Image Archive

PLACING FLAGS to honor two British officers buried in Hillside Cemetery in Eastport is Richard Mealey, a Navy veteran and member of the United Veterans Honor Guard of Washington County. Lt. Thomas Raymond, Royal Navy, and Lt. Walter St. John, 102nd Regiment of Foot, both died during the British occupation

EASTPORT’S MERMAID watches as lobster traps are loaded onto the Ocean Warrior, owned by David Pottle, at the Eastport fish pier. Maine lobstermen have been busy setting their traps for this year’s season. (Don Dunbar photo)

LETTUCE CELEBRATE SPRING! Third and fourth graders at the Eastport Elementary School, including Elizabeth Sutton, Isaac Sullivan and Jonathan Andrews, visited the greenhouse at Shead High School on May 8 to learn about growing lettuce, kale, carrots and other vegetables. The session was led by FoodCorps member Samantha Cottone. (Edward

EXAMINING a dead juvenile humpback whale at Boot Cove in Lubec on April 18 are researchers from the Allied Whale program at the College of the Atlantic. (Photo courtesy of Allied Whale)

KAYAKERS who were aboard the cruise ship MS Fram, docked at the newly rebuilt Eastport breakwater on April 21, paddle back in after exploring the area. Owned by the Norwegian Hurtigruten Group, the 374-foot, eight-deck ice breaker, which carried 190 passengers and a crew of 46, offers explorer voyages to

PUSSY WILLOW BUDS might possibly be a sure sign that spring is on its way, maybe. (Edward French photo)