Submissions from 1986
Profile of Fifield's Store on Vinalhaven, one of the last of the oldtime hardwar, Pat Crossman
Profile of Great Wass Island, the larger of the two islands that make up the tow, Brenda T. Dodge
Sardine fisherman Joe Upton recalls fighting the July 23, 1978, arson fire that, Joe Upton
Short essay on traveling to Matinicus island aboard the Maine Seacoast Mission b, Peggy Bryant Wentworth
Text of the poems "The Islanders" and "Matinicus" by Philip Booth., Philip Booth
The 1985 expansion of Edward Thayer's Y-Knot boat shop into a major yacht yard h, Barney Hallowell
The author tells the legend of her grandfather, Cyrus Rackliff, who ignored a pr, Amy Payson and Wilbert Snow
The State of Maine owns more than 200 islands in Casco Bay, most of which lack s, Marshall Wiebe
Today 90 percent of Maine island acreage is forested, up from 10 percent a centu, Philip W. Conkling
Using a Seahaven donated by Seaway Boats of Winthrop, the Island Institute last
Submissions from 1985
Avian cholera epidemics, first reported in Maine in 1963, have struck the state, Elizabeth Cory Pierson
Between 1977 and 1980, all 1,500 pairs of terns disappeared from Petit Manan Isl, Philip W. Conkling
Book review of "Islands Down East: A Visitor's Guide," by Charlotte Fardelmann.
Book review of "Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast, Penobscot and Blue Hill Bays," b
Book review of "Secluded Islands of the Atlantic Coast," by David Yeadon.
Chart showing the number and acreage of the 5 percent of Maine islands which are
Criehaven or Ragged Island, originally known as Ragged Arse in the 1790s, sits a, George Putz
Detailed article suggesting that Maine islands would be ideal sites for underwat, Edward Myers
Essay and diagrams showing the evolution of the modern Jonesport lobster boat fr, Michael Crowley and John Carter
Essay on an island child's meeting mainland summer people for the first time., Mike Brown
Essay on sailing through the dangerous rocks off Petit Manan and Roque Islands., David R. Getchell
Essay on the value of toy boats., George Putz
Essay on visiting Little Cranberry Island several decades ago., Gunnar Hansen
In 1873, the United States Life-Saving Service authorized five stations in Maine, Wick York and Douglas Alvord
In Frenchboro last year the main concern was lobster scarcity. Scallop draggers, Rebecca J. Lunt
Island educators require progressive techniques, local resources, and parent inv
Islesboro, a summer resort for over a century, is still struggling with developm, Agatha Cabiniss
"Letter from the Editor." Essay describing islanders as the quintessence of New, George Putz
Maine coast sea kayaking is growing in popularity. A competent sea kayaker can, David R. Getchell
Maine fishermen have averaged 50 to 60 million pounds of herring a year for the, George Putz
On October 26, 1984, a new United States-Canada boundary drawn by the Internatio, Michael Crowley
Profile of Vinalhaven lobsterman Danny Ames, who represents the new generation o, Jane Day
Stonington and the surrounding Merchant's Row islands used to be the center of a, Philip W. Conkling
Summer people and increasing tax burdens have forced many Isle au Haut residents, F A. Eustis
Swan's Island's year-round population peaked at 762 in 1880. Today the 1,000 to, Jim Haskell
The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust bought Cape Island, near Cape Porpoise, in, Thomas Bradbury
The last Maine coast steamboat, the Sabino, is now in the Mystic Seaport museum, Clayton Gross
The Stonington Flying Service serves as ambulance, mail delivery, and ferry repl, Peter Ralston
Unlike almost any other American city, Portland has a relatively undeveloped arc, Jeff Clark
Submissions from 1984
All but 8 of Maine's 57 lighthouses have been automated or abandoned. The Coast, Stephen G. Perrin and Delia Mae Farris
A third of Maine's 74 bald eagle pairs live on coastal islands. Eagles were wid, Charles S. Todd and Mark A McCollough
By the 1880s, the puffin had disappeared from all but one of Maine's islands. A, Philip W. Conkling
Cushings Island was first described by European explorer Christopher Levett in 1, Edith Meacham
Essay about island life on North Haven, population 340. The seeming simplicity, Jon Emerson
Essay about life on Matinicus Island, which depends on lobstering, seining, and, Donna Rogers
Essay on growing up as a Maine fisherman's son., Mike Brown
Essay on islanders and their values and characteristics. Their sense of place i, George Putz
For almost a century, people have schemed ways to generate tidal power from the
In 1973, the College of the Atlantic formed the Mount Desert Rock Whale Watch to, Ann Rivers and Steven Mullane
In 1979, David Sleeper installed Monhegan Island's first photovoltaic power syst, Edith Meacham