The NAVROC computer – an affordable, water-resistant computer designed and entirely assembled in Midcoast Maine – is practically a family affair.Designer and engineer Jacob Post, 32, and business owner Carolyn Philbrook of Rockbound Computers have known each other since he was a kid in Owls Head, one road over from her house and attending school
The Incredible Shrinking Shrimping Fishery of the South
Being somewhere warmer as winter waned seemed like a must-do this year. By March, we had cabin fever and wanderlust, so we thought we’d head down the Eastern seaboard. We eliminated Florida as a destination because we wanted to be in a region culturally more “Southern.” It could have been the coast of Georgia, but
Schoodic “eco resort” stirs controversy
plan to develop a resort community on the Schoodic Peninsula has met with skepticism among conservation groups and guarded enthusiasm among some Winter Harbor officials. The proposal by the Winter Harbor Holding Company calls for the creation of a resort community on some 3,300 acres in Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro, including an undeveloped island and
An artist invites her viewers to remember and rejoice
The verve of nature – no small thing – is alive in the paintings of Vinalhaven artist Elaine Crossman. Her landscapes reveal and also revel in the glory of the natural world. In another era, the majestic stained glass windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany that would have been similarly evocative. There’s a luminous glow to
Cranberry Isles forge ahead on the energy front
“There’s a good vibe out here,” reports Island Institute Fellow Amanda Ravenhill from her home on Islesford. A longtime seasonal resident, Ravenhill recently spent her first winter on Islesford, filling a fellow position that was vacated last spring when Eric Dyer took a full-time position with the Town of Cranberry Isles. Ravenhill is particularly interested
Boothbay dealer “Butch” Cressey has seen it all
Ask a fisherman or dealer around Boothbay if he knows Leighton Cressey, and he’s likely to inquire if Leighton might be related to Butch. Everybody in the fishing business there knows Cressey by his nickname: he’s been in the fish and lobster business for over 40 years. Being raised in Boothbay Harbor by his grandparents
After the fire: Matinicus Island gets to work healing
By time this goes to press, most will have heard or read about the fire that on April 28 destroyed the newly renovated Matinicus Island post office, as well as a young man’s home and all he owned, the long-awaited new store almost ready for its Grand Opening celebration, and some of the property of
Chebeague Island Inn re-opens, provides jobs to islanders
The Chebeague Island Inn was set to re-open June 1 after being closed since the 2006 season. Andre LeMaistre, of Freeport, has leased the inn from owner Martha Dumont with an option to buy. Dumont, who did extensive renovations to the 83-year-old inn, put it up for sale for $2.75 million in early 2007. The
Kids’ sailing program brings locals, summer folk together
Oops. Over she goes. Another dinghy has capsized in a puff of wind in Tenants Harbor, but the young skipper isn’t fazed. She shifts her weight, swiftly rights her craft and is on her way again, tacking up and running down wind, none the worse for a capsize. Up to 20 kids at a time,
Left Out
To the editor: Having dug at Fort St. George, Popham, for many years, I definitely agree with Colin Woodard (WWF May 2008) that [Nathaniel] Philbrick’s Mayflower failed to write about important Maine history. Just because we are no longer part of Massachusetts doesn’t mean we should be left out of Pilgrim history!