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Reflections

  • Millinocket
    September 29

    Leaving town, and unfolding its many facets

    There were certainly moments when the town started to feel small, the politics bleak, moments when I wondered…

    Diana Furukawa

    Media

  • A winter scene on Monhegan Island, shot in 2019 by Dan Debord.
    September 17

    Little island leaps lead to bigger steps

    As I quickly learned on Monhegan, two weeks in the summer is only a small part of the full picture of island life.

    Dan DeBord

    Media

  • Isle au Haut
    July 28

    Island images demand answers to deeper questions

    I watched as the winch wound the cable up and the cabinet swung out over the still water.

    Molly Siegel

    Media

  • Looking down on Lunt's Harbor in Frenchboro, shot last summer.
    July 2

    Let's take a break (so we can get back to work)

    A few months ago, I was assisting in the classroom here on Frenchboro during a session with the school guidance counselor. The subject of the day was coping skills...

    Natalie Hyde-Petersen

    Media

  • Mark Macey
    May 15

    Keep doing art… every one of us

    We say something by making art, something that we can’t say any other way.

    Mark Macey

    Media

  • Bicycle workshop
    April 16

    Making Washington County bicycle friendly

    My job involves helping teach kids bike repair, getting them riding safely and happily...

    Dylan McBride

    Media

  • Swan's Island summer scene.
    January 22

    Island life teaches me the ‘focal’ way of understanding

    Recently, I read about philosopher Albert Borgmann’s concept of “focal” things and practices. A focal thing is something that provides

    Caroline Carrigan

    Media

  • Laura Venger, left, is the teacher at Frenchboro's school, with Natalie Hyde-Petersen.
    November 21

    Considering Frenchboro’s always-open library

    What makes our space unique is that we have no librarian, and the doors are always kept unlocked.

    Natalie Hyde-Petersen

    Media

  • wall
    October 29

    The latent image of Millinocket

    For years, Millinocket has been in the crossfire of competing projections…

    Diana Furukawa

    Media

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