Andrew Carnegie left quite a legacy in Maine: 18 libraries in towns that previously had none. Vinalhaven was one of those lucky communities, and now, nearly 100 years after it was built, the Vinalhaven Public Library is hoping for a makeover. On June 26, the Friends of the Library Centennial Committee unveiled plans for an
Fame Comes Early
Many people spend the better part of their lives waiting for their 15 minutes of fame. Ian Dyer of Vinalhaven, age 6, appears to be enjoying his 15 minutes right now. Earlier this year Ian was identified by the Maine Lobster Promotion Council as the youngest licensed lobsterman in the state. As a result, Ian
Cliff Islanders join in friendly competition
On the Fourth of July, Cliff Island celebrated the 30th annual ACE (Athetics, Conservation, and Education) Olympics. ACE is an island organization created 27 years ago to serve community needs. It now supports a variety of programs including the annual Olympics. Earl and Judy MacVane conceived the Olympics 30 years ago as a way to
Island Fire Department is really two organizations
Changes are afoot in the Cranberry Isles. While Great Cranberry Island and Islesford (Little Cranberry Island) have had private fire associations for decades, they have had to rely on private donations and local fund-raising efforts to meet their goals. All that changed at Town Meeting in March, when the town voted to create the Cranberry
North Haven school finds – and then loses – a whale
The North Haven Community School has a history of innovative educational projects, including building an electric school van and constructing a six-oared rowing gig from scratch, as well as having recently started a collection of student-mounted local birds. When vocational arts teacher Terry Goodhue heard of a small, 11-foot-long whale washed up into Seal Bay,
Literary Evening
Historian-turned-novelist Charles B. McLane read from his new book, Red Right Returning, at the Island Insti-tute recently. Set on a fictitious Penobscot Bay island populated with familiar characters, Red Right Returning brings together year-rounders and summer people in a story of island life, lobster politics and personal tragedy. The Island Institute published the book this
Clean MarinasMaine boatyards take the pledge
There’s a snappy new flag to watch for this summer. Maine boatyards and marinas who come “clean” will be flying an oversized green, blue and white burgee-shaped banner on their yardarms to publicly announce their newly earned status. Sponsored by the Maine Marine Trade Association, the Maine Clean Boatyards and Marinas Program is, according to
Islesboro builds a_community center – without a building
In January of 2000, a group of Islesboro residents formed a nonprofit organization to create an island Community Center. Over 140 volunteers worked to make this plan a reality by establishing goals, surveying townspeople, promoting community events and looking for a building. Richard Gilder, an island summer resident, donated his up-island barn and property for
Little Ray never even got his feet wet
By the afternoon of May 11 the weather had warmed up to 70 degrees, and the leaves we’d been waiting so long to see finally popped out on the trees. Our postmaster, Joy Sprague, took advantage of the warm afternoon to set her lobster traps in the harbor for the first time this year. Joy
On the qui vive
To the editor: Watch out for pita bread, tabbouili, baba ganoush, hummus, tahini and baklava. And algebra. And chess. I hope this is of some assistance to those who are bewildered by the injunction to be on the alert, but are not quite sure what they need to be watching for. I myself am on