Graham Shimmield, executive director and president of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, will present his talk “Challenging Times & Changing Oceans” on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Camden Public Library. This event is free and open to all. During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65
Smarter systems help islands manage electric needs
BELFAST — It’s a high-tech version of juggling. That’s what islands are doing to become increasingly self-sufficient and free of fossil fuels. Alcatraz, the infamous island prison off San Francisco, now a national monument; the Isle of Eigg off the west coast of Scotland; and Roque Island, a private family owned island off Jonesport: each
Peas, Beans & Corn
As he boards the bus in Boston for Bangor, Maine, Staff Sgt. Bruce Gilpin is entering a life crisis. On the bus, it only gets worse. He’s returning to his little central Maine hometown, Sovereign, after his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, which is difficult enough. His parents have been taking care of his
Cranberry Isles hire first on-island minister since 1951
CRANBERRY ISLES — The phrase Tom Powell uses to describe his new job is “a ministry of presence.” It’s a phrase used in seminary, he said. But it seems especially appropriate for his job as pastor of churches on Great Cranberry Island and Islesford (Little Cranberry). Powell, 32, was hired recently as an on-island minister,
Emptying out, storing up
There is a different tide that flows through the Cranberry Isles at this time of year. It is the movement involved with emptying out and storing up. The first shift of summer friends has been gone for a month or more, and now the second shift is preparing for departure. Vacant houses are emptied of
Rockers like 13-year-old’s radio show
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Two years after Miles Schuman started an internet-radio program in a playroom at his mother’s home, “The Shoe” is en route to syndication on FM airwaves and is attracting attention from sponsors. A poised 13-year-old, Schuman has developed deep connections with world-class rockers. Just a few of his guests—many of them now
African music brings joy, pain of injustice
As an Island Fellow, I have had a wide-ranging variety of opportunities and experiences. Out here on Chebeague Island everyone takes on multiple roles and pitches in wherever help is needed. I spend most of my time doing things you might expect of a someone working on sustainable agriculture, such as learning about curriculum development
Can the ‘butterfly effect’ inform fisheries management?
Dr. Les Kaufman, a marine ecologist at Boston University, has been deploying his considerable talents in the service of fisheries science and management for over three decades, but it is in the last year that he has developed an approach that very well may elevate our ability to manage fisheries onto a new level. This
On the record with… Captain Kevin ‘Bub’ Hopkins
ROCKLAND — The Capt. Neal Burgess, the ferry that served the midday Rockland-to-North Haven run, had just arrived and unloaded its dozen passengers and handful of vehicles. The boat was a few minutes late, but that wasn’t a surprise, given the howling October winds. Up in the wheelhouse, Kevin “Bub” Hopkins, the vessel’s captain, takes
Green Crab attack!
As part of the Island Institute’s WeatherBlur program, North Haven Community School students are using a special lobster trap on their island to gauge the populations of various species in the ocean. They are especially interested in invasive green crabs, the population of which has increased sharply in recent years.