Q&A | Bee Burke
A lifelong New Englander, Bee Burke grew up in Rhode Island. She has a BA in Journalism from the University of Rhode Island with a minor...
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Q&A | Gerry Boyle
Gerry Boyle began his writing career in newspapers. After graduating from Colby College, Boyle worked as a roofer, a postman, and a...
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Q&A | Julie True Kingsley
Julie True Kingsley, is the co-founder of The Manuscript Academy, an online writing community, and co-hosts their official podcast. She...
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Q&A | Carl and David Little
Glorious Penobscot Bay, on the coast of Maine, with its quaint mainland towns, bustling tourist centers, and island fishing villages,...
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Jan 52 min read
Q&A | Chelsea Diehl
Chelsea Diehl is a graduate of Emerson College with a degree in acting and theater education. She is also the founder of Gadabout Maine,...
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Q&A | Emily Burnham
Emily Stoddard Burnham is a lifelong writer, Waldo County native, and proud resident of Bangor, who since 2008 has served as an arts and...
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Q&A | Ryan Brod
Ryan Brod became a Maine Guide in his early 20s, after spending his childhood hunting and fishing in the Belgrade Lakes region. From...
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Dec 7, 20235 min read
Q&A | Susan Daignault
A Massachusetts native, Susan "Sue" Daignault spent her childhood summers surfcasting for striped bass with her parents and three...
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Nov 7, 20233 min read
Q&A | Cynthia Thayer
Cynthia Underwood Thayer earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in British Literature before moving to Gouldsboro, Maine to be an organic...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read
Q&A | Martha Tod Dudman
Martha Tod Dudman lives in Maine and is the author of Dawn, Expecting to Fly, Black Olives, and Augusta, Gone, which was adapted as an...
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Katherine B.
Aug 9, 20234 min read
Q&A | Scot Lehigh: Boston Globe Columnist
Scot Lehigh, who graduated from Shead High School in Eastport, earned degrees at Colby College and the University of Massachusetts at...
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Nicole L
May 26, 20235 min read
Q&A | Ron Joseph: Wildlife Biologist
Ron Joseph was born in Waterville in 1952 and grew up in neighboring Oakland. He developed a love for the outdoors and wildlife on his...
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Nicole L
Feb 23, 20233 min read
Q&A | In Conversation with Marilyn Moss Rockefeller
Marilyn Moss is a writer, entrepreneur, social justice advocate and former president and CEO of Moss Inc. She has an MFA in writing from...
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Nicole L
Feb 13, 20234 min read
Q&A | Get to Know Amy Calder
Amy Calder, born and raised in Skowhegan is a Mainer through and through. Growing up in an imaginative family, Calder developed a love...
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Piper
Jan 18, 20234 min read
Q&A | Get to Know Terry Martin
MarieThérèse (Terry) Martin is an author, nurse, pianist, and life-long resident of Maine. She grew up in Rumford, a town which would...
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shannonloehr
Jun 28, 20225 min read
Q&A | Marpheen Chann: From Foster Care to Community Leader
Marpheen Chann is a public servant, writer, speaker and advocate in his home state of Maine. But his journey to reach these achievements...
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shannonloehr
Jun 24, 20224 min read
Q&A | Catching Up with Tamra Wight
Author Tamra Wight has long had a passion for the outdoors. For twenty-eight years she ran Poland Spring Campground with her husband and...
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hannah6290
Nov 17, 20213 min read
Q&A | Ed Crockett on Portland, Adversity, and His Father's Life
There was a time in the ‘60s and ‘70s when Munjoy Hill wasn’t a trendy, comfortable neighborhood in Portland, Maine. As a kid, Edward...
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hannah6290
Nov 15, 20213 min read
Q&A | Behind the Camera with John Duncan
John Duncan has worked many jobs and lived in many different places, but through it all, he has always had a passion for photography. ...
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Nov 6, 20212 min read
Q&A | Get to Know Downeast Genius Earl Smith
Earl Smith, author of Downeast Genius, took some time to answer questions for the Islandport Press blog. Downeast Genius, one of our most...
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