Congratulations to the people of the Cranberry Isles, who saw an opportunity to solve a perennial problem and took action – in their case, purchasing a piece of property in Southwest Harbor for a mainland parking lot. Having title to this lot will help Islesford and Great Cranberry, the two islands in the town with
Tourism
Many towns all over the country depend on tourism to enhance their local economy. Some towns depend entirely on tourism. Some towns, believe it or not, have no tourism and survive anyway. Tourism can be a touchy subject. Some tourists (I assume that’s not an objectionable word) can be touchy and some residents can be
Southport Island artist savors life at 98
You may have eaten off her art in the form of a restaurant placemat. You might have seen her maps in tourist shops. They are artistic and informative, maps with points of interest highlighted by line drawings of boats, houses, forts, fish, even a sea serpent. These maps are not for navigation, but they could
Cod and a province
Top-down fisheries management, to some extent discredited in the United States, is alive and well in Canada. So the Canadian federal government’s decision a month ago to close down what was left of Newfoundland’s legendary cod fishery was at least in character, if not welcomed by fishermen and their families. Unfortunately it’s more of the
Cranberry Report: Chocolate bunnies, pink moons and a new boat
March 1, Saturday – temp. at noon 39, wind SW at 10 knots. And March did come in like a lamb. It came in with a clear sky and Venus rising in the east. We hear that Ashley Bryan is in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, now. While there he will assist Jake Lief with school
“Person building” The Carpenter’s Boatshop builds more than boats
Bobby Ives likens the program at the Carpenter’s Boatshop, which he and his wife, Ruth, established in 1979, to a safe harbor. There, he says, people from all walks of life and ages can drop anchor and reassess their direction while living a simple, structured life for nine months. Apprentices at the Boatshop have ranged
Risk-averse
Insurance companies, it seems, are increasingly risk-averse these days. No surprise to anyone who’s seen his or her car insurance premium go up after a claim or two, or to the parents of teenage drivers, or to anyone who has paid a health insurance premium lately – but at the end of the day it
Parallel 44: When Maine ruled New England
Here’s one I remember growing up in western Maine. A local man wakes up with a jolt. His wife, seeing he is clearly shaken, asks him what’s wrong. “Had a terrible nightmare,” he explains. “My own car had Massachusetts plates on it.” Folks with out of state plates sometimes get a hard time when traveling
Port security
For obvious reasons, the first target of the United States’ heightened security following the September 2001 terrorist attacks was airlines. It wasn’t long, however, before officials recognized that the nation’s seaports presented a gaping hole in the nation’s security network. In response, the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) established the first framework for security at
Woodturning demonstration at Archipelago
On Saturday, June 14 – Father’s Day – from noon to 3 p.m. Joaz Hill will be at Archipelago, the Island Institute’s retail store on Rockland’s Main Street, demonstrating the art of woodturning. Joaz’s work reflects his passion for innovation and experimentation. Over the years, he has found that the characteristics of the wood itself