Residents of Phippsburg brought out their old-fashioned community spirit when they put on a dinner and dance in June to help Nick Gilliam, 23, pay medical expenses and buy specialized equipment. Gilliam, of West Point, was injured while helping out on a construction job. He is now a paraplegic. For the lobster roll dinner, fishermen
Peaks holds first annual fest
Peaks Island residents kicked off their first annual PeaksFest June 21 with a clever “Images of Peaks Island” event calling for families to bring in old photos, postcards and drawings of the island to share and “rekindle the community heritage of Peaks Island.” A night of Jazz by Julie Goell and food from Happy Cooking
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To the editor: … I’m writing to tell you how much I enjoyed reading the newest book – Lobsters Great and Small [Island Institute and DownEast Books, 2002]. It is a masterful job of presenting often dry scientific information in an engaging story of collaboration and ecosystem management. I feel that it brings me pretty
No fishing, just a plaque
July 2 marked the 10th anniversary of the moratorium imposed on the Newfoundland cod fishery, caused by its virtual collapse – and Newfoundlanders commemorated the date with the unveiling of a plaque in St. John’s. The text reads: “For nearly 500 years the fishery sustained, employed, and defined the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations
Islesboro’s July Fourth parade
Islesboro’s annual fourth of July parade, sponsored by the island’s volunteer fire department, began at 10 am on July 4th, starting at Rabbit Corner and winding its way up-island to the Historical Society building. Paraders rode and marched the parade mile in the blazing sun to an enthusiastic and appreciative response from the assembled crowd
A life-changing experience
To the editor: To write this letter is to attempt the impossible. But believe me, the person, or people, to whom this letter is directed deserve it. They have given me a gift that I never would have imagined possible, and it has changed my life, for the better, forever. About two and a half
Make your own Saddle Island
Saddle Island, located about halfway between Camden and North Haven, is perched atop a foundation of formerly molten basalt that, as it cooled, fractured in a distinctive geometric pattern. The stones that line the shore are actually the tops of multi-sided basalt columns or shafts that probably descend deep below the floor of the bay.
Ships made of trees
Several thousand visitors toured exhibits and watched demonstrations during July’s WoodenBoat Show in Rockland Harbor. Organizers combined forces with Rockland-based Atlantic Challenge, whose international teams mounted tests of skill in traditional wooden pulling boats.
There is nothing fair about fair market value
Islanders wear many hats and that is why people like Philip Conkling call us gifted generalists. In the spirit of full disclosure readers of Working Waterfront should know that I am a Cumberland Town Councilor representing the islands; a trustee of the Island Institute; an employee of MSAD 51; a freelance writer; a community activist;
Old Home Week
When Eastport harbor pilot Captain Bob Peacock stepped onto the deck of the USS GONZALEZ (DDG 66) from the destroyer’s pilot’s ladder on July 3 in the Bay of Fundy, his step represented the culmination of a lot of work by Peacock and a lot of other people. And the work was continuing as Peacock