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Eastport after the breakwater collapse
When part of the Eastport Breakwater collapsed in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, three boats and a truck were destroyed and one person was injured. The calamity came at the start of a busy scallop-fishing season, and so the inner basin was full of draggers. Since then, fishermen have had to find alternatives
Godfrey honored for LNG fight
EASTPORT — Tenacity and dedication. Those were the qualities cited in recommending environmental activist and Eastport resident Bob Godfrey for recognition by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). Godfrey was given NRCM’s People’s Choice Award in October for his work as researcher, news aggregator and webmaster for the Save Passamaquoddy Bay 3 Nation Alliance.
Holy mackerel!
PHOTOS BY LESLIE BOWMAN In late summer and early fall, mackerel have made their way to Eastport and the breakwater is the place to catch them. People line up to cast weighted lines with “trees,” the term for the several sparkly hooks. On a good day, a bucket can be filled in an hour or
Eastport lobster business: ‘Big portions, hearty meals’
PHOTO ESSAY BY LESLIE BOWMAN AND SOPHIA GUIDA Quoddy Bay Lobster, located at the water’s edge in Eastport, is a family venture. Dale Griffin, his brothers Mike and Jeff, and Jeff’s son Brent own the business, but it’s managed by the women of the family. Early on Mother’s Day morning, Sara and Shelly were cooking
Despite fire, hurricane, Millennium Marine moves forward
PHOTO STORY BY LESLIE BOWMAN It’s a good thing Cory Guimond doesn’t believe in omens. Guimond, a third generation boat builder from northern New Brunswick, moved his Millennium Marine business to Eastport, and despite an open house being pushed back because of the remnants of Hurricane Arthur and then a fire, he’s confident about the
From sea to garden–Coast of Maine produces compost from lobster shells
Coast of Maine Organic Products in Marion Township composts and blends over 13,000 cubic yards of what would be waste from the local fishing, blueberry and wood products industries, turning the mix into organic soil amendments. The product lines are mixed with additional ingredients such as peat, worm casings, composted manure and lime. The product
Today’s ‘logical’ house
In June, Lisa Dellwo and William Schlesinger will move into their new 1,400-squarefoot two-bedroom house in North Lubec. G-O Logic of Belfast designed the building to meet passive house standards, with the building oriented on the site for optimum solar gain, as well as with to scale. Tight and super-insulated throughout, the house will be
Down on the farm Downeast
ROBBINSTON — Jennifer Yando and Scott Graeber of Tenth Village Farm work with purpose to create a life that reflects their shared commitment to sustainability. They aim to stay small, maintain diversity and set prices for the local market. Yando, once a vegetarian, began eating meat once she raised it and was able to butcher
Dragging the line Downeast
Captain Milton Chute and his crew, Roger Wright and Roger’s nephew Justin Wright, left Lubec at 6 a.m. in late December to be out on the waters of South Bay in time to drop their drag at sunrise 7:03 am. Dragging can’t begin until sunrise, according to state regulations. Cobscook Bay regulations limit the daily
Washington County cannabis providers strive for high-end product
PHOTOS BY LESLIE BOWMAN AND BRICE BOWMAN-LABERGE Randi Smith and Danny Marshall are not your typical “Mom and Pop” business owners and farmers. They have a dog, a flock of chickens, some ducks and a Canada goose they raised after it was dropped by a passing eagle. But their cash crop is cannabis. Marshall believes