Photographs by Glenn Scott Down East: 2003 Hardcover, index $28.00 If your idea of a terrific shore dinner is steamed lobster, period, far east down east could be a shock to your system. Or, it could open new avenues of culinary exploration. For people who want to do more with some of Maine’s staple seafoods,
A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity
Photographs by Peter Forbes Chelsea Green Publishing: 2003 Hardcover $35.00 Good design is part of Maine life. Think of all those old Cape-style houses, oriented so the winter sun warms their parlors; the clean lines of boats, bows angled to cut through rough water with maximum efficiency. Even the homely lobster trap is a triumph
The Saga of the Little Brown Knife
Surely every one has a pet tool – the tool that feels like an extension of your hand, the tool with which you do so much that not to have it is unthinkable. I have a pet knife, a little brown knife, which makes paring and peeling a pleasure. This knife is at least 40
When Ladies Baked Biscuits Every Night
Heather Spurling of the Islesford School interviewed her grandfather, longtime Islesford columnist Capt. Ted Spurling Sr., for a sixth-grade history project during the spring of 2003. Following is a portion of her interview. Were there many people in school here when you were younger? Not what you could call many, but more than there are
A Collaboration Worth Considering
Late last December before we all got lost in year-end events, Governor John Baldacci delivered the keynote address for the conference, “Protecting Maine’s Working Waterfronts.” The Governor deserves credit for showing up on an icy day and delivering the straightforward message that he did not arrive with any solutions to this “complex local problem.” But
Classic Yawl Donated to Institute
MADRIGAL, a Concordia 41 yawl, has been donated to the Island Institute for sale through its boat gift program. The proceeds of the sale will provide long-term benefits to the Institute’s programs. The donor is MADRIGAL’s longtime owner, Robert P. Bass, Jr., a New Hampshire attorney who served for many years on the Island Institute’s
Reunion
Probably most everyone has been to their high school reunions at one time or another. It’s a popular occasion on this island – a lot of people attend every year. The graduating classes are small – eight, ten, 25 graduates and everyone has known everyone else all their life. I never gave reunions a thought,
Institute Fellow Heads For an Island in New York
Nate Gray, who served two years as an Island Institute Fellow on Peaks Island, began a Senior Fellowship on Fishers Island, NY, in January. Gray will work with the community to inventory community assets and explore ways to enhance local communication and information management in order to bolster the year-round community of 200 people. “We’re
Wyeth Prints to Benefit Museum and Gateway Center
The Maine Lighthouse Museum and Gateway Center planned for Rockland’s former Courier Gazette building will benefit from the generosity of artist Jamie Wyeth. Wyeth has agreed to donate proceeds from sales of a limited-edition print of his painting “Lighthouse Iris” toward the new museum, scheduled to open in 2005. The museum will house the world-class
Islesboro Students Learn of Life in Afghanistan
Early last December, Susan Erb, project manager for Save the Children’s Afghanistan programs, met with Islesboro Central School students to discuss what life is like for children in Afghanistan. The presentation, arranged by guidance counselor Kathy Hayes, covered topics ranging from the details of daily life in Afghanistan, including school and chores, to how children