Pilot gig rowing teams from Vinalhaven took first and second places in a race hosted by Atlantic Challenge at the Woodenboat Show in Rockland. Six boats competed in the race, including two teams from Saquish, Massachusetts, a crew from Belfast, and a team of New York City youths from a group called Rock the Boat,
Easing the joints Sea Cucumber products find favor with elderly dogs, others
Entrepreneur Peter Collin, of Stonington, has come a long way since he began his sea cucumber odyssey in 1988, searching for a way to profit from the potential in the underutilized Cucumaria frondosa. He’s not yet able to retire on earnings from his anti-arthritic sea cucumber products, but he’s made giant progress since he and
Another way to go to work on the water
Jim and Susan Moorhead’s retirement plan looks better than most. It includes a comfortable boat, a lot of fine scenery, ample travel, excellent communications and – potentially – the means to support this lifestyle into the future. A year ago the Moorheads boarded MEMORY MAKER, the 52-foot trawler-yacht they had previously bought in Maryland and
Vinalhaven school moves
Mid-July was moving time for the Vinalhaven School, which vacated its old quarters after many years of waiting. Teachers, volunteers and staff members from the Island Institute were on hand to help. (Alison Fauver photo)
Aiming High
There’s a thread of altruism that runs through the management of Stonington Sea Products (SSP). Not that they don’t have profit in mind, of course, but the do-gooder attitude is there and has been ever since the three-year-old business was just an idea. The plan, according to Richard Howe, president of the corporation and one
‘Tis the Parking Season
May 1, Thursday – a good day, some rain, temp. 46 at noon, wind SSW 12 knots. A nice May basket of goodies to start our day from Ann Fernald and Lillian Alley, our nearby neighbors. Lobster fishing is at low ebb, as usual, this time of year. Price now is $5 per lb. A
TICONDEROGA visits Eastport for 4th
Eastport Port Authority tug AHOSKIE, piloted by Captain Charlie Leppin, approaches the USS TOCONDEROGA en route to the Eastport Breakwater. Inset: The USS TICONDEROGA, seen from the Eastport pilot boat in the Bay of Fundy on July 2. She was the centerpiece of Eastport’s Old Home Week and Fourth of July celebrations. (Bob Gustafson photos).
Genesis launches $1 million fund to support island communities
Damariscotta-based Genesis Community Loan Fund announced the launch of a $1 million fund that will deliver financial and technical assistance to island communities seeking to improve services and opportunities for home ownership and affordable rentals for year-round residents. Genesis was joined in the kick-off of the Island Sustainability Fund by Camden National Bank, which made
Raking it in
It takes hefty biceps and a strong back to hoist the rake Gavin Hood and Susan Domizi designed specifically for harvesting rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum), but if a person has the strength and the will to work the rake long days during the harvest season, he or she can make a decent living. Actually, it isn’t
Cranberry, Islesboro artists find Maine a supportive place to work
Anyone who has spent time on a Maine island knows the extraordinary effect these islands can have on a person. Island life brings out one’s creativity, one’s fervor. It gets under your skin and in your heart and you can never get it out. Wini Smart has painted on Great Cranberry Island for 20 years,