http://www.workingwaterfront.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:55:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/images/ww_banner_bg.png http://www.workingwaterfront.com http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Long-View-Remembering-Matt-Simmons/14021/ Matt Simmons, a long time friend of the Maine coast and its islands and a student of the winds and waters of the Gulf of Maine, loved to tell the story of his first trip to Maine, courtesy of a labor strike while he worked construction one summer as a college student in his home state of Utah. When a labor dispute suddenly shut down the construction site, he and a buddy were only too happy to collect their strike checks and head out on a jaunt. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Philip Conkling) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Long-View-Remembering-Matt-Simmons/14021/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Cranberry-Report-Recipe-Fallback/14008/ In the middle of the end of summer I almost forgot to write the Cranberry Report. My deadline snuck up on me, and I started grasping for ideas. The frenetic pace of August in the Cranberry Isles can cause one's memory to lapse. With so much going on we are bound to forget a dinner invitation or an artist's opening or the offer we made to produce an item for a silent auction fundraiser. We scramble at the very last minute to make it all work out. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Barbara Fernald) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Cranberry-Report-Recipe-Fallback/14008/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Peaks-Island-wind-testing-initiative-moving-forward/14007/ For the past two years, the Peaks Environmental Action Team's (PEAT) wind group has worked toward testing the wind resource on Peaks Island. The group has hosted community meetings and informational talks for island residents. Lead by Sam Saltonstall, this volunteer group spent hours exploring the issue, considering a variety of test options and looking at grant opportunities. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Mary K. Terry) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Peaks-Island-wind-testing-initiative-moving-forward/14007/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Vinalhaven-finds-its-spirit/14003/ Last holiday season, Main Street on Vinalhaven was missing much of its Christmas spirit--lights in storefronts were scarce, wreaths on telephone poles had vanished, and the popular Santa house at the end of town had gone AWOL. After that bleak display, a group of people gathered who had one thing in common: They gave a s***.  Thus was born the group WEGAS. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Claire Carter) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Vinalhaven-finds-its-spirit/14003/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Journal-of-an-Island-Kitchen-The-Vegetable-Deluge/14002/ The Calm Phase The vegetables have me cornered by the middle of August. Several sorts of beans, summer squash, zucchini, and patty pans, pickling and slicing cucumbers, lettuces, spinach, chard, cabbage, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, late peas and early carrots all show up in the kitchen waiting expectantly, or else grow to extraordinary size on their respective vines and stalks. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandy Oliver) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/columns/Journal-of-an-Island-Kitchen-The-Vegetable-Deluge/14002/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Swans-Island-explores-wind-feasibility/14004/ A formal study to determine the feasibility of wind power for Swan's Island and Frenchboro is set to begin in mid-September. The Swan's Island Electric Cooperative purchases power from Bangor Hydro and supplies both islands utilizing five undersea cables. The cost to residents, which averages around 30 cents per kilowatt-hour, is nearly three times the price paid on the mainland. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Donna Wiegle) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Swans-Island-explores-wind-feasibility/14004/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Singing-with-Truth/13999/ One look at the art of Ashley Bryan and you know this is a man who loves life and the world around him-and relishes sharing these riches with others. His paintings, whether manifestations of nature's bounty or figures and symbols inspired by Caribbean and African motifs, overflow with color, animation and joy. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Stephen May) Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Singing-with-Truth/13999/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Chebeague-explores-economics-of-farming/13985/ If you haven't visited Chebeague in the last 10 years, you might not recognize certain parts of the Island. Near the school's baseball field are the newly-built raised beds for the students' garden, crowded with ripening tomatoes, carrots and beets.  At the crest of tree-lined Roy Hill Road sits a wooden farm stand, its shelves waiting for the coming crops of potatoes, beans, squash and corn-all grown at nearby Second Wind Farm. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Anna Maine) Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Chebeague-explores-economics-of-farming/13985/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Islesboro-students-get-eye-opening-results-from-deer-study/13989/ A recent and startling increase in tick-borne Lyme disease among Islesboro residents gave nine students in Islesboro Central School’s ninth grade, and two of their teachers, science teacher Heather Sinclair and business and computer education teacher Vicki Conover, a unique and perfect opportunity to combine classroom and experiential learning. To examine the connection between the island’s deer population and the increase of Lyme disease, students in Ms. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandy Oliver) Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Islesboro-students-get-eye-opening-results-from-deer-study/13989/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Fox-Islands-Electric-Cooperative-holds-annual-meeting/13983/ On July 26, approximately 150 residents met at the Vinalhaven School for the 35th annual meeting of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative membership. Elliot Brown presided, joined by fellow board members Addison Ames, Marjorie Stratton, Bobby Warren, Wyman Philbrook, Peter Drury, Paul Quinn and Rex Crockett. