August 21, 2008 | Incorporating the Inter-Island News

Featured News Headlines

Fisherman hands fish to Community Supported Fisheries member.
BUSINESS, COMMUNITIES, MARINE

Community Supported Fisheries

In Rockland, a church hooks up with Port Clyde Fishermen

by Muriel L. Hendrix

There's a new twist to church-going at the First Universalist Church In Rockland: now parishioners can pick up their fish there, thanks to a new, Community Supported Fisheries project.

Four men push a large piece of granite to a saw for cutting.
INTER-ISLAND NEWS, PEOPLE

Boys with Toys… and Vision

by Karen Roberts Jackson

The revitalization, after a 40-year dormancy, of the last productive granite quarry on Vinalhaven represents the serendipitous coming together of a rare piece of machinery and a group of “mature” gentlemen dubbing themselves The Four Fossils.

Photo of lightning striking the ocean.
MARINE

Hit By Lightning!

by Harry Gratwick

When I looked up and saw what was left of the radio antenna split in several directions, I realized that our boat had indeed been hit by lightning.

Photo of Friendship lobsterman Carl Simmons
COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE, MARINE

Friendship man is still lobstering at 84

by Steve Cartwright

Six years ago Carl Simmons lost his wife, Glenys, after 54 years of marriage. Five years ago, his shop burned down. That might be enough to stop any man in his tracks, or at least kick him into retirement. Not Simmons. He’s still fishing from his hometown of Friendship.

This Month's Issue

ENVIRONMENT, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

About Lyme Disease

by Bob Moore
INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Two Portland islands could lose polling places

by Leo Carter
BUSINESS, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Island high-speed Internet? Well, sometimes...

by Craig Idlebrook
BUSINESS, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Islanders face food sticker shock

by Craig Idlebrook
INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Chebeague holds its second town meeting

by Thea Youngs
ARTS

North Haven’s Doreen Cabot to exhibit recent works

by Staff Writer
BUSINESS, MARINE

Toronto entrepreneur builds new PEI oyster plant

by Kathy Birt
BUSINESS, COMMUNITIES, ENVIRONMENT

Firm tests new tidal power equipment in the Eastport area

by Bob Gustafson
ARTS, COMMUNITIES

Island Institute to celebrate its 25th birthday

by Nancy Carter
ARTS, EDUCATION, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Fencing at the Fox Island Arts Festival

by Lisa Shields
BUSINESS, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

An Island Golf Course for Everyman (or Woman)

by Donna Miller Damon
COMMUNITIES, INTER-ISLAND NEWS, PEOPLE

Golfing and Fishing

by Donna Miller Damon
ENVIRONMENT, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Lyme disease continues its spread in Maine

by Bob Moore
INTER-ISLAND NEWS, PEOPLE

Can coastal granges survive?

by Craig Idlebrook
BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Electric co-op finalizes its wind power proposal

by David Tyler
BUSINESS, COMMUNITIES

Pilot Crackers — Really Gone This Time?

by Sandy Oliver
BUSINESS, COMMUNITIES, MARINE

Down East Lobstermen's Association prepares for harder times

by Nancy Griffin
BUSINESS, MARINE

Lobster fishermen adapt to high fuel, bait prices

by Sandra Dinsmore
BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, MARINE

FERC grants nine tidal energy permits in Maine

by Catherine Schmitt
ENVIRONMENT, MARINE

A Veterinarian's Viewpoint

How lobsters are handled, researchers find, affects their survival

by Sandra Dinsmore
BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, MARINE

Fresh-caught fish reaches Midcoast restaurants

by Laura Kramar
ARTS, EDUCATION, INTER-ISLAND NEWS

Island students, artists connect to create art

by David Tyler

Online Exclusives

Columns

INTER-ISLAND NEWS, PEOPLE

Cranberry Report

The Network

by Barbara Fernald
BUSINESS, MARINE

Parallel 44: Terminal Decisions

Do cruise ships really benefit Portland?

by Colin Woodard
BUSINESS, MARINE

Venturing

Getting Here from There

by David D. Platt
ENVIRONMENT, INTER-ISLAND NEWS, MARINE

Islands are the Canaries in the Oil Patch

by Philip W. Conkling

Reviews

MARINE

A Visual Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast

James L. Bildner
review by David D. Platt
ENVIRONMENT

The Wildest Country: Exploring Thoreau’s Maine

J. Parker Huber
review by Hannah Merker
ENVIRONMENT, MARINE

Seascapes: Getting to Know the Sea Around Us and Muscongus Bay Atlas 2008

Peter H. Taylor and Jennifer Atkinson and Jennifer Atkinson and Stephen Engle
review by Nancy Griffin
Sea Truk
Farm Credit of Maine
Artisans Boatworks - Rockport, Maine
Island Institute - Membership
Island Transporter
Hamilton Marine
Cummins Northeast
Winterport Marine
Island Property
Brooks Trap Mill - Marine Supplies
Custom Floats