The Monhegan Mail Boat

With boat bags and sunscreen the day-trippers ride. They’ve binoculars, cameras and charts for the tide. They point and exclaim…are excited and merry As they board the Mail-Boat…that small island ferry! It brings hikers and bikers and workers with tools… Boxes of books and equipment for schools… Tourists and artists and family and friends… Supplies […]

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients: 1 cup milk 2 cups butter, divided 1 cup water ¼ warm water 2 packages active dry yeast 1 tablespoon plus 1 ½ cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 6-7 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided 4 eggs, beaten 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons nutmeg Directions: Heat together milk and ½ cup butter in a small […]

The Selchie

THE SELCHIE An islander like themselves, they had seen her before, basking on the harbor rocks, swimming in this cove, home waters to them all. Now they see a stranger, a half-grown, slender girl, naked like themselves. She sits looking down at them as they play, cousins. friends since earliest times. Beside her lies the […]