http://www.workingwaterfront.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/images/ww_banner_bg.png http://www.workingwaterfront.com http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Fatal-Journey-The-final-Expedition-of-Henry-Hudson/13642/ Basic Books, 2009 Hardcover, 288 pages, $26.95 A poignant tale of a tragic voyage"Like the needle of a compass, Henry Hudson was always attracted by the North."  With these words, Peter Mancall introduces us to the 17th century world of the English explorer Henry Hudson.  Before proceeding, I would like to say it is a rewarding feeling when a former student (I was his history teacher in high school) achieves prominence as a scholar and author. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Harry Gratwick) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Fatal-Journey-The-final-Expedition-of-Henry-Hudson/13642/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Performance-center-brings-entire-community-together/13658/ When Suzy Shepard, Stonington hair stylist and fisherman's wife and mother came to the first tryout for Fiddler On The Roof back in 2000, she never planned to try out for a part. Shepard saw the ad in the local paper, Island Ad-Vantages, and was curious because she knew the story of the musical. "I hadn't been in a school play since 6th grade and thought, ‘I'll sit in the back row and watch.'" She came in, sat down, and saw some people she knew and some she didn't. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandra Dinsmore) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Performance-center-brings-entire-community-together/13658/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Vinalhaven-students-explore-ethics/13649/ Most high school students will tell you they are not thrilled to go back to school after Christmas vacation. This year the Vinalhaven High School staff found a way to ease back into the swing of things by holding a week-long exploration of ethics. Ethics Week ran January 4-8 and included a viewing of the movie "Hotel Rwanda," a two-day residency by artist Robert Shetterly and art projects, among other things. Regular classes did not meet during Ethics Week. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Kris Osgood) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Vinalhaven-students-explore-ethics/13649/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/The-ABCs-of-a-Cranberry-Winter/13640/ At the height of the busy summer season, there are hundreds of daily visitors to the Cranberry Isles, along with hundreds more who own or rent houses to stay for their favorite vacation of the year. We are inundated with faces we don't know, and frazzled by trying to catch up with all of the people we do know because they are only here for a week or two. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Barbara Fernald) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/The-ABCs-of-a-Cranberry-Winter/13640/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/North-Havens-entire-high-school-class-takes-part-in-drama-festival/13639/ Although the islands appear quiet this time of year—summer houses drained and closed up, fields frozen, seasonal businesses closed—for North Haven Community School students, winter is the busy season. Between basketball, major research projects, yearbook preparation and homework, the school’s 17 high school students sometimes feel stretched pretty thin. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Lisa Shields) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/North-Havens-entire-high-school-class-takes-part-in-drama-festival/13639/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Review-Maine-101/13568/ Maine 101: Everything You Wanted to Ask About Maine and Were Going to Ask Anyway. By Nancy Griffin MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., 2009 $252 pages, $14.95 Do you know what "jeezly" means? If you don't, you can find out in Nancy Griffin's Maine 101: Everything You Wanted to Ask About Maine and Were Going to Ask Anyway. This witty, fun book is packed with statistics and facts, but it also has the kind of information that you usually can only get from locals. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David A. Tyler) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Review-Maine-101/13568/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Maine-101-Everything-You-Wanted-to-Ask-About-Maine-and-Were-Going-to-Ask-Anyway/13569/ MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., 2009 $252 pages, $14.95 A Maine refresher course Do you know what "jeezly" means? If you don't, you can find out in Nancy Griffin's Maine 101: Everything You Wanted to Ask About Maine and Were Going to Ask Anyway. This witty, fun book is packed with statistics and facts, but it also has the kind of information that you usually can only get from locals. (Full disclosure: Griffin is a freelance writer for Working Waterfront. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David A. Tyler) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Maine-101-Everything-You-Wanted-to-Ask-About-Maine-and-Were-Going-to-Ask-Anyway/13569/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/Reading-tour-thanks-hosts-participants/13559/ The Circus Ship Island Author and History Tour has returned to port after a unique and wonderful journey. We visited 10 Maine island schools and communities: North Haven, Vinalhaven, Isle au Haut, Deer Isle Stonington, Frenchboro, Mount Desert Island, Swans's Island, Islesford, Islesboro and Matinicus Island. Our thanks to all for the warm welcome and generous hospitality we enjoyed on each island. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (Jan Coates, Executive Director, Island Readers & Writers) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/mail/Reading-tour-thanks-hosts-participants/13559/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-medley-of-Maine-childrens-books-for-the-holidays/13535/ What has happened to enchantment? I refer to enchantment of the old kind-finding books in a library or being gloriously elated by the recipient of a gift of a book. Is there room for that fairy-tale-like enthrallment any more-opening pages, receding in one's dream-like mind together with a wonderfully illustrated small tale? A recent Wall Street Journal article on inculcating the love of reading states that children ages 2 to 5 are spending 32 hours a week watching television. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Hannah Merker) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/A-medley-of-Maine-childrens-books-for-the-holidays/13535/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Time-and-Tide-in-Acadia-Seasons-on-Mount-Desert-Island/13562/ W.W. Norton & Co. 2009 Hardcover, 199 pages, $24.95 Solo wanderings in AcadiaIf you could never set foot on Mount Desert Island, Christopher Camuto's book would take you on a tactile, sensory exploration of  "a strong place...a violent place­ given the jumble of boulders...," allowing you to feel "the vigor of this coast" while reading about his bird-filled hikes at dawn, canoeing a quiet salt marsh, or watching frothy waves thrash the tidal zone. