New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press/Avalon Publishing Group, 2005 255 pages. This is a very readable and often local account of commercial fishing, focusing primarily on fisheries of the northwest Atlantic, specifically on the groundfish fishery of midcoast Maine. The true scope of the story goes far beyond our cold waters, however, and in projecting an
A Rage For Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN
“I go where I please” Stephen Decatur was one of the great fighting captains in the first years in the United States Navy. A worthy successor to the legendary John Paul Jones, Decatur sought fame and glory in battle for himself and for his country in battles against the English and French navies as well
The Swimming Test
My palms were sweaty as I nervously clicked my plastic lifejacket buckles together. Before me, I watched in horror as my classmates plunged into the icy waters of the Atlantic like some kind of colorful penguins performing a summertime ritual. “Come on Sarah. You can do it!” My instructor hollered. His words echoed in my
Better Route
To the editor: Re Battle Harbour (WWF May 05): In the “getting there” part at the end, you mention the island and southern Labrador as the way to get there. I was surprised that you did not mention the at-least-as-quick-and-easy route through Quebec, western and central Labrador, and ferry to Cartwright, the mainland portion of
Looks Like a Portsmouth Sub
To the editor: The photo [accompanying “Submarines in the Bay” (WWF May 05)] certainly looks like a Portsmouth design Guppy. It may be a Guppy 1A or 1B which, if memory serves me right, had a somewhat pointed bow. The sub in the photo looks like it may have that shape, but it is not
Author’s Thanks
To the editor: I just wanted to thank Linda Beyus for the kind review of my book, Off Season. She nailed the feelings and the premises I hoped to get across. It was a wonderful journey for me, and I’m glad some readers enjoyed it too. Thanks. Ken McAlpine Ventura, California
Change the Policy
To the editor: To anyone affected by clam flat closures; we have to somehow convince the Dept. of Marine Resources (DMR) that closing flats because of rainfall/pollution run-off is bogus in most areas. It puts the clam diggers out of work and affects anybody they do business with (i.e. the Maine economy). Any bells going
Parallel 44 – How Waymouth helped doom the Popham Colony 400 years ago
In case you missed it, this month marks the 400th anniversary of the Waymouth expedition, an English reconnaissance mission to midcoast Maine that yielded the first sustained contact between English explorers and Maine’s native inhabitants. The official chronicle of the 1605 expedition, written by crewman James Rosier, remains one of the finest sources of information
Lights! Camera! Action!
Ellie Reidy gets interviewed by Forrest Murray during an open casting call for the independent film “Sternman” being filmed on Vinalhaven this month. The film was written by Vinalhaven summer resident Thomas Hildreth, directed by Ian McCrudden and co-produced by Hildreth, Murray and Melissa Davis.
Islesboro’s Boardman Cottage hires a new administrator
Maura Michael of Vinalhaven has been hired to be the Administrator of Boardman Cottage, Islesboro’s soon-to-open residential elder home built by The Beacon Project. Michael is a licensed Residential Care Facility Administrator and her training in business management with her four years of experience in being the first administrator of Vinalhaven’s elder residence, the Ivan