Available from: Maine Coast Sea Vegetables, Inc. Franklin, ME 04634 (207) 565-2907 www.seaveg.com $14.95 Good for Man & Beast I have always wondered about Maine seaweed, living as I do along the coast. I am already a sometime purchaser and consumer of various seaweeds, but most of what I eat comes in colorful Korean or
Edgecomb broker, 85, is dean of Maine’s marine real estate business
“I thought a pound was, you buy a lobster and sit down and eat it,” said 85-year-old marine realtor Ralph Lombardi, recalling the time a potential client said he wanted to buy a lobster pound. At the time, Lombardi was new to Maine and to the possibilities inherent in such a request, though he’d been
Institute Trustees oppose LNG in Casco Bay
Recently the Trustees of the Island Institute passed a resolution concerning the potential for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regasification Plants to be located in Casco Bay. The resolution, adopted unanimously, is as follows: “Given the potentially negative environmental, economic and cultural impacts to the fragile stability of Maine’s island communities as the result of the
Expecting to Fly: A Sixties Reckoning
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004 Remembering the Sixties, Without an Adult Filter Martha Tod Dudman currently lives in Northeast Harbor, and was a summer resident of the nearby town of Cranberry Isles while growing up. There are some Maine memories in her new book, Expecting to Fly: A Sixties Reckoning. A previous book, Augusta,
Managing Nature: On seabird nesting islands, “wild” is a slippery term
They are out there, swooping and dodging like swallows over a summer pasture. Only their prey isn’t flying insects, it is two- to three-inch juvenile herring. Occasionally one of them halts abruptly in midair, hovers for a heartbeat, then plunges into the sea for its prey. Federally endangered Roseate Terns are making a comeback, thanks
Training program assists displaced Maine fishermen
The decline in the fishing industry in recent years has forced many people who once made their living on the water to seek new careers. Fishermen, lobstermen, clam diggers, urchin divers and even those who transport fish have all been affected by the changes. Many spouses who participated in these businesses have been displaced as
The Blue Bowl
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004 Indelible Childhood Experience George Minot, author of a new book, The Blue Bowl, is the third of one family’s seven siblings to write about their childhood and its central event, the death of their mother. The family lived by the ocean, on the North Shore of Boston and on
New Man on Matinicus
For the time being, the youngest Matinicus Islander is Gardner Griffin, born June 30 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. Gardner is the son of year-round Matinicus residents Natalie Ames and John Griffin. In the photo he is taking the ferry to the island for the first time, July 6, with his mother. Admiring the
Ralph Stanley: Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder
Down East Books, 2004 $24.95 “The nearest thing you can build to something that’s living” Wooden boatbuilding is an art and a craft, and Ralph Stanley is one of the foremost designers and builders of these boats in the country. In a career that started in the mid-1940s, Stanley, of Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert
CRANBERRY REPORT:Farewell to Captain Ted
June 15. Foggy weather and 50 degrees at noon. Mildew and mosquitoes are the most common annoyances and lawns are very green. Even with the continued dreary weather, island fishermen are going out steadily with one guaranteed day off each week. The state law that prohibits lobstermen from hauling traps on Sunday is in effect