On Dec. 3, 2002, After five months of negotiations between the Town of Cranberry Isles and Pritham Singh, the final papers were signed that transferred ownership of 3.14 acres on the Manset shore of Southwest Harbor from Singh to the town. This action was the culmination of three special town meetings and lengthy negotiations. Last
Working waterfront is a scarce commodity
Rising property values and skyrocketing taxes are putting the squeeze on traditional water dependent uses in Maine’s coastal towns. Maine’s fishing industry is feeling the pinch; about 75 percent of Maine’s waterfront access for fishermen is private, and 40 percent is through residential waterfront property. Escalating taxes on these properties are pricing many fishermen off
Unhinged
Bantam Books, 260 pp. Hardbound, $19.95 U.S., $29.95 Canadian Eastport sleuth back on the case There’s Eastport, Maine, and then there’s Sarah Graves’s Eastport, Maine. And the latter is best summed up in her latest murder mystery, Unhinged. “It’s quiet: church socials and baked bean suppers, concerts in the band shell on the library lawn
Cranberry Report – By the light of the Long Nights Moon
Monday, Nov. 4 – Wind NW and temp. 30 at noon. It is now deer hunting season on the Cranberry Isles. But this month is shotguns only. It is wise to wear plenty of orange if you wander into the woods. About 50 years ago deer from Mount Desert Island were swimming their way to
Newfoundland ports reopened to Estonian fishing vessels
Members of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) were in the news again as the Canadian federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) reopened Newfoundland ports to Estonian vessels but not to Danish Faroe Islands boats. Fleets from both countries had been charged with overfishing. In December DFO Minister Robert Thibault announced that the ban
Toots and Krob
Winter is finally here. You wouldn’t think anybody would be wishing for winter – but we do! Peace and Quiet at last – no sign of Toots and Krob anywhere. I can go downstreet and actually park right in front of the store. I can get on the ferry. I can drive around without dodging
Teacher, flutemaker plan workshop at Archipelago
The Native American flute’s haunting, soothing sound has been used for centuries to summon spiritual energy. This six-hole wooden flute is an easy instrument to learn. Maine music teacher and recording artist Laura Lee Perkins (right) and Micmac flutemaker Ken Green will bring the joy of their popular “Learn to Play” classes to Rockland on
New Island Institute Fellow
The Island Institute has announced the placement of a new Islesboro Fellow, Shey Veditz. Shey has a B.S. in Integrated Science and Technology from James Madison University. On Islesboro, Shey will be working to assist town officials with ongoing community GIS (geographic information systems) projects as well as providing GIS training to community members. Shey
RAWFAITH launching planned for spring
The galleon RAWFAITH (WWF Oct. ’02), under construction in Addison to provide accessible sailing for disabled children and their families, is spending the winter at the building site beside the Pleasant River. Capt. George McKay anticipates launching the ship in April. McKay and his family have devoted the past three years and their savings to
Cleaning the coast
Imagine wrestling a sea gull for a piece of plastic. Theresa Torrent-Ellis, who heads Coastweek, the Maine coastal cleanup program, had to. “My children saw him with the plastic in his mouth and were very concerned,” she said. “Once the gull saw that I had interest in it, of course, he was even more interested