There’s a thread of altruism that runs through the management of Stonington Sea Products (SSP). Not that they don’t have profit in mind, of course, but the do-gooder attitude is there and has been ever since the three-year-old business was just an idea. The plan, according to Richard Howe, president of the corporation and one
Another way to go to work on the water
Jim and Susan Moorhead’s retirement plan looks better than most. It includes a comfortable boat, a lot of fine scenery, ample travel, excellent communications and – potentially – the means to support this lifestyle into the future. A year ago the Moorheads boarded MEMORY MAKER, the 52-foot trawler-yacht they had previously bought in Maryland and
Vinalhaven rowers take honors at Woodenboat show race
Pilot gig rowing teams from Vinalhaven took first and second places in a race hosted by Atlantic Challenge at the Woodenboat Show in Rockland. Six boats competed in the race, including two teams from Saquish, Massachusetts, a crew from Belfast, and a team of New York City youths from a group called Rock the Boat,
Capturing the Commons: Devising Institutions to Manage the Maine Lobster Industry
Hanover: University of New England Press, 2003 James Acheson’s three-decade commitment to studying the culture and economy of Maine’s lobster industry is powerfully articulated in Capturing the Commons. This much anticipated book continues a discussion begun in 1988 with Lobster Gangs of Maine, a must read for all who care about Maine’s coast and its
The Long View
The older you get, the shorter the summers are. By the time the Fourth of July rolls round, someone is sure to remind you that the days are already getting shorter. Now that summer is finally here, we can count our blessings. For the past eight months this column has focused on island communities throughout
All-Institute wedding
Keely Grumbach, an Island Fellow working on North Haven, and Mike Felton, former Vinalhaven Island Fellow who’s now the Island Institute’s coordinator of educational outreach, were married June 28 on Vinalhaven with many friends and relatives in attendance. The bride’s gown and veil have been in her family for generations. The groom and his party
Window shopping
A couple of weeks ago the Old Man decided he wanted to go window shopping for another boat. It would be nice to have a little more comfort aboard than he has on the old girl he’s got now. Nova Scotia – a beautiful window into Canada – ought to be a good place to
Gated beach case lands in court
A sign on Route 131, on the St. George peninsula, has proclaimed “Welcome to Martinsville; Come Again” for as long as anyone can remember. And for all that time, the public has used Martinsville Beach. But then it was gated off. Now, a citizens group in St. George has filed a complaint in court claiming
Scoundrels on the map
One of my favorite Simpsons episodes is one in which Lisa decides to research Springfield’s history, only to find that Jebediah Springfield, her hometown’s namesake, was a scoundrel. Only Lisa chokes in the end, in my opinion, concealing her discovery from her fellow townspeople on the theory that ignorance is, in fact, bliss. Lisa may
Robert McCloskey, 1914-2003
Last fall, I stopped by an assisted living center in Blue Hill to see Robert McCloskey. He wouldn’t see me, although 40 years ago I visited the McCloskeys on their East Blue Hill Bay island. I was a boy on a family sailboat, a boy who knew and loved One Morning in Maine and the