Among Maine’s fifteen year-round island communities served by passenger boats, Islesboro, a retreat for America’s elite since the 1890s, occupies a unique niche owing to its location and its culture. Unlike its Penobscot Bay sisters, North Haven and Vinalhaven, which are too far flung to attract many daily commuters, Islesboro is just a twenty-minute jaunt. And unlike Peaks and Chebeague islands in Casco Bay, whose residents stream to mainland jobs in Portland and the suburbs, Islesboro is where most of the bleary-eyed workers who ride the Margaret Chase Smith ferry each morning metaphorically punch the clock. Making it on time means knowing the rules. It also helps to have a sense of humor. Read The Commute.
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Going to Work on Islesboro: a Complex Game of Hurry Up and Wait
Posted in Community, Travel, tagged Camden, islands, Islesboro, Lincolnville, Maine, Maine writers, penobscot bay on August 25, 2012 |
The Heart of Gardiner
Posted in Community, Maine, Travel, tagged Battle Hymn of the Republic, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Gardiner, Johnson Hall, Julia Ward Howe, Laura E. Richards, Tilbury Town on June 24, 2012 |
The effort to revitalize the small central Maine city of Gardiner has been progressing in fits and starts for twenty-five years. Now what a dedicated group of residents and businesspeople believed could be appears tantalizingly close to becoming what is. Take a stroll into The Heart of Gardiner.
The Maine Road
Posted in Community, Profiles, Travel, tagged Maine Road Trip, Route 1 on April 1, 2012 |
Route 1 in Maine spans 527 miles, nine counties, 81 communities, and countless subcultures. Photographer Jason P. Smith and I each drove the entire length of the road searching for the people and places that make the highway unique. Discover their stories: Maine Road Trip!
The Maine Lobster Book
The Wild Blueberry Book
Red’s Eats: World’s Best Lobster Shack
