December 7, 2020    Author : admin    Community, Environment    0 Comment(s)

On Harbor’s Edge: A Maine Island Story for the Holidays On Harbor’s Edge by Kate Hotchkiss is delighting readers in seven countries since its launch in July. Says award-winning author Linda Greenlaw, “Captivating! On Harbor’s Edge hooked me line and […]

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March 13, 2015    Author : Maine Island Living    Community, Environment    0 Comment(s)

As the waters along the coast and between islands froze for the first time since 2003, and snowstorm after snowstorm pummeled the region, Penobscot Island Air (PIA) went into high gear to help struggling communities. “The folks who live on […]

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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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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 4, 2012    Author : Elisa Wike Hurley    Community, Environment    0 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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April 14, 2012    Author : MaineIsland Living    Environment    0 Comment(s)

Evening, April 14, 2012 – Islesboro’s Lasell Island, 2.5 miles southwest of the main island of Islesboro continues to burn into the night sending a smoke plume across Penobscot Bay borne on a 12 knot WSW breeze. According to North […]

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February 20, 2012    Author : Charles Curtin    Environment    0 Comment(s)

Bringing Forage Fish Back to the Islands In a world where so much of fishing is a zero-sum game, commercial fishermen compete to survive on ever dwindling stocks of species.  As the cornucopia of the sea becomes an increasingly distant […]

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February 7, 2012    Author : Jeffrey Romano    Environment    0 Comment(s)

Most hikers who visit Acadia National Park venture to Mount Desert Island and enjoy its many well-trodden paths to popular panoramic vistas.  Exhibiting incredible stonework and attention to detail, these trails are true works of art and an essential stop […]

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