To the editor: In your last issue (September) you had a picture of a display at the Maine Maritime Museum, and you referred to a “mannequin” representing a lobsterman. To the credit of N. Lipfert and the museum, instead of using a mannequin they commissioned a sculpture. The lobsterman is carved from a pine log:
The bridge not built
To the editor: I was interested to read your piece in the most recent Working Waterfront about island bridges (Long View, WWF Oct. 03). However, I want to correct your representation of the proposal to build a bridge to Chebeague Island. For several years I have been researching this effort, which is very well documented
Former German prisoners visit North Haven
Three Germans landed in North Haven on Sept. 18 to talk about their lives as German soldiers in World War II and then as prisoners of war held in Houlton, Maine. The former POWs, Rudi Richter, Dr. Hans Augustine and Gerhard Kleindt, spent day at the North Haven Community School (NHCS) talking with students and
Nine-year-old is Islesboro’s youngest lobsterperson
While most girls her age make money babysitting if at all, nine-year-old Lindsay Durkee of Islesboro has chosen another way to earn her spending money. During the island’s fishing season, she hauls a string of 150 lobster traps using her own boat, the LINDSAY D. Lindsay got her start lobstering two years ago while accompanying
Island teachers form an inter-island arts coalition
At the Island Teachers Conference in early October, art teachers and organizers from Vinalhaven, North Haven and Islesboro had an opportunity to meet and compare notes. They concluded that there is a need for more communication and sharing of resources amongst the islands. In addition, there is a need for some strong voices advocating the
The continuing adventures of the BONNIE LYNN
When last we saw Islesboro’s Bonnie and Earl MacKenzie, they were putting the finishing touches on their schooner BONNIE LYNN in preparation for her launching (WWF, June ’98). Their plan was to sail off into the sunset and live happily ever after aboard, working the New England/Caribbean charter trade. Now, five years later, I find
Fourth and fifth graders undertake independent research
Oceans Apart is a new program being taught to Islesboro’s fourth and fifth grade students. It is providing a hands-on opportunity for students study the ecology and heritage of Maine’s coast while also teaching traditional subjects. Oceans Apart was founded on the belief that learning should be an experiential process in which students can engage
Everything in Moderation: farmed salmon PBC levels exceed one standard, fall below another
After a report was issued by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in August saying that 10 farm-raised salmon had higher levels of PCBs than allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (not the Food and Drug Administration), Jon Lewis, Maine Department of Marine Resources Aquaculture Environmental Coordinator, says people kept asking him if he was
“We enjoyed your catch!”
The Kretzers of Fairhaven, NY, sent Vinalhaven lobsterman Steve Rosen this picture and a short note after enjoying some of the lobsters he caught this summer. Rosen is participating in Lobster Tales, a project that uses printed claw bands and a website (www.lobstertales.org) to introduce lobster buyers to lobstermen.
City shows off designs for Ocean Gateway
Portland got a first look at the Phase 1 plans for its Ocean Gateway Project on Oct. 10. The Ocean Gateway project includes over 18 acres on the east side of Portland’s waterfront district. The project starts at the Maine State Pier where the Casco Bay Ferry Lines dock, eastward to the foot of Munjoy