by Christina Thompson; HarperCollins, 2019; 324 pp., $12.80 Book review by Sandy Marsters For Points East Ask any third-grade class how humans arrived on the far-flung islands of Polynesia and you’ll probably get some of the same answers that grown-ups offered until fairly recently: God put them there; they walkedRead More

Plymouth, Mass. John Richard Ulanowski was born in Boston on May 29, 1939, the son of John Ulanowski and Nellie Shereika. His father was a machinist at the Fore River Shipyard, and his mother a homemaker. When the family moved to Marshfield, Mass., boats and boating became father and son’sRead More

Gloucester, Mass. Mark Lindsay, 75, died unexpectedly on Sept. 6, 2019, at his home on the Mill River in Gloucester. Mark was always happiest “messing about in boats.” Childhood summers spent sailing and seeing wooden boats being built in coastal Connecticut inspired a lifelong passion. At 14, his father helpedRead More

This picture was taken in Mistake Harbor, way Downeast, by Points East contributor Christopher Birch. The wooden trawler in the background, Serianna, was built and is still owned by wooden-boat guru and broker Bill Page. He’s something of a legend and I had a very pleasant chat with him aboutRead More

September is prime cruising weather, especially when the days begin and end with such lovely colors. Here are some from our very own Lynn Whitney! Above, sunrise on the Fox Island Thorofare taken through the boathouse doors. At right, sunset on Perry’s Creek. We’d love to see some from youRead More

Southwest Harbor, Maine Jarvis Ward Newman, 84, died peacefully September 1, 2019, at Birch Bay Village in Bar Harbor. He was born July 6, 1935, the son of Laurence and Eleanor (Jarvis) Newman in New Haven, Conn. Jarvis graduated from Pemetic High School, Southwest Harbor, in 1954. Through junior andRead More

As experienced boaters know, there is much more to an outing than packing a picnic basket, picking out a destination, and heading out into the wide blue yonder. A good captain should have a lot on his or her mind: One must consider the weather, currents, the marina and berthRead More

The sign hanging over the front counter of the Islander Grocery at Lummi Island in Puget Sound reads “Keep Lummi Weird.” Nearly three thousand miles from my familiar islands back home in Maine and New Hampshire, this sign captures the essence of a common island spirit that makes these placesRead More

“Maiden” directed by Alex Holmes. Perf. Tracy Edwards, Jeni Mundy, and Mikaela Von Koskull. New Black Films 2019. In theaters now. Movie review by Molly Mulhern For Points East You may have heard that the movie “Maiden” is recently out in wide release in the U.S. Not your usual HollywoodRead More

The title of this piece is obviously a riff on the signature line from Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer,” a song that doesn’t get too much airplay anymore, but that all these years later (it was originally released in 1984) still affects me when I hear it. It’s theRead More