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Cranberry Report

  • Beal & Bunker boat
    March 23

    No car ferry dramatically changes the nature of unloading

    The middle of the deck is kind of a no-man’s land where everything mixes when the boat is full.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Lobster gear on the docks on Islesford
    February 2

    Yielding to winter weather a wise response

    The ice builds up fast, requiring workers to break it apart with wooden mallets to keep the float from sinking.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Work underway on Islesford to bring broadband internet to the island.
    November 20

    Change in the air, and in the fiber optic, on the Cranberrys

    I thought about what it must have felt like when electricity first became available on the islands.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Gulls on the coast.
    November 2

    Considering the birds is a balm for troubled mind

    One of the things I love about October and November in the Cranberry Isles is the increase in bird stories. It is migrating season and most people out here keep an eye on the birds...

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • October 2

    Fall’s harvest on the islands is self-serve

    I could hear the smallish cucumber-sized eggplant screaming my name from inside my refrigerator.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Sourdough doing its bubbling thing.
    August 22

    Sharing sourdough a way to spread island flavor

    Perhaps a little bit of Islesford will thrive on Islesboro and North Haven.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Women enjoy the view from Great Cranberry Island's back shore.
    July 18

    Savoring summer evokes childhood memories

    ​The sound of the bell buoy at night, through an open window, will still remind me of my childhood summers…

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • An island garden
    June 22

    Waiting for the warmth prompts grateful thoughts

    The May weather just made everyone glum. We experienced maybe six nice days, total.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Islesford's waterfront in late spring.
    May 30

    ​Help on the way from island caretakers

    The caretakers and contractors on our islands are some of the busiest people around as Memorial Day approaches.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

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