Steve Little, President of the Cliff Island Association, was surprised by a phone call at 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7. Roger Berle, fellow Cliff Island resident and chairman of the Maine Islands Coalition, called to inform Little that neighboring Hope Island was a potential site for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. The previous
“Filled with Possibilities:”Sebastian Belle looks back at three years with the Maine Aquaculture Association
For Maine’s fishermen, spring is traditionally a time of optimism: traps and nets to be readied, boats to prep and launch, anticipation of perhaps a better year than last. It’s the same, says Sebastian Belle, director of the Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA), for Maine’s aquaculture operations, which are a growing part of the working waterfront.
Author visits Islesboro
Maine author Tess Gerritsen visited Islesboro Central School on May 13, and discussed the process of writing as well as details of her latest book, The Sinner, with high school students. From left: Carolyn Leach, ICS librarian who arranged the author’s visit, Tess Gerritsen, Caitlin Andersen, and student Nick Porter, an avid admirer of Gerritsen’s
The island’s not real, but it feels that way
We know as much as we know about the history of Maine islands thanks in large part to Charles McLane and his wife, the late Carol Evarts McLane. The couple devoted more than 20 years to researching and writing their monumental and invaluable four-volume study of the archipelago that stretches from the Kennebec River to
Canada considers “traffic ticket” system for fisheries violations
Fishermen in Atlantic Canada are taking a hard look at a proposal by Fisheries and Oceans Minister Geoff Regan that would allow officers to issue tickets for certain minor offenses under the Fisheries Act and its regulations. Under Regan’s proposal, ticketing would be phased in over the next few years and the process would be
Potter-mania!
Islesboro Central School teacher Janet Dooley’s 4th and 5th graders – Harry Potter fans all – transformed their classroom into the Hogwarts School of Muggle Wizardry, complete with colorful banners, robes for each student and courses such as Arithmancy, History of Muggles and Spelling Spells. Sorted into houses at the beginning of the school year,
An Unconventional Play About Unconventional People
” Women and the Sea,” at the Portland Stage Company until recently, should add a word to its title. It should be called “Working Women and the Sea.” The script is based on oral histories compiled from interviews with over 40 Maine women. From these, 17 adult characters are represented on stage. Fifteen are directly
Early Start:Teenage fishermen learn skills in school
Five young businessmen will be graduating from Deer Isle-Stonington High School in June. They’re lobstermen. Fishing has run in their families for generations, all have been fishing since they were tadpoles, and, when you consider an average cost of a boat at $60,000, around 500 traps at $60 each, and a truck, rope and buoys,
Seeing Pink
To the editor: This may sound stupid, but I think I remember reading an article last fall about some study with seagulls that caused the gulls to turn pink/red on their bodies and under side of wings. There is one flying around the Vinalhaven Co-op and I can’t remember what was causing this to happen.
Maine fishermen attend lobster conference in Tasmania
It’s not unusual for Maine fishermen to seek a change of scenery during the long winter months. Some take the family and head to Disney World, some get parboiled on Myrtle Beach, while others take off to remote and exotic islands in the Caribbean. For their February getaway, Vinalhaven fishermen Steve Rosen and Jason Day