From the Wharf

Stories worth carrying off the island.

Wharf life, Bailey Island, cooking notes and the pieces of this place that are worth a longer story.

September 9, 2026 The Cribstone Bridge: A Uniquely Maine Solution to an Age-Old Problem—Working With Mother Nature, Not Against Her

The Cribstone Bridge has connected Orr’s and Bailey islands since 1928. Here’s a little of its history, how its unusual granite construction works, and some of the stories that have grown...

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September 2, 2026 The Last Twenty Miles

Of Maine's 5,300 miles of coastline, less than 20 are still working waterfront — places where a boat can actually land, buy bait and fuel, and sell a catch. We're one of them, on Bailey I...

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