David Sears creates art deeply rooted in the surroundings of his homes in Cushing, Maine, and on Matinicus Island.

No one gets to Matinicus by accident. This remote island in the outer reaches of Penobscot Bay lies 20 miles off the coast. And the state ferry runs only about once a week. But that didn't deter a ...

David Sears creates art deeply rooted in the surroundings of his homes in Cushing, and on Matinicus Island. “Exploring with ...

OWLS HEAD — A small airline is back in the air after temporarily grounding its fleet following a crash that killed one of its pilots on a Matinicus Island. Penobscot Island Air owner Kevin Waters says ...

- Locally, Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), a county-owned public use airport in Owl's Head, houses small regional airline Penobscot Island Air which offers flights to and from Matinicus ...

MATINICUS ISLAND — There’s an “Island of Misfit Toys” in the popular holiday classic. Now there’s an island for unwanted and banned books, too. The tiny library on Matinicus Island 22 miles off the ...

THOMASTON — No one would ever mistake Noah Ames for Santa Claus. For one thing, the Matinicus lobsterman is rail-thin and lacks that signature bowl-full-of-jelly belly. He dresses in a sensible parka ...

Matinicus: A Lighthouse Play is based on the true story of Abigail Burgess, a young lighthouse keepers daughter, living on a rock 25 miles off the coast of Maine. A one-woman play of humor and heroism ...

MATINICUS ISLAND, Maine (AP) -- It's muscle power -- not a diesel engine's horsepower -- that propels Nat Hussey's lobster boat as he tends to his lobster traps. In a throwback to the past -- with a ...