A Prince Edward Island scientist thinks the green crab, a marauding pest that has hit the Maritimes hard, can also serve as edible food. And he’s been conducting experiments to make his point. “It has good flavor,” said Camille Gallant, a consultant with the Prince Edward Island Food Technology Centre. “I’ve cooked, cracked and eaten
Fed Exing to work
High-powered consultants and the self-employed bask and multiply on Peaks Island. First lured as summer visitors from that place we call “away,” they then purchased simple houses as second homes. Then, thanks to cell phone, fax, e-mail, laptops and a nearby airport, they made the grand decision to shed the frantic pace of their former
McCloskey sisters oppose Pen Bay salmon project
Sal and Jane McCloskey – of One Morning in Maine fame – want to save their Penobscot Bay island from commercial salmon farming, a business they assert will irreparably damage the beauty, health and economy of the Little Deer Isle area. An application to the Maine Department of Marine Resources to locate salmon pens near
Reverse!
Reverse gears have come a long way ahead in the last century. In 1925, a red-painted, single-cylinder Lathrop engine crouched in the cabin of our first sloop. Its cylinder was the size of a nail keg and its ignition system was a primitive make-and-break rig that ran on a battery controlled by a knife switch.
Cranberry Report: Beware the Philadelphia Vireo!
Sept. 1, Sunday – Temp. 65, wind SW at 12 knots. A full feel of fall with 42 degrees at 6 a.m. Church today at 10 a.m. and lobstermen can also haul their gear on Sundays, now until next June. Ralph Stanley and his wife, Marion, visited us today near noon. We had a nice
The Maine Land Bank: An idea whose time has come
The Maine Land Bank proposal has caught the attention of television and radio stations as well as the Maine Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald, and now it is catching fire in communities throughout the State of Maine. The Maine Land Bank’s goals are simple. This innovative program will create demographic stability in a
North Haven’s Jones takes third in state Class D cross-country
On Nov. 2, North Haven’s sophomore runner Kelsey “Crazylegs” Jones demolished her previous best on the University of Maine at Augusta’s championship cross-country course by 1:27 to take third place in the state Class D championships. It was a team effort, though not in the usual sense. Because she competed most of the fall as
Not Alone: The haunting of Islesboro
Perhaps due to their remoteness and resultant romantic allure, islands possess an air of mystery that’s always made me suspect that islanders must have scores of stories to tell of haunted houses and other paranormal phenomena. Islesboro, for instance, has no shortage of intriguing tales of ghostly presences and mysterious places where, on nightly strolls,
January plunge planned
For many, it’s challenge enough to brave the ocean waters of Maine during the summer months. And, for most, late autumn is when it is finally time to put to rest any notion of swimming until the next summer. Yet, on Chebeague Island, this is precisely the time when many of the teenagers and adults
New study: declining fisheries have hurt Nova Scotia women’s health
It’s no secret that a declining or collapsed fishery has a ripple effect on home ports and communities. Now a group of Nova Scotia women has produced a study on how women’s health is affected. “Women’s Health and Well-being in Six Nova Scotia Fishing Communities” has been published by the Canadian Research Institute for the