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  • Salt Water Cure
    August 12

    Not the same, but also good

    I went through all of the stages of grief when I learned that Calderwood Hall would only be open for takeout…

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • Observer header
    August 12

    It’s a wet and wild world for this old man

    Each challenged me to a fight—right in front of their parents…

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Journal of an Island Kitchen
    August 5

    Let us be thankful for lettuce

    I have grilled or broiled, depending on my mood and the weather, fluffier heads of lettuce…

    Sandy Oliver

    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

  • Two empty rockers on Bailey Island lawn.
    July 28

    Tourism industry adapted, but more help needed

    In April, the numbers showed restaurants down 58 percent and hotels down 80 percent.

    Media

  • Island School painting
    July 27

    Column raises important question for schools

    I recently worked in an island school for two years as an ed tech in special education, in a town that I care about deeply and have close personal ties to. There were instances where I was stunned by how histories...

    Media

  • Salt Water Cure
    July 27

    Dealing with those not-so-new pests

    I’ve managed to get some fair crops of tomatoes, green beans, turnips, and squash, with other vegetables making guest appearances...

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • Journal of an Island Kitchen
    July 27

    Nature wants us to cook

    Nature doesn’t actually ask much of us to get back into a good relationship with her.

    Sandy Oliver

    Media

  • Observer header
    July 27

    Strained relations with the ferry service

    On a late spring morning in 1920, the steamboat Governor Bodwell was docked at Tillson’s Wharf in Rockland and preparing to depart for Vinalhaven. Shoveling coal below decks was my grandfather...

    Phil Crossman

    Media

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