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SEPTEMBER 2017 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR
NEW BOOKS
Elizabeth Bishop
by Megan Marshall
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
by Chris Cleave
The Hot One
by Carolyn Murnick
Last Hope Island
by Lynne Olson
The Salt House
by Lisa Duffy
NEW MOVIES
Taking Woodstock
Wonder Woman
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One Man’s Island
By Bob Libby
Q
uick quiz for September: howmany islands are in the
archipelago that is the town of Chebeague Island?
My map shows eight land masses large enough at
high tide to grow vegetation. Great Chebeague is
the largest, and Goose Nest is the smallest, unless
you count the barren ledge to the east of Sunset
Landing that never quite submerges. Now, raise your
hand if you have ever set foot on each remote island
in the town. How many know that Little Chebeague
is divided jurisdictionally between Chebeague and
Long Island? How many know that Maine Island
Trails maintains camping sites on Little Chebeague
and Crow islands? Which town hosts the camping site
on Little Chebeague?
Hope Island has been in the news recently because
the Cacoulidis family has put it up for sale. Few
Chebeaguers have been on Hope Island in a very long
time. Rumors about the extent and quality of the
infrastructure there are widespread. Friends of ours
who barged dozens of ready-mix cement trucks out
there a few years ago have convinced me that the
roads on the island are highway quality and better
than most others on Casco Bay islands. Those of us
who have viewed Hope from boats around its shores
are amazed by the many buildings—mansion, barns,
boathouse, and chapel.
A good portion of the land mass of Chebeague Island
is underwater and controlled by the Maine Marine
Resources Commission Most of Chebeague Island’s
islands are protected as marine resources. According
to reputable climate and oceanographic scientists,
Casco Bay is more greatly affected by global climate
change than most of rest of the world’s coastal
geography. Warm water and acidificationtolerant
species are changing the ecological balance that has
supported marine harvesting for at least the past
millennium. Fortunately, members of our community
are dedicated to responding to these changes. For far
too long some have treated the ocean as a dumping
ground for all manner of waste. We will bear
those costs for a long time, and it will take serious
innovation to overcome.
Finally, I am resolved visit the three small islands on
which I have not yet set foot. I issue the following
challenge for September: Hike Little Chebeague’s trails
that Erno has worked on and view the Surface First
Tilts West art installation Send photos of yourself on
all the islands of Chebeague and at the highest point
in Casco Bay to me on Facebook. I will send you a “Ten
Years After” Chebeague Island t-shirt. Get out there!