The hunt for wind turbines is on. That’s the biggest hurdle now facing the Fox Islands wind power project, which could provide all the electricity needed annually to power North Haven and Vinalhaven. On July 28, members of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative approved the wind power project by a vote of 383 to 5.
When fishing’s like breathing
“We’ve got all day; we’re pretty relaxed,” said captain Julie Brown Eaton as we steam away from her Stonington harbor mooring aboard her 33-year-old 30-foot Repco. An understatement if ever there was one: unlike those fishermen who insist on being on the water by dawn, she left the dock on this perfect June day at
“Lynne Drexler: Painter” at the Monhegan Museum
The painter Lynne Drexler (1928-1999) was a southerner by birth (Newport News, Virginia) and upbringing, but by the end of her life she belonged, as it were, to Monhegan Island. In the early 1960s she began to spend part of her summers there. She became a year-round islander in 1983. This exhibition, organized by Tralice
High costs, low prices, economic factors hurt PEI’s lobster industry
In one area of the Northumberland Strait, landings were up and that bodes well for the fall season. However, low prices remained a constant for the 1,100 licensed fishermen, making the season especially difficult in light of high fuel and bait costs. The spring fishery ended in early July and final figures for the season
Living By the Boat
Orders for lobster boats are down at Holland’s Boat Shop, Inc. in Belfast, due to the downturn in the lobster industry and the economy. But Glenn Holland still has orders for recreational boats so he’s not too worried – yet. “It’s kinda like being in a sinking boat, but for now, the pumps are keeping
Canadian federal government helps small ports
According to the Guardian newspaper in Charlottetown, total funds allocated for the 11 fishing ports in Canada’s smallest province is $3,317.800 (Can). It was in the mid-1990s that the federal department of fisheries in Ottawa suggested ports set up their own harbor authorities to take care of daily maintenance of the wharves. Norman Peters, chair
Venturing
Readers of the New York Times will be aware of this summer’s non-news event: the construction of a Whiffleball field in Greenwich, Connecticut, by a group of teenage boys who cleared brush, braved poison ivy, scrounged a few building materials and bought some paint so they could build their field of dreams on some town-owned
Terchno to Bluegrass
If it’s an August weekend in coastal Maine, chances are there’s a music festival near you. Throughout the last decade, a handful of new music festivals have sprung up along the coast, bringing diverse bands and carnival atmospheres to coastal towns. Some of the new festivals were created by accident, like the BelTek festival Aug.
A Novel Approach to Shore Access
A Midcoast group hopes to buy Merchant’s Landing on Spruce Head Island in S. Thomaston. A small marina since 1973, Merchant’s Landing came up for sale last year (WWF July 2007), threatening the shore access of island owners and others who have used the place for years. Sharon McHold, a member of the Dix Island
Family Business
Being in the same business can make for an unusual level of understanding between husband and wife, but when they and the sons of each have opposite goals, the potential for trouble can skyrocket. When Corea Lobster Cooperative manager Dwight Rodgers courted seafood buyer Ruth Goodwin, mother and business partner of one of his customers,