Month: January 2012

Mnemonic by Marjorie Mir
MNEMONIC “Fall back,” we tell ourselves, beginning the trek toward early dark, and we do, still do, coming from cold streets into lamplight, cupping a mug in both hands; limits, the comfort of habit, these are not yet taken from us, nor a darkness whose face is familial, winter that closes us in. Marjorie […]
D.T. Sheridan
The D.T. Sheridan was a two-stacked, seagoing diesel tug, towing two deeply loaded coal barges when she ran aground at Lobster Cove in 1948.
Captain William S. Humphrey
Mail Service was first established as early as 1858, the postmaster was Moses Starling who made weekly trips to Port Clyde and delivered the mail from his kitchen table, James Trefethren succeeded him but the post office was apparently closed in the 1870’s and not reopened until 1883. Captain William S. Humphrey ran the mail […]

Dori by Alison Hill
Love this painting because it features Dori, who is supplying the amazing new images of Monhegan on this site and it is painted by Alison Hill, this January’s featured artist. See more of Alison’s artwork on her website www.alisonhill.net

Lobster Cove Surf by Alison Hill
For more, see Alison’s web site.