Charlie Oldham, who has been responsible for the design and production of Working Waterfront since the mid-1990s, underwent a liver transplant at New England Medical Center in Boston in early April. Due to complications he remains in very serious condition at the hospital. Readers who wish to help the Oldham family defray its high expenses
Living with Trap Limits – Different circumstances bring different results
With effort reduction still a hot topic, lobstermen continue to question how potential trap limits could impact their livelihoods. Some of those who once fished traps in excess of 1,500 (WWF March 05) contend they are struggling to make a living with 600-800 traps. Aside from the effect on their bottom line, these fishermen have
CORWITH CRAMER rescues Haitians at sea
When the CORWITH CRAMER rescued 49 desperate Haitians last month from a dismasted open boat in the Caribbean, the rescuers got a lot of press. The 134-foot brigantine, operated by Sea Education Association of Woods Hole, sighted the overloaded wooden vessel March 9, 45 miles north of Jamaica, the island where the fleeing Haitians hoped
Thin Ice
Today is the first day of Spring. It is glorious and the whole town is out walking. You cannot help but lean into the warmth of the sun. Every time I try to head into the house, I find myself heading right back outside again. Over the course of the day I have felt the
Maine Blackfly Breeder’s Association takes its work seriously
Celebrate blackflies? In Machias, the Maine Blackfly Breeder’s Association (MBBA) started as a joke, grew into a wacky cabin fever reliever centered on an annual convention in February, and morphed into an effective fundraising organization that has distributed several thousand dollars to needy groups in the area. Blackflies are still hanging around in the Machias
Journal of an Island Kitchen – Fresh
“Fresh” is an over-used food word these days. It sounds healthful, green and virtuous. It might even seem a little hard to come by on a Maine island this time of year. Restaurant menus say things like “we use only the finest, freshest ingredients,” as if everyone else, or even they themselves on a bad
Entanglements: The Intertwined Fates of Fish and Fishermen
University Press of Florida 289 pages. Dis-entangling whales from fishermen The College of the Atlantic has long taken an interest in the large marine mammal life of the Gulf of Maine. The institution is host of the research group Allied Whale, and offers a number of courses in whale biology and conservation. This is really
Away Happens
University Press of New England 138 pp. Softbound. $14.95 An Eye for the Details of Life Phil Crossman is the Dave Barry of the Maine islands — well, at least of the lobstering community of Vinalhaven, where he has lived since childhood (not long enough to be considered from “Here,” as he explains in the
The Art of Monhegan Island
Down East Books $40.00 Accessible Look at Monhegan’s Art Art books often intimidate people who have not already committed years to roaming the world’s finest art museums, absorbing hour upon hour of docent lectures. They can feel like unwanted homework, leaving you feeling like an uncomfortable guest caught in the crossfire of pretentious cocktail-party conversation.
The Carina Residency
The remarkable light (artists are always talking about light) continues to inspire generation after generation of American artists, but it has become increasingly difficult for artists to find affordable housing for extended visits on Monhegan. The Carina Residency offers Maine artists use of a cottage and studio every summer. For the past years, this program,