To the editor: Here’s a product idea for the lobster industry: last Christmas (and the Christmas before) I tried to find packaged, freeze-dried, or canned Maine lobster meat to send to friends in other states. I tried the supermarkets, the specialty stores, and asked the few lobstermen who were still going out. No luck. I’d
Going “Green” and Local Knowledge
To the editor: Reading about the “greening” of the town of Cranberry Isles (WWF April 2008) and the area supermarkets was exciting. “Little Things,” the title of the editorial, obviously add up to something much bigger. I would add a credit to Hannaford Brothers: the reusable green bag I bought in the Bangor store last
Fishing Smarter
Monhegan Island lobstermen are nearing the end of their first season under new rules. They are fishing a longer season with fewer traps per person, and so far, they’re having surprising success catching as many or more lobsters. “We are now fishing 300 traps apiece,” said Doug Boynton, who has been fishing off Monhegan for
Galleries proliferate on Deer Isle
“A handful of us on Deer Isle have been a little bit frustrated about getting our work out there,” said artist Maureen Farr, explaining the reasoning behind Deer Isle village’s new co-operative art gallery. The Red Dot Gallery, in the center of town, will have a daylong grand opening on Saturday, May 24, from 10
Still more…
To the editor: I spent every summer of my childhood in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Two of my favorite foods both in Maine and at home in Syracuse, NY, were Crown Pilot and Dandy Soup and Oyster crackers. When I moved south after college, (I have lived in the Washington D.C. area for 40 years) I
Exporting our Problems
At the risk of appearing as if we’ve taken sides in a reliably contentious island issue, we’re publishing yet another story on island-based energy development. This time the location is the Nantucket-Martha’s Vineyard-Block Island area in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where Cape Wind Associates wants to locate a mega-project, and where the three island communities
Portland firm recycles sails, things “green” and supports good causes
What do you call a manufacturing business that has managed to thrive while keeping its entire production local and maintaining a “green” mentality and a true sense of community? In Maine, some would call it miraculous. Sea Bags produces a line of high quality tote bags made from recycled sails. Owners Hannah Kubiak and Beth
Tyler to direct Institute publications
Island Fellows sought for community projects
The Island Institute’s Island Fellows program is soliciting applications for 2008-2009, seeking to fill up to eight positions. Island Fellow placements address pressing challenges facing Maine’s year-round island and remote coastal communities. This cohort of Fellows marks the 10th anniversary of the Island Fellows program, which has significantly changed over the years.The first island fellow,
Bar Harbor votes to cap number of cruise ship visitors
The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously to cap the number of cruise ship passengers allowed ashore in the town per day. Whereas previous regulations only limited the number of cruise ships in the harbor, the new regulations say between 3,500 and 3,700 people can disembark each day in the summer months and 5,500 people