Island Journal (1984-present) The Maine Island Institute's annual publication of island life has been its keynote publication since 1984, when the first issue arrived in members' mailboxes and was available for purchase. Since then, it has become perhaps the most valued benefit of Island Institute membership, with its stories, poetry, photographs and articles about the myriad facets of "islandness" found here inot only here in Maine but also on islands around the world.

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Submissions from 2020

A Love of Sea and Sky, Tom Groening

Betsy James Wyeth, 1921-2020, Peter Ralston

Fishing, Fowling, and Navigation: How a Colonial Ordinance Shaped a Coastline, Rebecca Pritchard

From the Helm: This Moment in our Community Life Inspires Reflection, Rob Snyder

How Two French Islands Recovered, Post-Cod, Natalie Springuel

In Spite of the Forecast, Margaret A. Haberman

Islanders in the Dusk, Carl Little

Islands of the Dawnland, Rebecca Pritchard

Islands Were First Footholds for European Settlers, Jacqueline Weaver

Islesford's Calendar Girls Loyal to "Dip of the Month Club", Jack Sullivan

John Marin's Islands, Carl Little

Maine Triumphs Through Coastal Law, Stephanie Bouchard

Remembering Hoddy, Philip Conkling

Sailing to Statehood: How Maine's Coast and Islands Charted Our Course, various authors

Southwest Harbor Works to Navigate Change, Griffin Pollock

Stonington Siblings Modernize Lobster Business, Laurie Schreiber

The Story of Fire, Julia Bouwsma

The Strange Nature of Horseshoe Crabs, Dana Wilde

Two Decades of Fellows Changes Communities, Kendra Jo Grindle

What is Poetry? Part 2, Jeffrey Thomson

Zain Padamsee Found Himself on Frenchboro, Scott Sell

Submissions from 2019

Cliff Island: A Labor of Love for Cheryl Crowley, Tom Groening

Coalition Building at the Water's Edge, Elizabeth Rush

"Creators in Arms" on Swan's Island, Carl Little

Folio: Othered: Displaced from Malaga, Daniel Minter and Kate McBrien

How We Get Here: A History of the Ferry Service, Nancy Griffin

Keeping the Home Fires...Out, Casey Engelman

Kristan Porter Remains Grounded as Fisheries Shift, Laurie Schreiber

Lines (57° 59′ N, 7° 16'W) : Interactive Site Specific Light Installation at Outer Hebrides, Scotland, Pekka Niittyvirta and Timo Aho

Nantaska: the "Islands" of Nantucket and Alaska, Crocker Snow Jr.

Pathways to Fine Art, George Pearlman

Resilience is the Response to Rising Waters, Stephanie Bouchard

Taking Stock of a Downeast River, Jon Keller

The Schoodic Story, Jacqueline Weaver

The Secret Soul of an Island Shoe, Christina Marsden Gillis and Peter Ralston, photographer

Whelmed in Key Largo, Steven Harris

Wrack, Sheila Gray Jordan

Submissions from 2018

88, John Wulpe

Altered Realities: Jeffrey C. Becton

A Town of Superlatives: Cumberland County town has longest coastline in state, oldest population, Callie Ferguson and Michele Stapleton Photographer

Bucksport; Life After the Mill: The town at the top of Penobscot Bay searches for its new heart and soul, Jim Baumer and Linda Coan O'Kresik

Essay; The Sound of Silence: What does it mean to listen closely in a noisy world?, Scott Sell

Fiction: The Ledge, Lawrence Sargent Hall

From Sardines to Yachts, Belfast Transforms Waterfront: City government, Front Street Shipyard collaborated to create a thriving working waterfront with public access, Tom Groening

From the Helm; Numbers That Tell Stories About Our Communities

Grabbing the Digital Future: Islands explore ways to bring fast internet to boost economies, support health care and education and sustain population, Jennifer Van Allen

Great Lakes Islands Choose People-Focused Strategy, Abigail Curtis and Frank Solle Photographer

Luke Holden's "Trap to Table" Adventure: Luke's Lobster chain of restaurants is reinventing fishing business, Stephanie Bouchard

Maine Islands: Paintings from the Farnsworth collection

Men, Books, Food, and Drink, Phil Crossman and Sheri Romer-Day, photographer