2025 FERRYING THROUGH THE FOG FERRYING THROUGH THE FOG. The Deer Island-Campobello ferry, operated by East Coast Ferries, began its 2025 season earlier than usual this year, starting on May 1. (Sue Moore photo)
2025 CONDUCTING A STOKES LITTER TRAINING CONDUCTING A STOKES LITTER TRAINING at the Eastport breakwater on May 5 are crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport. David Kolasinski is in the stokes litter, assisted by Ethan Bray.
2025 SPLISH, SPLASH, taking a bath SPLISH, SPLASH, taking a bath, local coastguardsmen have fun while testing their dry suits for leaks. Shown are Mitchell Miller, James Kane, Jansyn Moss, David Kolasinski and Abraham Cordero from U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport during a training in the inner basin of the breakwater on May 5.
2025 SWINGING INTO SPRING SWINGING INTO SPRING, Eleanor Davis, almost 2, gets a push from her big sister Cordie, age 4, on the swing at the Sullivan Street playground in Eastport. They are the children of Zach and Jill Davis of Cooper. (Edward French photo)
2025 THE GROWN-UPS thought the day was cold THE GROWN-UPS thought the day was cold, but the children went right to work at the annual Easter egg hunt held on April 12 in Lubec. Within a few minutes they had the eggs all harvested so the party could begin. (J.D. Rule photo)
2025 A SURE SIGN OF SPRING A SURE SIGN OF SPRING. A lamb named Alex was among those born at Shofar Farms in Perry on March 31. (Sarah Guiltner photo)
2025 Fishing for elvers FISHING FOR ELVERS at night with a dip net on the Little River in Perry is Erik S. Francis of Sipayik. The season has been slow this year because of the colder winter, and the price has been low. See article in this issue on the elver fishery. (Edward French