Bill set out on a mission, and met our neighbor’s mother on her porch where she passed off a sack of popsicles...

The ocean is unsayable, like a lot of the natural world. The night sky is unsayable. The energy in a seed. The sacrality of a maple leaf. The full moon. The mind of snow.

I could go anywhere the weather, my maps, and my somewhat chickenhearted version of common sense would allow…

​ “These communities are made up of many different tribes, just like my home country…”

The Recompense Fund was launched in 1992 by island resident Eldon Mayer. In 2014, management of the fund was transferred to the Maine Community Foundation, though it still exists to benefit nonprofit groups working to sustain the island as a year-round community.

Two small island communities working to preserve their lighthouses are learning about each other’s efforts through field trips.

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

This month, we sought reader thoughts on affordable housing, asking on The Working Waterfront’s Facebook page: Has your town already been priced out...

There is a new player on the block, fouling the coast, the Gulf of Maine, and the wild things within.