Monhegan News

CAMDEN : Camden Falls Gallery has mounted a new fall show. "Painting Monhegan" features work by 2009 Monhegan Artists' Residency Corporation recipient Daniel Corey.

BELFAST : Artist John Raymond Kordak, who had been exhibiting his art at The Working Art Gallery for the past three years, died on Oct 4. The downtown gallery has dedicated a entire front window in his honor and memory.

An interesting story of the Gonzalves of Madeira, a possible distant relation of our Prime Minister.

Submitted by Eva Murray on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 4:10pm. We had strict orders: no rainbow tie-dyed sweatshirt from Reny's, no black and red plaid wool coat, no Grundens, and never, ever, follow up an introduction to a teacher with the query "Didja gitcher deer yet?" Ah, Parents' Weekend at the posh boarding school.

What most Mainers have not heard is what really is going on in Matinicus and other locations in the state of Maine.

BAR HARBOR : Four years ago, at age 69, Bar Harbor resident Bob Jay walked into his first art gallery.

Special to the Sun Journal His bold brush strokes capture the unrelenting sea crashing against the irregular rocks of Maine's rugged coastline.

MONHEGAN : Many of the eighth-grade Trekkers made a damp sojourn to Monhegan on Oct.

TENANTS HARBOR : After a hearty breakfast at the East Wind Inn in Tenants Harbor, take drive over to Port Clyde.

Little more than a square mile of rock in the North Atlantic, Monhegan Island is an isolated treasure for those looking for a slower pace of life.

If you are looking for a tranquil spot to travel to, Monhegan Island in Maine might just be the perfect choice.

A view of the village on the harbor side of Monhegan Island; biking is big on Peaks Island.. ; Hilary Nangle/For The Boston Globe) The first cool breezes that signal autumn are a wake-up call to steal away one last time to one of the more than 2,000 islands salting Maine's coastline.

THOMASTON : We have some great news to share. It's been a notable week for adoptions of some of our long-term residents.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR : Thomas Andrew Denenberg, Chief Curator of the Portland Museum of Art will give a lecture entitled "Call of the Coast: The Art Colonies of New England" about the artist's retreats of early 20th century, Thursday, Aug.

MATINICUS : A meeting of Matinicus fishermen was held Aug. 16 to review possible proposals for limiting entry in that area.

Generally, Maine lobstermen have done a good job of protecting their resource - lobster landings remain high despite predictions that they could crash at any moment - and policing themselves.

Generally, Maine lobstermen have done a good job of protecting their resource - lobster landings remain high despite predictions that they could crash at any moment - and policing themselves.

"MATINICUS" Oil on canvas by George Bellows, 32 x 40 inches, 1916. Long ago an art critic of my acquaintance remarked that New York was a border town to Europe, and until fairly recently that was true.

BLUE HILL : This month the Blue Hill Bay Gallery is featuring a collection of more than 50 paintings of the Maine Coast including works by Bernard Corey, one of New England's most beloved landscape painters of the 20th century, and new works by Maine artists Bonnie Alpander, Val Aponik, Brian Banks, Don Crosby Brown, Marian McMahon and Gudrun Tarr.

By Ellen London Painting courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art "I'd like to be one of them," remarked painter Rockwell Kent upon first encountering the fishermen of Monhegan Island.