposes, arrived here in early June, 1605, and remained for a month. After their peaceful visit to the area the
New playset replaces North Haven’s antiquated swings
North Haven is celebrating the completion of a new playground close to town. Owned and maintained by the town, the facility cost the town only a fraction of the total amount it would take to construct a playground of this size on an island. In 2004 North Haven was told by its insurance company that
New fund brings authors into schools, libraries
When Port in a Storm bookstore owner Jan Coates thinks of her responsibility to her community, she thinks beyond providing good reads and quality literature. “I wanted to explore how we can extend the connection between authors and readers outside the store,” the Somesville store owner says, “I wanted to focus on bringing children a
“Wizard” comes home to Vinalhaven
In “The Wizard of Oz” Dorothy Gale learns that there is no place like home. In May, “home” was Vinalhaven’s Smith Hokanson Memorial Hall during a three-performance run of the musical, put on by the Vinalhaven community. The show was directed by Island Institute fellow Karen Burns, and was the “lucky” 13th show of her
Productions prompt numerous interisland trips
Vinalhaven islanders were not the only ones who journeyed to Oz. As part of an inter-island drama exchange made possible through a grant from the Island Community Fund and contributions from Seamark Workshops in Deer Isle and North Haven Arts & Enrichment, seven students and 3 adults from North Haven also attended. Twenty more students