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FEATURES

A No-Television, No-E-Mail, No-Internet, Off-the-Grid Island Inn
The Keeper’s House on Isle au Haut: one place on the coast of Maine where “alternative energy” is not just a buzz phrase.
BY MARY R. DRAKE
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT L. DRAKE

The Art of the Crew
Whether racing or cruising, a smooth-running boat requires a smooth-running crew.
BY JOHN ANDREWS
ILLUSTRATION BY JAN ADKINS

MAINE: A STATE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

A Photographer of Then
Seacoast Maine: Photographs by George Tice
BY JOHN K. HANSON, JR.

Photographers of Now
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The work of five photographers highlights the
current diversity of camera vision in our state.
BY CARL LITTLE

A Gift to the People of Brooklin
When Wade Dow and his son Forrest decide
something should be done, they do it.
BY BILL MAYHER
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BENJAMIN MENDLOWITZ

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER [1]

BOATYARD DOG® (AND CAT) [1]
Captain Jack and Chica

LETTERS [1]
We welcome your comments, and we print them too!

VIEW FROM THE PORCH [1]
The Season of Stolen Days, Clams and Lobsters, and Preserving the Night Sky.
BY PETER BASS

AWANADJO ALMANACK [1]
There are always more life-stages waiting to be revealed.
BY ROB MCCALL

A POSTCARD IN TIME
A Harbor of Refuge
BY PETER H. SPECTRE

A LETTER FROM AWAY
Rowing the Great Glen
BY DALE HAMILTON

MY BOAT, MY HARBOR
The Horns of a Dilemma
BY PENN BROWN

FROM WHENCE WE CAME [1]
L. Francis Herreshoff, Darrell McClure, and
Erskine Childers
BY PETER H. SPECTRE

SALTWATER FOODWAYS
Fresh Provisions
BY SANDRA OLIVER

OFF THE DRAWING BOARD
On Sail Power—The Zurn 65
BY ART PAINE

MAINELY GOURMET [1]
Attractive Opposites in Portland: Becky’s and
Street & Co.
BY PETER H. SPECTRE

GUNKHOLING WITH GIZMO
Cobscook Bay
BY BEN ELLISON