About 50 Cranberry Isles voters sacrificed a sunny day to attend a special town meeting on Aug. 9 in the Islesford Neighborhood House. With only 13 items on the warrant, the meeting was intended as a housekeeping event, reaffirming some votes from the annual town meeting while passing some necessary ordinances. However, some money that
City Amends Zoning in Diamond Cove to Allow Golf Carts
At its Aug. 16 meeting, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to amend zoning in the Diamond Cove development on the northern end of Great Diamond Island to allow the use of golf carts. The decision settles a two-year controversy involving the City of Portland and three different homeowner associations on the island, over whether
More islands qualify for lodging fund
The Island Institute is expanding its Island Lodging Fund to include year-round islanders on the Cranberries, Frenchboro, Swan’s and Isle au Haut. The fund will provide a $40 reimbursement for a total of 55 room nights per month to year-round island residents who have special needs that require a night’s stay on the mainland, such
Aboard Eastport’s Pilot Boat – “A bad day on the water is still better than a good day in a cubicle”
It’s 10:35 a.m., July 21, with hazy sun over Eastport and light fog over Campobello. The Eastport pilot boat, MEDRIC II, has left her berth at the Breakwater and is headed up Head Harbour Passage bound for the m/v SAGA MONEL at the pilot station in the Bay of Fundy. Aboard are Eastport harbor pilot
Island Institute Programs Staff
Island Institute Programs Department (from left): Ben Neal, Marine Programs Officer; Ruth Kermush-Allen, Education Outreach Officer; Rob Snyder, Programs Director; Chris Wolff, Fellows Program Officer; Cherie Galyean, Grants Writer; Dana Leath, Community Development Officer; Shey Veditz, GIS Specialist.
Maine oyster growers face challenges, opportunities in equal measure
Oyster growers along the Damariscotta River, who have been in the industry longer than any other oyster farmers in the state, see many opportunities to grow in the future. But they recognize that the road won’t be smooth and presents several identifiable challenges. One of the interesting opportunities, says Bill Mook, owner of Mook Sea
After lengthy process, Cliff Island gets a barge landing
Cliff Island residents voted Aug. 11 to approve the location of a barge-landing site. In Casco Bay, Peaks is the only island community that is serviced by a car ferry. For the surrounding islands, transporting materials, equipment, and service vehicles requires the use of a barge. Landing a barge on an island, and transporting vehicles
Deer Isle “gateway” protected from development
Island Heritage Trust, (IHT) the land trust for the island of Deer Isle, announced in mid-August that it had signed purchase and sale contracts securing two critical parcels that will provide a boat launch on Eggemoggin Reach, a swimming beach, walking trails, and a picnic area. These facilities will be open to the public. The
At Home, At Sea: Recipes from the Maine Windjammer, J.
Baggywrinkle Publishing, 2004 Schooner Cooking Worth Taking Ashore It was nice meeting Anne Mahle, a friendly, helpful and conscientious soul, and clearly a good cook and storyteller. I ran into her in At Home, At Sea, a book of recipes you can use in your galley or kitchen. Other people run into her as the
What We Have Learned about LNG
With the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s recent vote to proceed with submitting an application for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on tribal lands at Pleasant Point near Eastport, the topic of whether a new industrial energy facility is appropriate for the Maine coast is back in the headlines. When the Island Institute’s Board of Trustees voted