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Nancy Carter) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Fox-Islands-Electric-Cooperative-holds-annual-meeting/13983/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Well-Out-to-Sea-Year-Round-on-Matinicus-Island/13972/ The world stands still where we are. And that small piece of planet is ours alone. However cluttered in crowds of colleagues, comrades, friends, or family, we each receive the messages of earth and respond to them, from our separate stance. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Hannah Merker) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/reviews/Well-Out-to-Sea-Year-Round-on-Matinicus-Island/13972/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/One-lobstermans-15-minutes-of-fame/13963/ In early June, I received an e-mail from my friend, Shira, the art teacher at the Islesford School on Little Cranberry Island. "I'm writing you on behalf of my husband David, who works for the park. The Today Show is coming to film in Acadia National Park and they want  some footage with a lobster boat. Lynn, the head of interpretation at the park, asked David if he knew of anyone on Islesford who might be interested in participating in this project. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Barbara Fernald) Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/One-lobstermans-15-minutes-of-fame/13963/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Lights-camera-action-on-Swans-Island/13964/ "The Tully Girls is a story about my great, great, great grandmother, Azubah Tully Warner, and her eight sisters", says film director John MacKay. MacKay is a summer resident on Swan's Island where filming for his full-length docudrama is underway. The idea for the film came when MacKay's father died and he received a collection of letters belonging to Azubah. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Donna Wiegle) Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Lights-camera-action-on-Swans-Island/13964/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Community-center-revitalization-project-underway-on-Long-Island/13965/ Like every remodeling project, the renovation of the Long Island Community Center began small and then just grew.  Soon, there was a huge list of things that needed to be done, including bringing the entire building up to code. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Erica Papkee) Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Community-center-revitalization-project-underway-on-Long-Island/13965/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Maine-adopts-limited-entry-program-for-island-fishermen/13961/ In January 2011, residents of Maine's year-round island communities will have increased access to Maine's lobster fishery. Last year, LD 1231: An Act To Protect the Long-term Viability of Island Lobster Fishing Communities, sponsored by Speaker Hannah Pingree, was passed into law. This summer, the Maine Department of Marine Resources held three Public Hearings to determine the rules under which this program will operate. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Sandra Dinsmore) Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Maine-adopts-limited-entry-program-for-island-fishermen/13961/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Cranberry-Isles-postmasters-make-their-mark-Competition-launches-to-design-180th-anniversary-postmark/13951/ The town of Cranberry Isles is celebrating its 180th anniversary this year and postmasters Joy Sprague and Eileen Richards are putting their mark on the town-literally. The Great Cranberry and Islesford post offices are holding a design competition for a Cranberries-inspired pictorial postmark. "We thought this would be a great way to bring attention to the post offices," explains Great Cranberry postmaster Richards. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Cherie Galyean) Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Cranberry-Isles-postmasters-make-their-mark-Competition-launches-to-design-180th-anniversary-postmark/13951/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Treasure-hunt-on-Vinalhaven/13941/ The small, black pickup truck raced past Lawson’s Quarry in pursuit of North Haven Road, dodging pedestrians and passing slower cars. Once at its destination, the driver flew out the door while two of his accomplices jumped out of the back. “Go, go, go!” yelled a woman in the truck bed, “Hurry up!” “I got it!” yelled the driver, as he grabbed their objective and ran back to the truck. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Claire Carter) Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Treasure-hunt-on-Vinalhaven/13941/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Maine-Island-Scholarship-Program-celebrates-20-years/13928/ Ask any islander what the Island Institute provides and they might say "Don't they give kids college scholarships?" It's true. The Island Institute has been awarding college scholarships for 20 years. The program began in 1990, with a total of $2,000 in scholarship awards. This year the program awarded more than $90,000 in scholarships to 97 students attending two to four year colleges and universities around the country. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Ruth Kermish - Allen) Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/online-exclusives/Maine-Island-Scholarship-Program-celebrates-20-years/13928/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Chebeague-moves-forward-with-affordable-housing-project/13922/ For residents on Chebeague Island who rent, finding year-round housing is a challenge. As is the case on islands in many coastal communities, summer homes dominate the rental market "Anybody can get a place to live for nine or ten months, and then they get kicked out," said John Wilson, a member of the affordable housing subcommittee of the Chebeague Island Community Association (CICA). ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by David A. Tyler) Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Chebeague-moves-forward-with-affordable-housing-project/13922/ http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Returning-alewives-to-North-Haven/13903/ Years ago, when Adam Campbell first moved to North Haven, he heard stories about folks like John Emerson and Foy Brown, who went down to the Damariscotta River to get alewives and brought them back across Penobscot Bay to try to jump-start a population of the anadromous or “sea-run” fish on the island. While those efforts were unsuccessful, Campbell didn’t forget about the alewives. ... info@workingwaterfront.org (by Catherine Schmitt) Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Returning-alewives-to-North-Haven/13903/