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Not Alone: The haunting of Islesboro
Perhaps due to their remoteness and resultant romantic allure, islands possess an air of mystery that’s always made me suspect that islanders must have scores of stories to tell of haunted houses and other paranormal phenomena. Islesboro, for instance, has no shortage of intriguing tales of ghostly presences and mysterious places where, on nightly strolls,
Islesboro’s general stores: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Islesboro artist’s spirit lingers on
The artwork of Malcolm Zlotkowski, a lifelong Islesboro resident who passed away five years ago, was commemorated in a recent exhibit of his clown portraits at Islesboro’s Grindle Point lighthouse museum. Charlotte Mitchell, a tireless promoter of island artisans such as Zlotkowski, organized the event. Besides being an avid craftsperson, with pieces displayed in homes
“Hooker” restores fiber art for Islesboro’s floors
Cozily situated in a quiet corner off Islesboro’s beaten path lives Bobby Pendleton, the island’s premiere “hooker.” Perhaps some clarification is in order here: Bobby is a fiber artist whose specialty is restoring damaged, vintage hooked rugs, as well as creating new rugs from her own designs, or those of customers. A native Californian, she
Treasures for the finding
The Islesboro Second Baptist Church annual mid-July rummage sale kicked off at 9 a.m. on July 17 at the town’s Masonic Hall, when the rope dropped and multitudes of shoppers stormed in with sticky pads in hand to mark the best items “sold.” After a half-hour of frantic pile-sifting, attendees relaxed enough to socialize a
Islesboro’s July Fourth parade
Islesboro’s annual fourth of July parade, sponsored by the island’s volunteer fire department, began at 10 am on July 4th, starting at Rabbit Corner and winding its way up-island to the Historical Society building. Paraders rode and marched the parade mile in the blazing sun to an enthusiastic and appreciative response from the assembled crowd
Despite terrorist alert, Islesboro seniors take their class trip
The class of 2002 spent more than a year raising over $17,000 for this trip through a variety of fundraising events including a dance, an auction and several dinners and bottle drives. Class advisor Vicki Conover was impressed with how hard each member of the class — which consisted, after all, of only four students
Calculating together: inter-island math league teaches valuable lessons
Getting groups of students from different schools together for inter-school events can be difficult even on the mainland. Add in unpredictable ferry schedules and other island issues, and you’ve got a potential nightmare of complications. But two determined island math teachers — Tom Tutor from Islesboro and Pete Pedersen from Vinalhaven — have surmounted these
Islesboro Central School graduates four
Commencement exercises for Islesboro Central School’s class of 2002 were held June 9. This year’s main speaker was John Mitchell, an Islesboro native who graduated from ICS 50 years ago and pursued a high-profile career in publishing before retiring to the island in 1990. Mitchell exhorted the graduates to appreciate their island history and community.
Spring chorus events on Islesboro
On April 9, Islesboro Central School hosted a musical extravaganza of combined bands and choruses from Lisbon, Islesboro, Mon-mouth, Oak Hill and Oxbow high schools. Over 150 musicians filled the Kinnicutt Center with a diverse offering of songs ranging from the Star Spangled Banner to The Magnificent Seven. Later in the month, Islesboro’s Community Chorus