2012
GONE BY,
GONE BY, a lone dandelion seed survives against the breeze. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
Image Archive
2012
RELEASING
RELEASING an immature male bald eagle at Split Rock, Pleasant Point, on May 11 is Rep. David Slagger of the Houlton Band of Maliseets as Passamaquoddy Chief Clayton Cleaves looks on. The three-year-old raptor, named Chipolkon Nitap in Passamaquoddy (My Friend, Eagle), was found two months ago at the Cutler
2012
A SPRING RITUAL
A SPRING RITUAL. Howard Calder cleans off the bottom of the Ocean Warrior, David Pottle's lobster boat, at the inner basin of the Eastport breakwater on a recent spring day. (Edward French photo)
2012
WORKING ON THEIR FYKE NET
WORKING ON THEIR FYKE NET on the Pennamaquan River in Pembroke are tribal members Natalie and Pos Bassett. The Passamaquoddy Tribe has issued 236 elver fishing licenses this year, and Downeast rivers are lined with nets to catch the glass eels, which are fetching $2,200 a pound. (Edward French
2012
UP SPRINGS
UP SPRINGS the crocus in yellow and blue from the cool ground. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
2012
A FRESH, NEW LOOK
A FRESH, NEW LOOK. With the arrival of spring, Reggie Drew cleans the windows at Port O' Call in downtown Eastport, as businesses prepare for the upcoming summer season. (Edward French photo)
2012
ELVER FYKE NETS
ELVER FYKE NETS can now be spotted in many Downeast rivers, including the Pennamaquan River in Pembroke. Fishermen have been receiving about $1,800 a pound for the glass eels. (Edward French photo)