Island Forests

Maine island forests share many characteristics with the great North Woods that stretch across the northern tier of the continent.…

The alewives are running

Maine, mid-May: abundant, explosive, pulsing with life and color. In streams and rivers still or again connected to the sea,…

A Summer of Science and Wonder

On April 19, 2021, the Mount Desert Island Historical Society launches a year-long celebration of citizen science inspired by the…

At Chapman Brook

The more one learns about forests and water, the clearer it becomes that they are not two separate things, but…

The Family Dollar

Taxicabs idle in the parking lot, engines running against the cold, drivers watching the abandoned gas station-convenience store on the…