December 29, 2012    Author : Eric Hopkins and Peter Ralston    Art    0 Comment(s)

For artists Eric Hopkins and Peter Ralston, island exploration by air and sea inspires the soul, bringing beauty and meaning to the experience of their work. We are thrilled, honored, and humbled to share excerpts of Eric’s writings from 2010 [...]

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December 1, 2012    Author : Maine Island Living    Community    0 Comment(s)

Fifteen Maine islands are inhabited year-round while more communities open up during summer. This means thousands of working and recreational boats on the water and planes overhead, often maneuvering in potentially quick changing Maine weather. At some time or another, [...]

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November 25, 2012    Author : Maine Island Living    Community    0 Comment(s)

Braving frigid air temperatures and the North Atlantic Ocean, “Polar Plungers” of North Haven Island raised over $500 for UNICEF and a local food pantry on November 15. With big hearts and even wider smiles, these enthusiastic kids from one [...]

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November 8, 2012    Author : Kate Hotchkiss Taylor    Community, Environment    0 Comment(s)

The doctor’s appointment is important because my son has mild scoliosis, side-to -side curvature of the spine common in adolescence. Time for a checkup and hopefully an “okay, go ahead” on a sports schedule that includes ocean rowing with six [...]

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October 1, 2012    Author : Jeffrey Burke    Art    1 Comment(s)

Maine island artist Jeffrey Burke, 68, paints striking portraits in oil. Many of his subjects are his island neighbors. Others visit him on Isle au Haut for the pleasure of being painted, where they also can explore the island while [...]

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July 30, 2012    Author : Doreen Cabot    Community    7 Comment(s)

Another season of birthing kids and lambs has passed at our farm on North Haven island. Twenty-eight lambs and twenty-one kids can be seen running leaps and bounds over the fields at Foggy Meadows Farm. New mothers cry out as [...]

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June 10, 2012    Author : Eric Hopkins and Peter Ralston    Art    0 Comment(s)

For artists Eric Hopkins and Peter Ralston, island exploration by air and sea inspires the soul, bringing beauty and meaning to the experience of their work. We are thrilled, honored, and humbled to share excerpts of Eric’s writings from 2010 [...]

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May 30, 2012    Author : Thomas "Quattro" Massey    Environment    0 Comment(s)

Island vineyards produce specialty wines from remote and highly cared for environments that bring love, passion, and beauty to the experience: Maine Vineyard Maker Tom Massey IV contemplates the meaning of planting vineyards on Maine islands, where special stories and [...]

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May 22, 2012    Author : Lisa Fay Shields    Community    0 Comment(s)

Fire on an Island! It’s a scary event, and one that might not make you think of the Maine Forest Service (MFS) immediately, particularly for island towns with larger populations and their own firefighters. However, the April fire on Lasell [...]

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May 4, 2012    Author : Elisa Wike Hurley    Community, Environment    2 Comment(s)

There’s a soft mist in the air as the children at the elementary school in Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island create an outdoor mandala, or circle, during their “Arts Week” mid-April, 2012. They want to give something back, a [...]

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