Four years ago, the Edwards Dam in Augusta was removed for the primary purpose of fish passage, setting a national precedent. For the first time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied an owner’s re-licensing application and explicitly ordered a dam’s removal for environmental reasons. The action galvanized dam removal proponents all over the country,
Maritime Artist Loretta Krupinski Colors Rockland’s Past
Classic wooden boats under sail, snug harbors, the open sea – Loretta Krupinski has painted marine scenes for a quarter century. But in the past year, she has discovered a particular focus: Rockland’s once-bustling waterfront. She has painted Maine for years, but began to be bored by ubiquitous renderings of the rocky coast. “I thought,
Great Diamond Islander to Perform May 14
Timothy Burris, a Great Diamond Island resident who teaches at the Portland Conservatory of Music, will take part in an evening of 17th century music for lute and vocals from the Italian, English, and French traditions. Lutist Timothy Burris and tenor Timothy Neill Johnson will be collaborating on a diverse array of music from these
Ocean Advocates Plan National Conference
Advocates of a “Blue Movement” plan to convene a national conference of leaders and activists from ocean and coastal citizen groups in Washington, D.C. July 11-13. The Blue Vision Conference will begin unifying various “blue” groups as a political constituency while also educating lawmakers on the need for an American Oceans Act that, like the
Dissecting Stonington’s Character
Concord, NH: Accompany, 2003 Dissecting Stonington’s Character “It’s all about fishing, but not about fish,” says producer John Gfroerer of his video about Deer Isle and Stonington. Gfroerer, whose video production company, Accompany, is based in Concord, NH, makes documentaries on various New Hampshire and Maine towns, collecting stories about the people and places that
Re-Visiting Maine’s Poets
Down East Books, 2003 244 pp., $25 For too many of us, poetry is something to be avoided. There are unpleasant memories of unyielding quatrains being shoved down our adolescent throats. There’s the cultural “sissification” factor in a country that prides itself on tough, roll-up-your-sleeves machismo. Yet poetry, as Wesley McNair shows us in this
Poor Government
There is real value in the U.S. Coast Guard’s practice of investigating, reporting and making recommendations after fatal accidents at sea. While the reports may be incomplete – in many cases the vessel in question is unavailable for examination – they sum up the factors that may have contributed to an accident. The information is
Vinalhaven’s Caucus
To the editor: I have tried mightily to resist but I can’t. A couple of your (our) readers wrote in the last issue complaining about my having reported on Vinalhaven’s “combination” Democratic/ Republican caucus. They had several specific complaints. First, they suggested you consider enforcing your op-ed policy, which quite specifically encourages precisely the sort
Author’s Query
To the editor: I am researching Virgil Geddes, a former resident of Atlantic. He and his wife, the painter Minna Besser Geddes, lived in a converted schoolhouse, which is now the Swan’s Island library. Geddes was born in Nebraska in 1897, served in the Navy during WWI, then worked for newspapers in Chicago and Paris
Parallel 44: Does Aquaculture’s Future Lie Offshore?
The salmon aquaculture industry in Maine and New Brunswick has been buffeted by environmental, economic and legal challenges in recent years. Things are not likely to get any easier, given some of the ongoing developments in ocean fish farming elsewhere in the world. According to Leroy Creswell, an aquaculture researcher at the University of Florida