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Maine fishermen attend lobster conference in Tasmania
It’s not unusual for Maine fishermen to seek a change of scenery during the long winter months. Some take the family and head to Disney World, some get parboiled on Myrtle Beach, while others take off to remote and exotic islands in the Caribbean. For their February getaway, Vinalhaven fishermen Steve Rosen and Jason Day
Stroke!: Vinalhaven Holds its First Indoor Rowing Race
April is an itchy time of year for islanders. Fishermen are itching to get traps overboard, gardeners are itching to get in the dirt, and kids are itching to get out of school. As the relatively novice sport of rowing continues to grow on the Maine Coast, members of the Vinalhaven Rowing Club found themselves
Vinalhaven Students Will Present Research at State Summit
What started out as a hands-on, all-engaging science research project for Vinalhaven students has ended up attracting the attention of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). As a result of their December presentation on “The State of Vinalhaven’s Watershed,” freshman and sophomore science students from the island’s high school have been invited to share
Vinalhaven Pop Artist Caught in State’s Tax Squeeze
Despite an art exhibition and a State House reception in his honor hosted by Gov. John Baldacci, Robert Indiana’s painting “First State” was to come off of the lobby walls as the exhibit ended on Feb. 13. Citing current tax issues and budget woes, legislators have been unwilling to free up $75,000 to purchase the
Mid-Life, Mid-Winter, Mid-Ocean…
My mother, who lives in Florida, calls me about once every two weeks to fill me in on the weather. “I see you’re freezing your butts off up there!” “No, Mom,” I say, “No, it’s actually only about 20 here today, 20 and sunny, lovely.” Where she lives the climate stays somewhere between 78 and
Students Share Groundwater Research Results with Vinalhaven Community
Communities around the world, as well as small island communities, share one universal need and growing concern – the health and future availability of their water resources. With burgeoning population growth, land development, changing weather patterns and increased possibilities of contamination in one form or another, communities are waking up to the fact that their