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Beacon and bell, significant to fishermen, to be restored
ISLE AU HAUT — When the town took over ownership of Isle au Haut Light in 1998, the selectmen made a pledge to residents never to use taxpayer money in its upkeep. The town formed a lighthouse committee that raised $62,000 for a restoration of the lighthouse tower that was completed in June 1999. Sixteen
Vinalhaven’s Joey Reidy wakes from ‘nightmare’ and tells the tale
VINALHAVEN — In September 2011, Joey Reidy was like many other 18-year-olds around the country—he had just left home for the first time and was starting college, ready to take on the world. However, within his first week at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt., Reidy was struck by a car and suffered a severe brain
Island lodging: distinctive stays are the draw
The Maine islands offer a wide variety of unique and interesting lodgings, from the historic Island Inn on Monhegan and the Tidewater Motel on Vinalhaven, which straddles the changing tides, to the Keeper’s House Inn, a restored lighthouse station on Isle au Haut. Overnight visitors to the islands of Maine usually find more than just
A trip that brought these veterans home
VINALHAVEN — It was a trip Leonard “Buddy” Skoog knew he was making for those who couldn’t. “Even though I was very flattered and felt very welcomed,” said the World War II naval aviator, “my thoughts were, ‘This was not just for you, Buddy. This was for all the boys that never had a welcome
Senstive dog makes wish come true for Vinalhaven girl
VINALHAVEN — It was a wish granted. And that doesn’t happen every day. “It’s pretty rare that what you wish for is what you get,” said Joanna Reidy, mother to 10-year-old Tess Reidy. In February, the non-profit Make-A-Wish Maine granted Tess her wish by sending Oreo, a service dog, to live with the Reidy family
Island girl fulfills farm woman destiny
NORTH HAVEN — For Libby Young, 23, life on the Turner Farm was meant to be. It’s a notion she reiterated more than once during our interview on a bitter cold January morning. “It’s just great,” she said. “I really love it. In my high school yearbook my secret desire was to live on
California couple chose life on Vinalhaven
VINALHAVEN —Bryan and Jenn Feezor are not natives of this or any other island. The 26-year-olds are truly “from away,” having been raised in California and Maryland, respectively. The pair met as students at the University of California at Santa Cruz. After graduate school—Bryan at UCSC and Jenn at Boston University—the couple knew they wanted
Islesford’s Jasmine Samuel puts down roots–literally
ISLESFORD — For 28-year-old island native Jasmine Samuel, life on Little Cranberry is not about limitations. “We might have a small, contained community,” said Samuel, “but if you look around, there’s lots of opportunity. It definitely helps to have a close group of friends.” Samuel grew up on the island but left for boarding school
Students lead in cutting electric bills for schools
VINALHAVEN — It’s fitting that the generation most likely to be hit hard by climate change and high energy costs be immersed in learning solutions. Energy for ME, an education program run by the Island Institute, helped coastal and island students find more than $88,000 in electricity savings and prevent more than 600,000 pounds of
Netting nature led Stephanie Crossman to national stage
VINALHAVEN — When Stephanie Crossman’s great-grandmother-in-law, Gram J, taught her traditional island netting over 30 years ago, Crossman was a stay-at-home mom. She thought she could use these skills to make a little extra income by making bait bags and selling them to local lobstermen. Never did she imagine that Gram J was starting her