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The Long View Perserverance furthers
On one of the days with an early taste of spring last month, Nate Michaud, Mike Felton and I met the NATHANIEL ZACHARY in Bass Harbor for a trip to Frenchboro. With Zach Lunt at the helm we boarded the family lobster boat at the Morris Yacht dock and made a rolly crossing through the
The Long View The Power of Faith
The morning ferry ride across Penobscot Bay to North Haven was clear but cold. Skim ice had formed overnight in the ferry pen on the island where the wake from the CAPTAIN NEIL BURGESS spilled out across solid water. Just a few weeks prior, several brave souls had walked across the Fox Island Thorofare to
The Long View Cold weather warmth
The true hospitality of island life opens itself up to visitors in winter, since islanders are generally happy to see strangers once the frenzy of the summer is a distant and painless memory. And who in Maine doesn’t love to share with a hapless visitor the communal experience of northern New England privation? Last month
Programming for the future
During the past six months, we’ve been thinking hard about the future – about the complex challenges facing Maine island communities, about the Institute’s various island service programs and about the financial uncertainties we have all experienced during the past few years. Three months ago, as part of a long range planning effort, we hired
What the election meant
Now that November’s electoral dust has (almost) settled, we might ask ourselves the question, what do the recent elections mean for the Maine coast and islands? On a national level at first glance, many Maine coast interests appear to come out winners in Washington. Senator Collins’ victory gives her the Chair of the powerful Government
Where Thanksgiving comes early
Birds of a feather
Cooper Island, August 7, 2002 – The motor vessel TURMOIL is at anchor 330 miles north of the Arctic Circle off the north coast of Alaska, eight miles east of Barrow. We are waiting to see if we might be able to press further on into the central Arctic Basin, a four- to five-day passage
Emily Muir
At 98 years of age, Emily Muir, the artist, architect, activist, environmentalist and eminence grise of Stonington/Deer Isle, has earned the right to speak her mind. Her life, which spans nearly the entire 20th century, is the subject of a new memoir, The Time of My Life, recently published by the Institute and the Farnsworth
Island Communities: The real endangered resource
(Remarks delivered on Chebeague Island, July 16, 2002) I am honored to be asked to speak to you tonight about the future of island communities as you confront the stark circumstances of Chebeague’s future in the face of the recent revaluation. I believe you are right to be concerned for your future. Every islander knows
Helping to make marine research happen
The coast of Maine is blessed with a wealth of marine science institutions that help track the annual movements and mysteries of Maine’s marine resources. Scientists at the University of Maine’s Darling Center, at the Bigelow Laboratory and at Maine’s Department of Marine resources all support significant marine research programs. By sharing their information and