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At a recent even on Peaks Island, we asked folks to describe Maine’s coast in 3 words! We compiled some of our favorite answers to celebrate our shared connection to place.
Published by Mainebiz on July 20, 2026.
A kelp farmer off Long Island in Casco Bay is the first participant in a pilot project by a French electric propulsion maker and Rockland ...
It’s not uncommon for an Island Institute employee to hop on a ferry to one of Maine’s unbridged islands. But in early June my colleague Lia Morris and I boarded The Cat, a fast ferry bound for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Our final destination was Halifax to learn from our Canadian peers about efforts to electrify their lobster fishery. Lia and I lead Island Institute’s e...
On a serene morning in early June, the waters in Webb’s Cove rippled with delight between green and blue and back again. The sea seemed just as relieved to bask in the warmth of a new summer as I was. A row of sea kayaks lined the grass above the shoreline, waiting.
The last time all of the Island Institute Fellows were in the same place, a dusting of snow rested over ...