Essays- PB – Monhegan Commons

Monhegan Farewell

September 9, 2010 Peter

Labor Day 2010 has just past. And as often observed, there has been a change in the air as the temperatures have dropped following whatever was of Hurricane Earl. For the Raquel (Ricki) and Peter Boehmer family, a seismic change beyond that of the air has descended upon us. After our marvelous Monhegan years, we […]

Just passing through

September 9, 2010August 28, 2011 Peter

Just passing through For more than three decades I identified with Monhegan Island. Even to the point of claiming “peter at monhegan” as my e-mail address. The fact is that Peter is no longer at Monhegan. We’ve all shed as many identities as our lobsters have shed their shells. When our family moved onto the […]

Rope Shed, and then some

February 27, 2010 Peter

Oh, this old soul is lamenting the loss of the Ropeshed. It was in the past a forum. Ideas, thoughts to be discussed and ruminated upon, then responded to. Sometimes feisty, of course, but nonetheless invigorating. You looked at the opening photo. That got your head in the proper space. Then you went to the […]

MONHEGAN MUSICALS: SOME REMINISCENCES

February 17, 2010February 17, 2010 Marjorie Mir

A collection of reminiscences. I first arrived on Monhegan in June 1950 to work at the Island Inn to earn money for college. There was an organization known as MYSO – the Monhegan Youth Social Organization. Everyone was strongly encouraged (ordered, I guess, – there was no way to say no) to join. Ruth Grant […]

What Really Matters?

February 12, 2010February 13, 2010 Peter

Monhegan is a particular place that has existed for a long time; humans have lived on or visited it for only part of that time. As always, we humans live in between the past and the future. We hope to continue to learn from the past and carry some of our own learning forward for […]