Monhegan Waters
Monhegan Island marine resource information and issues. Current topic: University of Maine’s two square mile deepwater wind energy R&D project 2 miles south of Monhegan.
Stunning Cliffs of Monhegan Island
Spectacular view of jaw-dropping cliffs from White Head, Monhegan Island.
Eider Crèche
Eider hens often pool their chicks together for extra protection. It is a great time of year to come to Monhegan and see young wildlife such as this!
Search Suspended
Monhegan Island – The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended their search for a thirty-two year old man who they say was swept out to sea near Monhegan Island. Full Story Here…
Search continues for man swept from Monhegan rocks
Monhegan — As of Saturday morning, Sept. 10, the U.S. Coast Guard, state and local agencies, and several good Samaritans are still searching the waters off of Monhegan Island for a 32-year-old man who was swept out to sea by a wave, Friday afternoon, Sept. 9. Full story on VillageSoup.com
Wind Power Comment Period closes Oct. 5
The comment period on the Monhegan wind power project is about to close. Story Here
Fox Islands windmill sound recording – Monhegan’s future?
Monheganers can now contemplate the sort of sound that would accompany an on-island windmill, should one be built on your fair isle. Just listen to a podcast of an hourlong unedited recording of Fox Islands Windmills’ sound on Vinalhaven. Recorded midnight January 1st 2010, when sound meter registered 49-49 dBa. Recorded on porch of a […]
UMaine prof on Monhegan wind test site, offshore windpower’s future & the end of land-based windmilling. Audio.
At a Maine Wind forum May 20, 2010 at the Rockport Opera House, locations as varied as Ragged Mountain, Vinalhaven, Monhegan and waters 20 to 50 miles offshore were discussed. The key speaker University of Maine’s Habib Dagher, PhD, leader of the DeepCwind Consortium said that the conflicts over the siting and effects of land-based and nearshore windfarming […]