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Community & Events

2014

Films draw on local culture and history

A budding filmmaker with a big story to tell visited Grand Manan during the first week of September to learn about the local lobster industry and promote his project. Brad Rivers, a film school graduate from Waterloo, Ontario, is working on a feature‑length documentary titled Lobsterland and is looking

2014

Boat School board expands, awaits lawsuit judgment

Within a mere 75 minutes the Friends of the Boat School had garnered seven new board members, doubling the size of the board and bringing in the "fresh blood and new ideas" that long-time board member Dean Pike said was needed.

2014

Renewable energy, efficiency demonstrated in new buildings

Three new buildings in Washington County are providing examples of energy efficiencies and heating systems that use everything from cordwood to geothermal heat to solar gain.

2014

Two festivals cook up crowd-pleasing fun

The 28th annual Eastport Salmon and Seafood Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31, and Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce President Meg Keay says, "It will be a wonderful way to end the summer."

2014

Strong threads run through guild of St. Anne’s quilters

Strong is the thread running through the history of the oldest continuously functioning hand-quilting guild in North America. Since 1872, when Sister Portia Robinson Owen founded the Women's Guild at St.

2014

Backyard beekeepers buzz up a swarm of pollination, honey

While the commercial beekeepers have been bringing in a record number of hives to pollinate the blueberry barrens in Washington County, backyard beekeepers have been buzzing up their own storm.

2014

Death of teenager mourned on island

One Grand Manan teenager was killed and four others were injured when their minivan left the Whistle Road and crashed on July 13. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m.