Island Journal 2014

Counting and Considering Milestones matter. Whether it's turning 21, that arbitrary age when one is considered an adult, marking that 25th wedding anniversary, or ten years on the job, some waypoints carry import and inspire reflection. This edition of the Island Institute's annual Island Journal is our 30th. Forgive our lack of modesty, but this is worth noting and celebrating. The publication has earned a reputation for excellence over the last three decades, not by merely surviving the increasingly stormy seas of the media realm, but by providing readers with colorful, thoughtful, and unique stories and images from and about islands here in Maine, and beyond. Readers tell us Island Journal is visually stunning, and we agree. Much of the credit goes to one of the Island Institute's two founders, Peter Ralston, whose photographs carry readers to places as near as Vinalhaven and as far away as Newfoundland. With this edition, Island Journal designer Eric Wayne has honored that visual t