
For the Passamaquoddy people at their Sipayik Reservation at Pleasant Point. Before the causeway was constructed in the 1930s, the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay mingled powerfully with those of Cobscook Bay here. There are plans to restore that.
You never know what we'll churn up in cleaning a stall

For the Passamaquoddy people at their Sipayik Reservation at Pleasant Point. Before the causeway was constructed in the 1930s, the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay mingled powerfully with those of Cobscook Bay here. There are plans to restore that.

It was a rustic summer home style in the mountains of upstate New York. Here’s how it looks in Castine, Maine.
Every morning, we had to lift anchor to get on our way. Our schooner relied on a four-person winch, plus a helper to keep the anchor chain orderly for the trip.



They’re not always knockout gorgeous around here. Not that I’m complaining.

Whiting, Maine

top of the ladder
up the hatch this morning
broke out laughing
we’re in a bank of heavy fog
just like home
an hour later it’s lifting
and a decent breeze from NE kicks in

this cold fog
is a state of flight


The annual equinox Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine, features multiple contradances each day in its folk traditions tent. The Maine Fiddle Camp hosts musicians and callers on the stage.

Christian Congregational church in Lubec. I hate to think what it costs to maintain them. Much less employ a musician slash minister worthy of them.


Vassalboro, Maine