Benjamin Stevens of Islesford (Little Cranberry Island) graduated this month from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.

Willcox and his crews have spray painted seal pups to prevent their clubbing, placed themselves between ships and their intended docks, and boarded whaling ships to hang banners and lock themselves to the harpoon guns.

Schreiber has an ear for Downeast language and dialogue; reading these stories, we hear their tellers clearly.

The sale or loss of key community spaces can be a sign of a community at risk of losing itself.

When you live on an island, a task as simple as buying food requires forethought and logistical prowess, sure signs of adulting.

Lesley and Leah Ranquist of Swan’s Island, sisters in their early 20s, were first introduced to fishing when they were mere kindergarteners. Now they are among the 4 percent of women currently holding commercial fishing licenses in Maine.

With two houses in the hands of owners, three rental units, an eldercare facility in the works and more projects on the way, North Haven Sustainable Housing is working hard to keep islanders from having to do what’s known on the island as the “housing shuffle.”

Many rural and geographically isolated communities face a problem referred to as the “brain drain,” in which high school graduates leave for greener pastures.

A years-long negotiation with the Belfast City Council has resolved, allowing the high-profile waterfront business Front Street Shipyard to expand onto city property.