Nantucket native remains islander

To the editor:

“All of us look bad when the expectations placed on us outstrip our skills.”—Ross Greene

A proposal by Maine’s Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, to protect working waterfronts and the jobs and economic activity they support, was aired at a congressional subcommittee hearing on Nov. 2.

The goal for the Rockport couple’s business, On the Water in Maine, was to list and manage 75-100 of those vacation rental properties. The Fords have succeeded in growing their list to 130.

Social media and new technology are driving change in the tourism industry at an unprecedented rate.

For a century, a stone and mortar, wooden-roofed tank on the outskirts of town provided Castine with a necessary resource—water. Today, the remains of the structure and the site are being repurposed to serve the town in a new way.

One of the best metaphors depicting the fragility of island communities I’ve encountered is the idea of the three-legged stool.

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

PHOTO ESSAY BY COURTNEY MOONEY