Pendleton Yacht Yard on Islesboro has evolved into a first class, full service boatyard specializing in high-end classic yacht restorations. Once an automotive garage, the yard is now the island’s largest employer and handles over 300 boats annually. The last decade has brought a period of rapid growth and expansion. Current projects range from the
Living aboard: Damariscove harbor was a family’s home for 16 years
John and Robin Hammond lived aboard their wooden 1936 Casey Cutter, at Damariscove Island for 16 years. There, beside a barren island known for centuries to fishermen, they raised their son, Tomas. They fished, tended a hidden garden, and got by using their wits. When they finally moved ashore last year, nobody wanted to buy
Committee considers bills to gut limited entry
In a move that has many lobstermen wondering if legislative term limits should be reconsidered, members of the Marine Resources Committee planned to consider a bill in late April that would radically change Maine’s carefully crafted limited entry plan for the lobster industry. “We worked for 15 to 20 years on this plan,” said David
Minimum lobster size to increase in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Minister Robert Thibault has raised the minimum lobster size in certain areas of Atlantic Canada – a move met with enthusiasm by the Maritime Fishermen’s Union. The new multi-year management plan will be implemented in Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 23, 24, 25, 26A, and 26B in the southern Gulf of St.
Plan to close Gander weather station angers fishermen and officials
Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson calls it consolidation. Newfoundland fishermen call it a threat to their safety. The “it” is Anderson’s decision to close several weather reporting stations – most notably the one in Gander, Newfoundland. This means that Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen will be getting their weather forecasts from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and they’re
Who benefits?
To the editor: I would like to respond to David Hill’s letter in last month’s Working Waterfront concerning the Maine Land Bank and Community Preservation program. Mr. Hill misses the point that if you are a resident or non-resident who has the luxury of a second or third home and can’t afford the taxes you
Opposed to rehab center
To the editor: The Working Waterfront February issue featured two stories: “Proposed Cutler center would work with addicts” and “The benefits of a rehab center” by Muriel L. Hendrix. Muriel might professionally have spoken with our first selectman, Linda Throckmorton, who took a poll at our annual town meeting last summer after the drug rehab
Officer Friendly and Other Stories
Coming of age in coastal Maine New York, 2003: HarperCollins228 pages; hardbound; $23.95 Officer Friendly is a collection of short stories in the first published book of author Lewis Robinson. Robinson, who grew up in Maine, lives in Portland. He has created a locale on the coast of Maine vaguely four hours above Portland –
Author to offer children’s draw-along class
Children’s book author-illustrator Doris Anne Holman will visit Archipelago on Saturday, April 26, to read from her series of Maine books: Come with Me to the Sea, Harry the Great Blue Heron, and Candy the Littlest Canada Goose. Holman will be sharing how she came to write these stories. Children are invited to sit down
Emily Muir 1904-2003
Artist, architect and activist Emily Lansingh Muir, an old friend of the Island Institute, died March 19 at the age of 99. She and her late husband, sculptor Bill Muir, had lived and worked in Stonington since 1939. The Institute published her autobiography, The Time of My Life, in 2002.