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This fisherman's shack is located at the northern end of the thoroughfare
between Isle au Haut and Kimball Island. The pleasant sprawl of useful
items around the shack speaks volumes about island life: "...might
need this someday". In such a remote location, the aquisition
of new items can be a difficult, time-consuming and costly proposition.
Consequently, islanders are accustomed to and very adept at getting
every last ounce of use from the materials at hand.
One other note of interest, the buoys that hang from
the side of this shed are made of Maine spruce, not as common a sight
as they were 15 or 20 years ago. The majority of lobster buoys these days
are made of polystyrene. When I first took note of this on my return to
the island in 1997 after an excruciatingly prolonged absence, I was saddened.
Although time moves slowly on Isle au Haut, it does not, as I had once
imagined, stand still.
This photo was taken at about 7:30
am EST, July 1997 by Jennifer Hughes
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