From hand-hauling lobster traps to selling more than 10 million pounds of bait annually, Jennie Bichrest knows the working waterfront inside out.

Issues facing the lobster industry surrounding access to bait could not have been planned for five years ago.

“Bones!” a student exclaimed. “More bones!” another echoed.

Architect Jeri D. W. Spurling has dedicated her professional life to serving those in need. In fact, the motto of Spurling Design, based in her home on Islesford in the Cranberry Isles, is “Making Good Architecture Attainable for All.”

Knowlton captured some unusual island events, including the arrival in 1921 of the first Ford Model T…

Everyone around me has the same pinwheel-eyed expression.

“Whaling required intensive skills—chasing, harpooning and killing the whale…”

Oh, how we islanders long to drive our cars directly from the grocery store to our houses.

When the ambulance crew arrived, they immediately began monitoring his vitals…