Keely Grumbach, an Island Fellow working on North Haven, and Mike Felton, former Vinalhaven Island Fellow who’s now the Island Institute’s coordinator of educational outreach, were married June 28 on Vinalhaven with many friends and relatives in attendance. The bride’s gown and veil have been in her family for generations. The groom and his party
No casino!
To the editor: [In Philip Conkling’s July column he wrote] “if you see a problem that needs attention, call us.” I write to ask that your paper take a stand against a casino in Sanford. The negative impact that a casino would have on our southern coastal communities would be horrendous. I do not need
New maps could affect Canada’s fishing boundaries
The Canadian government is looking at both long-term and short-term solutions to the problem overfishing by foreign vessels on the Grand Banks and the Flemish Cap. The long-term solution is in the hands of Jacob Verhoef, Director of the Atlantic Division of the Geological Survey of Canada. He and his team are in the process
The Long View
The older you get, the shorter the summers are. By the time the Fourth of July rolls round, someone is sure to remind you that the days are already getting shorter. Now that summer is finally here, we can count our blessings. For the past eight months this column has focused on island communities throughout
Rewriting history
To the editor: Have read Parallel 44 by Colin Woodard in the June, 2003, issue of Working Waterfront. Mr. Woodard reminds me very much of one of those Columbia University graduates attempting to rewrite America’s history. Any connection with the New York Times? Mark P. Reed Friendship
“Sea Serpent” surprises Nova Scotia lobsterman
It was a beautiful June day. Visibility was clear. His boat was in about six feet of water. And Nova Scotia lobsterman Wallace Cartwright and his sternman saw what can only be described as a “sea serpent.” “It was about 2:30 in the afternoon. I was in Point Aconi Cove on my way to haul
Capturing the Commons: Devising Institutions to Manage the Maine Lobster Industry
Hanover: University of New England Press, 2003 James Acheson’s three-decade commitment to studying the culture and economy of Maine’s lobster industry is powerfully articulated in Capturing the Commons. This much anticipated book continues a discussion begun in 1988 with Lobster Gangs of Maine, a must read for all who care about Maine’s coast and its
Gotta Park, Gotta Go
In Kennebunkport, it’s easier to buy a decorative souvenir of Maine than legally park a car. And the average person could get lost just trying to find the three public toilets in Dock Square managed by the Chamber of Commerce. So it’s summer again, and Kennebunkport faces its annual identity crisis: “Just what kind of
Vinalhaven rowers take honors at Woodenboat show race
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,
Newfoundland’s Crab War: “lockout” or “mob rule”?
Newfoundland-Labrador fishermen, to put it mildly, have not had a good spring. First, federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Robert Thibault closed what was left of the cod fishery. Then crab processors in the province announced that they would not buy any crab catches because the market price was too low, and the plants were