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David Merriman Stainton, 1932 – 2006
David M. Stainton of Cranberry Isles, community leader and the owner of Cranberry Island Boatyard, whose design for his Western Way 19 delighted many, died July 31. He was 72. He served as a selectman for the Town of Cranberry Isles and as president of The Futures Group, an organization he helped found almost a
Isle au Boat Co.
Isle au Haut Boat Co.–During the summer from June 13 to Sept. 10, Isle au Haut Boat Co., which operates the mailboat between Stonington and two locations on Isle au Haut, runs daily excursions. The company’s morning cruise departs Stonington at 9 a.m. and rerturns at 10 a.m. weekdays. An afternoon cruise leaves at 2
SPIRIT OF BERMUDA launched in Rockport
The three-masted schooner Spirit of Bermuda slid into the calm waters of Rockport Harbor Aug. 13, while the sun shone and a crowd cheered. The vessel seemed to lurch forward into the water, as though eager to start sailing, and that caused brief consternation among those in charge of the launching. A few days earlier
Swan’s groups collaborate to entertain, raise money
Three Swan’s Island organizations joined forces Aug. 12 to raise money and create entertainment. The Swan’s Island Educational Society (library), the Lighthouse Committee and the Hockamock Players provided islanders with dinner and a play. The First Annual Chowder Cook-off was held early in the evening as a joint fundraiser for the library and lighthouse. Fourteen
Cliff Island gets Maine’s first “public interest” pay phone
After almost three years without a working public pay phone for island emergencies, Cliff Island in Casco Bay is one step closer to reclaiming the once famous symbol of “Ma Bell” after a rousing public meeting Aug. 9. With a burst of applause, members of the annual meeting of the Cliff Island Association (CIA) unanimously
New Housing for Island Teacher
Islesboro Affordable Property (IAP) recently brought its newest house to the island by barge and truck. The house is for one of Islesboro’s teachers, who has lived on the island for 19 years and all of a sudden found herself without a home. (photos: courtesy of Joanne Whitehead, IAP)
Frenchboro festival set for Aug. 12
Frenchboro on Long Island will host its 44th annual lobster festival on Saturday, Aug. 12. The annual event at Frenchboro, located eight miles across Blue Hill Bay from Mount Desert Island, features a beautiful boat ride and some of the best lobster in the world. This year’s festival also will include classic country music by
“Island Reflections” exhibit and sale to open Aug. 4
Louis W. Cabot has spent the past 77 years summering among the islands and along the coast of Maine. When he was eight years old, his parents, Tom and Virginia Cabot, first took Louis and his brothers to Swan’s Island and began teaching them to sail. Every summer thereafter they sailed up and down the
Commemorating Portland’s Submarine Defenses
An iron pin in a rock on the south end of Chebeague Island marks one end of the World War II submarine net that once stretched between Chebeague and Long Island. The net protected an entrance to Portland Harbor from German submarines that preyed on Allied shipping in the early 1940s. Recently the Chebeague Historical
Columnist wins award
Islesford jewelry designer and Working Waterfront columnist Barbara Fernald won second place in the PMC category in the 2006 Saul Bell Design Award competition for jewelry design. Fernald received a $1,000 gift certificate for her winning design. The 2006 competition challenged jewelry designers to push the boundaries of creativity as they created original and innovative