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Issue 105 Table of Contents

Issue 105 - July 2009

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Table of Contents

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 Click here to view the article online.
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

BOATYARD DOG® (AND CAT) Captain Jack and Chica

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

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

AWANADJO ALMANACK 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 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 Attractive Opposites in Portland: Becky’s and
Street & Co.
BY PETER H. SPECTRE

GUNKHOLING WITH GIZMO Cobscook Bay BY BEN ELLISON

Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Issue 105 Issue 105 | July 2009 Volume 22 | Number 2
On the cover: The Patriot 36 Argos built by Ellis Boat Company. Photograph by Billy Black

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