With only the purest of civic-minded intentions, Bev Johnson first started her Chebeague Island website back in 1996. “I just wanted to keep islanders informed about the comings and going of people in our community,” says Johnson. Need to know more about the Polar Plunge and the Chili/Chowder/Soup Challenge? Looking for swimming lessons in the
Great American Shrimp
If you live in Maine and think of shrimp as those sweet little Pandalus borealis sold from trucks by the side of the road during winter, think again. Even though the fishery served for generations as a winter mainstay for many state harvesters, Maine’s little shrimp are scarcely a blip on the radar of U.S. shrimp consumption.
“It was the best fisheries paper on the market”
Ten years ago Bill Crowe started a plain spoken, no-holds-barred monthlynewspaper called Fishermen’s Voice. He had no training or experience. He wasn’t a writer, an editor or a publisher. He didn’t write the purest English and didn’t always use the best grammar or punctuation, but every word he wrote came directly from his heart and
Island Business owners share challenges, successes
For many participants at the recent Island Small Business Forum, the answer boiled down to two words: customer loyalty. There is increasing unease among many island business owners as more business goes to off-island retailers, contractors and Internet sites. “I don’t think there was more customer loyalty in the past,” said Vinalhaven business owner Phil
From the Deck: A Venerable Maine shipyard transforms itself
Sample’s Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor has become Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, owned by Terry McClinch with David Stinson as General Manager. The yard is specializing in the building, storing, restoration and repair of wooden vessels of whatever size and rig. The yard crew is being augmented by younger people eager to learn the shipwright’s trade through
Different Species
To the editor: [In her] herring article [WWF Feb. 06] Jennifer Litteral wrote: “Herring are anadromous, meaning they spend most of their lives in salt water, but return to freshwater streams to spawn.” Atlantic herring are not anadromous; they do not spawn in freshwater. Atlantic herring lay egg mats on gravel substrate in ocean waters.
Wrong Crab
To the editor: You probably already know this by now, but the crab shown in the picture in your “Aliens Invade!” article is an Asian shore crab, not a green crab. Elizabeth Stephenson Darling Marine Center Walpole
Heartfelt Thanks
To the editor: I would like to thank you and the people who responded to my article in your paper [WWF Nov. 05]. A heartfelt thanks to Working Waterfront and it’s readers who have helped me in raising the tuition for the Ocean Classrooms Semester at Sea program. I would not have been able to reach
Wrong Crab
To the editor: …My oldest son, who is a commercial lobsterman, tells me that the photo on the front page of the February issue is not a green crab, but rather an Asian Brown Crab that came to Maine on the BIW dry dock. I agree that it sure doesn’t look like a green crab.
Insurance Feedback
To the editor: [re: “Islander’s Nightmare,” WWF Feb. 06] …I am writing this as an insurance agent for 32 yrs. here on Martha’s Vineyard. The Vineyard may be known by many as a place high profile types spend their summers in large sprawling estates…although this may in part be true, the Vineyard is also home to