Community Supported Fisheries

In Rockland, a church hooks up with Port Clyde Fishermen

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.

Boys with Toys… and Vision

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.

Hit By Lightning!

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.

Friendship man is still lobstering at 84

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.