Legislators brief Maine Islands Coalition

The Maine Islands Coalition met May 6 in Rockland with 30 people in attendance. Representatives from Cliff, Monhegan, Cranberry Isles, Town of Long Island, Islesboro, North Haven, Swan’s, Matinicus, Frenchboro, Peaks, Vinalhaven, Little Diamond and Great Diamond attended. State Sens. Dennis Damon and Ethan Strimling also took part in the meeting. The Coalition was formed

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Beaching out SUMMERTIME – An all-volunteer crew takes on a schooner’s yearly maintenance

Bill Brown’s SUMMERTIME exemplifies the term: a labor of love. This love affair goes back to 1974, when then-52-year-old Brooklin boatbuilder George Allen first asked then-25-year-old ship’s carpenter and sailor Brown, “Wouldn’t it be fun to build a pinky schooner?” Brown had never considered building anything larger than a peapod; but he recalled later, “This

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Cranberry Report – Birds at the Feeder

On April 21, the afternoon temperature was 72 degrees and the FOUR Philbrook boys were shirtless, enjoying a water gun fight in their yard. Dandelions came up earlier than last year and perennials around the islands look strong and healthy after losing their protective blanket of winter snow. Barbara Stainton sold the general store, on

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