This year, it seems we have a record number of new islanders.

We recently sought reader thoughts on affordable housing, asking on The Working Waterfront’s Facebook page: Has your town already been priced out of the starter house market? If prices are high, what effects are you noticing? Are there too many seasonal homes?

The title of the book alerts the reader to a central thesis here: while an island may have a granite foundation, it is always in flux, the tides, for one, bringing about constant change.

An island with an economy based on tourism has little resilience in a natural disaster.

Bill set out on a mission, and met our neighbor’s mother on her porch where she passed off a sack of popsicles...

I could go anywhere the weather, my maps, and my somewhat chickenhearted version of common sense would allow…

​ “These communities are made up of many different tribes, just like my home country…”

The Recompense Fund was launched in 1992 by island resident Eldon Mayer. In 2014, management of the fund was transferred to the Maine Community Foundation, though it still exists to benefit nonprofit groups working to sustain the island as a year-round community.

Two small island communities working to preserve their lighthouses are learning about each other’s efforts through field trips.