Coming-of-Age: 10 Books on Growing Up in Maine
It's that time of year again, when the 'Back to School' section is out at Target, summer reading challenges are nearing their end, and...
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Grace C
Jul 114 min read
A Book and A Brew 🍵
Sometimes there is nothing more you want to do than curl up under the blanket with a book in your hand, the AC blasting, and a pot of tea...
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Claudia S.
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Spooky and Magical Reads
Spend the month of October catching up on or rereading Islandport's scary, mysterious, and fantastical reads in preparation for...
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Katherine B.
Aug 25, 20234 min read
Late Summer Reads for Kids
Islandport is here to banish all fears of late summer boredom! Encourage reading with some of our titles geared toward the little ones in...
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Katherine B.
Aug 22, 20233 min read
Back to School Books for Young Readers
Here at Islandport, we have a fun selection of titles for the older kids in your life! Ranging from middle grade fiction to young adult,...
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Claudia S.
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Ron Joseph's Golden Eagle Banding
Ron Joseph, author of the recently released Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs and Hermit Bill, and his former field assistant, Kent Keller,...
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Claudia S.
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Islandport Cat Interns - A day in the Life
Meet Elton and Dolly, the latest additions to our staff. We were so lucky to have them help us out last week and we're already missing...
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Katherine B.
Aug 7, 20234 min read
The Revival of UMF's Longfellow Young Writers' Camp
by Katherine Berube Longfellow campers listening to Jaed Coffin's reading at Twice Sold Tales in downtown Farmington. (Photo by Lewis...
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Claudia S.
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Yarmouth Clam Festival 2023
Enjoy Yarmouth's 56th Annual Clam Festival this weekend right here in our hometown! Here are some highlights from the festival that you...
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Katherine B.
Jul 12, 20235 min read
Local Library Fun this Summer
Merrill Memorial Library Yarmouth Eager for some excitement and a literary challenge to spice up your summer? Look no further than...
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Claudia S.
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Fourth of July Meals From Our Cookbooks to Your Table
Looking to switch up your typical Fourth of July menu? Did last year's pie recipe disappoint? Need to pull together a meal for...
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Claudia S.
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Ruth Moore Days 2023
Ruth Moore was a Tremont native, born into a fishing family on Great Gott Island in the early 1900s. She is heralded as one of the most...
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Nicole L
Mar 15, 20234 min read
From Our Table To Yours
Islandport Press staff favorites from volume two of the Maine Community Cookbook. Maine Community Cookbook: 200 More Recipes, recently...
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Piper
Oct 24, 20223 min read
Test Your State-of-Maine Smarts!
Study up on these fun facts about your favorite state, and then order Maine Trivia for even more even more categories fun questions! On...
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Nicole L
Jul 19, 20223 min read
Little Free Libraries have landed in Washington County!
Downeast Roots and Islandport Press are developing Little Free Libraries in Milbridge and Cherryfield as part of an initiative to...
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Dean Lunt
Apr 1, 20227 min read
Dried Fish, Dandelion Greens, and Dulse
By Dean L. Lunt While walking across the Syracuse University campus on a spring day in the 1980s, I pointed out some dandelions and told...
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hannah6290
Oct 1, 20214 min read
My Love for Maine
By May Davidson We toss about the word “love” so often that it can almost seem commonplace, but as a silent, unseen force, it is the...
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Dean Lunt
Aug 14, 20203 min read
Old County Woman
by Kathryn Olmstead
Aroostook County lost one of its treasures when Glenna Johnson Smith died August 8 at age one hundred.
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Dean Lunt
Jun 17, 20203 min read
Rhubarb-a-Go-Go
I know, some folks are using this time to learn a foreign language. I’m doing rhubarb. And Charlie doesn’t know what hit him.
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