Yes, we can. And pickle, and preserve, and cellar. In a normal year, whatever that may be, though almost everyone agrees that this growing season was not very normal, this is a powerfully busy time. Whatever I do put away to eat later this year is terribly more important than usual because we a running
Opinion: Maine’s Gold Coast and workforce housing
The need for workforce housing in Maine’s island and remote coastal communities has never been greater. This statement may seem startling, given the news that the housing market has stalled and prices are dropping. How in this market can we still have a need for workforce housing? Housing in Maine’s island and remote coastal communities
Cautious optimism about right whales, during annual migration to Bay of Fundy
The waters where the coasts of Maine and New Brunswick meet, where the St. Croix River widens into Passamaquoddy Bay and joins the Bay of Fundy, are key to the survival of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of North Atlantic whales. These waters are the summer feeding grounds for several species of whales, including North Atlantic right
Cranberry Report: Fall foraging
By the middle of October, most of the summer residents have made their last visit to Little Cranberry Island, returning to their active lives in bigger towns and cities. They are not the only ones moving on. Groups of flickers provide flashes of white, red, taupe and black as they travel south, stopping on the
A close encounter with right whales
Each fall the Quoddy Link whale-watching catamaran, based in St. Andrews, makes a special trip to where right whales are feeding. On September 13th, Captain John Eldridge delivered us to a spot about 40 miles from St. Andrews in the Grand Manan Basin, where we found ourselves surrounded by a very active group of at
Parallel 44: Tidal power takes two steps forward
When it comes to renewable energy production in this part of the world, wind has been stealing the show. The governor of Maine and the premiers of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are big boosters and wind farms have been erected from Mars Hill to PEI’s eastern cape using off-the-shelf technology. PEI plans to
After leasing, Freeport entrepreneur looks to buy Chebeague Island Inn
The Chebeague Island Inn is for sale, and a Freeport entrepreneur who has been leasing it hopes to buy it, if he can find another investor. Andy LeMaistre, who has leased the inn for the past two years, confirmed he’s in active negotiations with the inn’s owner, Martha Dumont, to buy the inn. Dumont declined
Matinicus lobstermen seek island lobster zone
Matinicus lobstermen say they want to protect their local fishing rights with a restricted zone, but a legislative proposal to put that concept into law has run aground. The Legislative Council on October 15 rejected a bill submitted by Rep. Chuck Kruger, a Thomaston Democrat whose district includes Matinicus. The council met to decide which
The Long View: Flipping the switch
One day we will look back on November 2009 and mark it as a turning point in the history of the Maine coast. The turning point will come when officials at Fox Islands Wind “flip the switch” that turns (and re-turns) the power of the winds off the Gulf of Maine into a productive local
Fishermen concerned about new right whale petition
On September 16, five groups filed a petition to expand critical habitat for the North Atlantic right whale to include the American waters of the entire Gulf of Maine. This set off a chain of events that could cause even more problems for ground and lobster fishermen. The petition, filed with the National Marine Fisheries