To the editor: The article on the “Grand Design” in your March issue by Steve Cartwright and the great research done on this shipwreck by Julia Lane triggered a lot of memories. I first heard of this wreck in Edward Rowe Snow’s Storms and Shipwrecks of New England (1944). It was basically the same story
Katrina donations help a program closer to home
In the wake of hurricane Katrina, Islesboro students in Pat Crawford’s Kindergarten and first grade class, aided by school board member Julie Reidy, started a campaign to collect donations for the victims. Over several months Islesboro residents contributed a wide variety of items — everything from clothes and food to books and games — to
Listen harder, please
To the editor: “Listening to an Island” by David D. Platt (WWF, April 2006) appears to be an account of a tour group, called “Two Roads Maine,” visiting a barrier island in Georgia in March 2006. The group was “dedicated to helping people through transitions in their lives.” It was interested in helping its members re-connect
Islesboro resident is Maine’s Volunteer of the Year
Islesboro resident Ed Girvin has been chosen as Maine’s Volunteer of the Year. This award came as no surprise to the island community, which is very familiar with Ed Girvin’s willingness to lend a helping hand. He has gained great respect and admiration in the island community he and his wife, Alice, have called home
Lobster Sashimi
To the editor: Colin Woodard’s April 2006 `Parallel 44′ column on the Tsukiji Fish Market was apt and entertaining for this Maine native and Tokyo resident. On this side of the Pacific, how lobsters are sold and consumed beyond international hotels and the Red Lobster may differ in some instances from the Downeast experience. In
Safe Shrimp
To the editor: Thank you for serving up a savory shrimp course in the March issue, “Great American Shrimp.” I gobbled it up, as I realized how “malnourished” I was in knowledge. For me, growing up in Aroostook County, shrimp came from a can to be offered in salad, or, combined with green peas in
Black Horse builds light, fast powerboats for the luxury market
Howard Hagar, general manager of Black Horse Yachts in South Harpswell, is pleased with the 33-foot and new 29-foot power yachts the company builds. Six years ago, J. Stark Thompson bought the company after he had purchased a yacht from the former owner. Today there are five employees, and a naval architect, Geoffrey Dickes, designs
Want better fuel efficiency? Try this…
With the price of crude oil hitting an all time high and prices at the pump escalating, drivers of both diesel and gasoline engines, and people who heat with oil, might want to take notice of Future Fuel Technology’s fuel maximizer, FFT Gasoline Blend and FFT Diesel Blend. The products, which are actually the same
The Long View: Sticker Shock
For hundreds of thousands of young Americans who will graduate from high school this spring, D-Day, as in decision day, is fast approaching. For many islanders also: the 25 or so high school seniors from Maine’s 15 island communities who have applied to attend college in the fall have collectively received some several hundred letters
Downeast collaborators purchase former hatchery, plan educational center
Black Duck Cove on Great Wass Island in the town of Beals is a stunningly beautiful piece of coastal real estate. White-capped waves crash against the rocky shore. And on a sunny day, the Schoodic Peninsula and Cadillac Mountain are clearly visible, rising over open-ocean. But it wasn’t the view that attracted the new owners