Back to alarm clocks and early boats
There are some great aspects of college, but for me, not having to get up for the early boat was one of the best of them. Sure, I had some 8 a.m. classes over the course of my college years, but even if that 7 a.m. alarm felt awful at the time, it was never
The Castine baptism and other silliness
Last summer, just before many of us Maine Maritime Academy cadets left on our annual training cruise, I decided to take a dip in the harbor after a hard run. The water was so cold that my muscles seized up as I slept that night, and I could barely stand up straight for a day.
The not-so-simple island life
On my way back to Isle au Haut after a trip to Islesboro I stopped at a gas station to grab some breakfast. It had been an early morning. I was debating which Nature Valley granola bar to buy when the woman standing next to me struck up a conversation. We made small talk about
High expectations in a changing industry
Maine Maritime Academy boasts of one of the finest training programs in the country. We are the only maritime academy in the country to certify tug and barge operators with TOAR licenses (Towing Officers’ Assessment Record), a necessity for those working in the towing business. We train some of the best boat handlers and navigators
Aquaculture soothes a crisis and makes a comeback
With international crises dominating news headlines lately, perhaps we should revisit a recent international crisis that was smoothed over with some smoked trout from Maine. We are speaking about the crisis of French President Francoise Hollande’s visit to Washington in February. The question of great pith and moment then was whether Hollande would bring his
Cranberry Isles voters show confidence in school’s potential
CRANBERRY ISLES — Great Cranberry Island’s Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary School has not operated as a school since 1999. Still, voters have decided each year to keep Longfellow “open” as a school, assuming it was grandfathered for that use, should the need arise again. Since 1999, the building has hosted many community activities. And since
Boat-builders banking on pent-up demand; Chis Christie gets his salt
Sabre Yachts will build its new Sabre 66 power yacht at Rockland’s North End Composites. North End, which is the company behind Back Cove Yachts, has ramped up production and hired 40 workers over the last six months, chief operating officer Jason Constantine said. Sabre, based in Raymond, is a company related to North End/Back
Confounding pirates–technology may be one step behind
The wonders of modern technology never cease to amaze. In the 1970s, my parents’ generation watched as characters on the TV show Star Trek performed countless functions on hand-held devices. More recently, we saw characters in James Cameron’s Avatar who did everything from their tablet computers. Now we do all the same things. Science fiction
Wednesdays with Ed, or, Talking in the library is OK
I spend my Wednesdays with Ed. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., I sit in the Isle au Haut town library with coffee and some kind of baked good. Usually I’ll throw some muffins together; if I’m feeling particularly adventurous, I’ll make bagels. Islanders are free to stop by, grab some coffee and food and