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Reflections

  • Buoys on Monhegan.
    November 13

    Waiting with ‘baited’ breath

    It was impressive to watch all of the lobstermen work so efficiently to load traps onto the boats.

    Dan DeBord

    Media

  • North Haven Community School.
    October 22

    Island intangibles marked first year on North Haven

    The students thrust the storage bin lid containing 37 or so wriggling worms into my arms.

    Media

  • Millinocket
    August 15

    Islands in the woods, islands in the water

    The natural resource-based economies of the past are adapting to new populations…

    Media

  • Eastport street scene,
    June 28

    ​Vulnerability is both scary and empowering

    Like those who gathered around the campfire, the young actors courageously step out onto the stage…

    Community Engagement, Media

  • Old house on Swan's Island.
    May 21

    Digging into history, learning from the children

    Nowhere have I found a community where the generational divide is as smudged as it is here.

    Media

  • The Port Clyde waterfront in St. George.
    April 26

    Seeking community, and time by the water

    I never thought I would find myself craving less alone time. Last year I longed for stretches of silence...

    Media

  • Stonington Harbor.
    March 19

    The power of storytelling, past and present

    Reflections is a monthly column written by Island Fellows, recent college grads who do community service work on Maine islands and in remote coastal communities through the Island Institute, publisher of The Working Waterfront.

    Media

  • Ice on North Haven's public landing area in January 2014.
    January 29

    An island as I least expected it

    As I adapted to a new home, it took time to stop calling the ocean “the Lake.”

    Media

  • Foggy day on Islesboro.
    November 17

    Mixing it up with the generations

    If I were to limit myself to searching for friendships in my age group, I would eliminate 95 percent of the community.

    Media

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