I’ve managed to get some fair crops of tomatoes, green beans, turnips, and squash, with other vegetables making guest appearances...

Nature doesn’t actually ask much of us to get back into a good relationship with her.

On a late spring morning in 1920, the steamboat Governor Bodwell was docked at Tillson’s Wharf in Rockland and preparing to depart for Vinalhaven. Shoveling coal below decks was my grandfather...

One of the best things about Maine is it has the cool climate many perennials like.

At the Island Institute, we’ve seen how some residents of our state’s island and coastal communities can be left behind...

“The boat’s never locked, the coffee is always hot. Folks are welcome on board, and we’ll just sit and chat.” —Douglas Cornman

I conducted interviews in three communities that were responding, from my vantage point, effectively...

“He was such a good, good human being,” he said. “I so respected the guy. His heart was bigger than the bay.”

As the quaran-times roll on, I’ve been interested to see how people in various communities adapt.