Tag: Due North Project
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One Man’s Seaworthy Seagull Companion
A RECIPROCAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN JOHN MAKOWSKY AND RED EYE This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. As a lobsterman who’s spent six decades on the water, John Makowsky knows the meaning of lasting relationships—with the sea, with his boat, with…
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Spartan Marine: Stuck in the Bronze Age
This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. Story/Photos by Kelli Park In a world churning with change, there is a workshop in a cove in Georgetown where the strength of bronze has withstood the test of time. Spartan Marine makes…
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Oysters – From Delicacy to Staple?
EMILY SELINGER USES THE COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED MODEL TO BUILD HER MARKET This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. August 30, 2019 Story and Photos By Kelli Park Emily Selinger has made it her mission to change the way we look at oysters, one…
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Airboats Find a Home in Maine Waters
Long a staple for the swamps of the South, airboats are now finding their way into Maine waters. This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. Story and Photos by Kelli Park The flat-bottomed, fan-propelled vessels have grown in popularity, and find practical…
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A Woman’s Place on the Working Waterfront
JENNIE BICHREST BEGAN HAULING TRAPS BY HAND, AND NOW RUNS A LARGE BAIT BUSINESS This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. (Personal photos courtesy of Jennie Bichrest) August 2019 Story and Photos by Kelli Park From hand-hauling lobster traps to…
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Sea to Soil: Invasive Crabs Turn Fields Green
TWO NONPROFITS WORKING TOGETHER TO JOIN SEA AND FARM November 19, 2018 This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. BY KELLI PARK It sounds like the elements of a macabre ritual—green crabs, a wood chipper, a manure spreader, and…
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Canada’s Grand Manan Island Beckons Tourists
FISHING REMAINS LIFEBLOOD AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY OF FUNDY October 31, 2018 BY KELLI PARK This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. There are places that live in our imaginations and seem just beyond our reach.…
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Brunswick Boosts Next Generation of Marine Entrepreneurs
STUDENT SHELLFISH INITIATIVE IS UNLEASHING SHELLFISH POTENTIAL October 31, 2018 BY KELLI PARK This story first appeared in the Island Institute’s The Working Waterfront newspaper, and is reproduced here with permission. Click here. Young marine entrepreneurs in Maine are seeing new opportunities evolve almost as quickly as the changing tides. In Brunswick,…
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