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Albert M. Bunker, 1930-2007
Albert M. Bunker, 77, of Matinicus Island, died Sept. 12, 2007. He was known for his readiness and ability to help in any emergency, and was involved over the years in several search and rescue operations on the waters around Matinicus Island. He worked closely with the Coast Guard, and their appreciation for the many
SUNBEAM couple retires; Matinicus will miss them
A couple of times each month, the daily routine on the “Steamboat Wharf” in Matinicus Harbor is pleasantly interrupted by the appearance of the Sunbeam. The crew of the 75-foot steel vessel, the fifth in a series so named, carries on a century-long tradition of service to some of Maine’s outer islands. The Sunbeam has
Matinicus marks centennial of island church – with running water!
The Congregational Church of Matinicus has a few traditions. Among them are holding services in the evening, feasting together at Christmas Eve dinner, and the interminable singing of “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning.” Soon to be a tradition of the past, however, is running a garden hose from the neighbor’s house every time anybody
Retreat…and Go Forward! Middle Schoolers’ Retreat teaches lessons in Bar Harbor
In January, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from Monhegan, Isle au Haut, Islesford and Matinicus gathered in Bar Harbor for the 2nd annual Island Middle-Schoolers’ Retreat. (Frenchboro would also have participated, but that island has no middle-school students this year.) The 15 students who gathered at the Atlantic Oakes were hardly in for a weekend of
Homeowner’s Insurance: An Islander’s Nightmare
Imagine this scenario: you are in the process of purchasing a small home on an island, far from the mainland, to be used as a summer place. You are not a movie star or a corporate heir…you are a schoolteacher from Pennsylvania. As your career obligations will not allow you to be within 500 miles
Matinicus kids build a boat, revive a tradition
On July 1 in drizzle and fog, 25 people congre-gated around the ferry wharf and nearby shoreline on Matinicus Island to watch and celebrate the launching of an eleven-and-a-half foot skiff. That morning, the skiff had been carried out of the Matinicus powerhouse, the only place warm enough to dry the paint in the drippy