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Linda Hedman Beyus) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Time-and-Tide-in-Acadia-Seasons-on-Mount-Desert-Island/13562/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Crawlspace/13519/ Bantam Books, 2010 Hardcover, 288 pages, $25 U.S., $29.95 Canada Sarah Graves's new claustrophobic thriller If Crawlspace, the title of Sarah Graves's newest murder mystery evokes claustrophobia in readers, the perils-gravel pit, ancient tunnel, car trunk-that the novel's main characters find themselves in will definitely reinforce it. Chief among these characters, of course, is Eastport's now famous amateur detective, Jacobia Tiptree. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Bob Gustafson) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Crawlspace/13519/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/The-Long-View/13542/ In looking back over the troubles and accomplishments of island communities this year, we can truly say it's been the best of times; the worst of times. The year started out disastrously for most Maine lobstermen after last fall's October nightmare when the bottom fell out of the lobster market almost overnight, and only modestly improved as the year wore relentlessly on for fishermen. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Philip Conkling) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/The-Long-View/13542/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Hurricane-of-Independence-The-Untold-Story-of-the-Deadly-Storm-at-the-Deciding-Moment-of-the-American-Revolution/13459/ Sourcebooks, Inc. 2008 299 pages, $22.95 The forgotten hurricane As another hurricane season draws to a close, Tony Williams has provided us with a look at one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the North American coast. Because it took place in 1775 at the beginning of the American Revolution, he calls it The Hurricane of Independence. Because it took place over 200 years ago, most people have never heard of it. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Harry Gratwick) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Hurricane-of-Independence-The-Untold-Story-of-the-Deadly-Storm-at-the-Deciding-Moment-of-the-American-Revolution/13459/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/The-Ghost-Trap/13462/ Leapfrog Press, 2009 280 pages, $15.95 A timely novel In lobstering lingo, a "ghost trap" results from the cutting off of a trap, accidental or otherwise. What should work well—a functioning trap lowered in the water that catches and holds lobsters until hauled-goes missing in action when cut off, its line severed, no longer connected to the buoy bobbing at the water's surface that allows for retrieval. A ghost trap, unseen, becomes lost and then forgotten. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Tina Cohen) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/The-Ghost-Trap/13462/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Cranberry-Report-Never-stop-learning/13398/ On Little Cranberry Island, service at the Islesford Dock Restaurant ends just before Labor Day, due to the fact that most of the employees need to head back to high school and college.For some of us who are left behind, September instills a yearning to start something new or go back to school ourselves, regardless of our age.Longing for learning is intensified by the free time we gain when the island population drops from over 350 to less than 100 in the last week of August. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Barbara Fernald) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Cranberry-Report-Never-stop-learning/13398/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Two-Peaks-Island-artists-featured-in-new-Archipelago-show/13401/ Archipelago Fine Arts, the Island Institute's art gallery at 386 Main Street in Rockland, is exhibiting two Peaks Island artists: woodcut printmaker Jane Banquer and photographer Victor Romanyshyn. The new show,  "Ink & Light," runs through Jan. 24. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Staff Writer) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Two-Peaks-Island-artists-featured-in-new-Archipelago-show/13401/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Where-the-Mountains-Meet-the-Sea-A-History-of-the-Camden-Area-1900-2000/13440/ Rarely, if ever, have the lives and intimate connections of a town with its contiguous populations been captured in such biographical charm as in this stunning book. Accentuated with a wealth of photographs from multiple private and public archives, the pages are alive with historical reference. With its intermittent, mini-bios of the movers and shakers of the 20th century, "this volume," in the words of State Historian Earle G. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Hannah Merker) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Where-the-Mountains-Meet-the-Sea-A-History-of-the-Camden-Area-1900-2000/13440/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Cranberry-Report-Never-stop-learning/13391/ On Little Cranberry Island, service at the Islesford Dock Restaurant ends just before Labor Day, due to the fact that most of the employees need to head back to high school and college. For some of us who are left behind, September instills a yearning to start something new or go back to school ourselves, regardless of our age. Longing for learning is intensified by the free time we gain when the island population drops from over 350 to less than 100 in the last week of August. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Barbara Fernald) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Cranberry-Report-Never-stop-learning/13391/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Biddeford-couple-transform-former-Woolworths-into-performance-center/13386/ The last rays of an early August sunset seep through the window of the old brick building and illuminate a young woman in a loose-fitting T-shirt finger-picking a brown guitar and wandering through lyrics in a sweet, raw voice. The stage is a simple carpet sprawled across the floor and strewn with an old banjo, a couple mic stands and four speakers. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Rob Korobkin) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Biddeford-couple-transform-former-Woolworths-into-performance-center/13386/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/No-mystery-here-Linda-Greenlaw-to-release-new-swordfishing-book/13343/ Fans of Linda Greenlaw are in for an unexpected treat. Greenlaw recently finished her first nonfiction book in five years; publication is set for spring 2010. The book, tentatively titled Seaworthy, chronicles the 52-day swordfishing voyage Greenlaw made last fall, in which she returned to the industry after a nine-year absence. Those anticipating Greenlaw's third Jane Bunker mystery have an indefinite wait ahead of them. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Kris Osgood) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/No-mystery-here-Linda-Greenlaw-to-release-new-swordfishing-book/13343/