Issue 117 Table of Contents
Winter 2012
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FEATURES The Maine I Love Sunrise, Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve: One photographer’s vision of the beauty of Maine’s landscape. PHOTOGRAPH BY GUY BIECHELE Click Here to view a gallery of Biechele's photos College of the Atlantic: Peace, Love, Human Ecology Founded just over 40 years ago, this Mount Desert Island institution is known around the world for its emphasis on human ecology. BY JANET MENDELSOHN Photo Essay: Memories of Summer We think August in Maine is just about as good as it gets. These photos of folks having fun with and around boats prove the point. PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAMIE BLOOMQUIST, ART PAINE, JEFF SCHER Educational Passages: Using the “Sailing Bug” to Teach Unmanned mini-boats sailing the seas inspire students in a myriad of subjects, from oceanography to meteorology and beyond. BY MARY R. DRAKE Tim Lawson: Of Bark and Barns Since moving to Maine from Wyoming ten years ago, artist Tim Lawson has settled in—to winter, to Wyeth, and to wandering. BY CARL LITTLE A Place in the Sun An energy-efficient home near the coast offers comfort without compromising values, and style without breaking the bank. BY KIM RIDLEY | PHOTOGRAPHS BY KEN WOISARD In the Interest of Saving Kapskuk To save a bay you must understand it. To understand it you must become more than casually involved. TEXT & PHOTOS BY ROB MCCALL Long May They Run Artists, poets, connoisseurs, and just plain folks celebrate the Maine sardine. BY CATHERINE SCHMITT BOATYARD DOG® The World Champ is Fenway! LETTERS We welcome your comments, and we print them too! VIEW FROM THE PORCH A $12 Million “Camp,” a T-Boned Thumb, and a Honeymoon That Is Now Over BY PETER BASS ILLUSTRATIONS BY TED WALSH A POSTCARD IN TIME Being There BY PETER H. SPECTRE AWANADJO ALMANACK Blue Hill: The Town, the Bay, the Mountain BY ROB MCCALL ILLUSTRATIONS BY CANDICE HUTCHISON A LETTER FROM HOME Inheriting Sailing BY ROBIN MCCARTHY FROM WHENCE WE CAME Three Who Raised Our Consciousness: Maury, Carson, and Cousteau BY PETER H. SPECTRE LETTER FROM MATINICUS Timing is Everything BY EVA MURRAY | ILLUSTRATION BY TED WALSH OFF THE DRAWING BOARD William Fife III and the 8-Meter Quest BY PETER BASS MAINELY GOURMET The Musical Fruit: Favorite Baked Beans BY PETER & EILEEN SPECTRE GUNKHOLING WITH GIZMO Seguin Island BY BEN ELLISON | Volume 24 | Number 5 Click image to expand On the cover: Off Southport Island. Photograph by Sara Grey. Click image to expand. Click on the image above to expand. Click here to download a PDF of the Issue 117 Table of Contents Issue 117 Advertiser List |