Kelo Pinkham, a fisherman based in the Trevett part of Boothbay, has been considering starting an aquaculture project for some time. But he hadn’t taken the plunge. “I’ve been interested in aquaculture for a few years. Every kind of fishing I do is going downhill, so I’m looking for something else to do,” Pinkham said.
My 2013 top ten kitchen list
We propel ourselves into the future, I notice, by counting down the last few seconds of the year and cheering at the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31. We relegate the past year of our lives with lists of our favorite, best or worst, top ten events, people or things. Making lists is fun, perhaps
Running Silver: Restoring Atlantic Rivers and Their Great Fish Migrations
This time of year, sea birds are appearing on coastal waters, having left their Arctic breeding grounds. Scoters and king eiders, buffleheads and goldeneyes travel great distances to spend the winter in warmer climates, often returning to the same harbor or river bend year after year. Animal migrations are some of the greatest stories on
Maine’s vital role in Civil War highlighted in linked exhibits
PEAKS ISLAND — Although Maine was far from the Civil War’s devastating battlegrounds of Gettysburg, Fredericksburg and Antietum, the state played a vital part for the Union. Maine sent about 70,000 men—more per capita than any other state in the Union—plus an uncounted number of women who served as nurses, relief workers, spies and soldiers.
An old newspaper friend calls it quits
Here I sit on Chebeague Island, idled with my foot in a cast and The Working Waterfront by my side. A rustle through its pages and I can learn what’s going on along the Maine coast. Or, I can pop into my laptop for the paper’s latest E-Weekly and see how other islands nearby, or
Finding Moosewood, Finding God: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island
It’s a long title, and this Moosewood isn’t a cookbook. Moosewood is the name of the house Jack Perkins and his wife Mary Jo built on Bar Island off Bar Harbor, an island at high tide but able to be reached with a car on a gravel road at low tide. Perkins was a long-time
An island of a different sort
There are a lot of things that I have learned in my first year as an Island Fellow, such as: if it’s cold enough, peppermint oil will not deter mice and that the noon boat rarely comes at 12 p.m. The most surprising lesson that I have learned, however, is that you don’t have to
Three free workshops offered on fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
The Maine Sea Grant, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Lobster Institute and the Island Institute are sponsoring informative sessions on how commercial fishermen and aquaculturists can tap into the tourism industry—and vice versa — to diversify everyone’s sources of income. These workshops, free of charge, will feature guest speakers on the important legal issues
‘Tis the season to reflect and give thanks
On any given day, no matter my mood or the time of year, I can honestly say I have no trouble finding something for which to give thanks. It’s nice that there is a national holiday dedicated to the appreciation of bounty every year, but I think that most people are happy to extend their
A passion for fish revives passage for alewives
BREMEN — Cars and trucks don’t even have to slow down as they cruise over Muscongus Brook atop a new concrete bridge built this year. But the flow of highway traffic was the least of a local man’s concerns. David Wilkins was worried about fish passage underneath state Route 32. For ten years, he sought