Cook Memorial Library

One picture is worth a thousand words to illustrate our Maine collection. To the left is Potato Island, one of my favorites on the Maine Island Trail. Potato Island rests at the east end of Eggemoggin Reach. The Reach is a busy place in summer with all manner of boats, large and small, from kayaks to to coastal schooners (see bottom picture.) My kayaking partner, Marnie, (that’s her at left) and I try to spend a week each summer on the islands, kayaking and painting. Because of such a strong interest in the natural and social history of the islands, I’ve assembled a pretty good collection of titles: The Lobster Coast, From Cape Cod to the Bay of Fundy, Islanders, Islands in Time, The Secret Life of Lobsters, Capturing the Commons, A Year in the Maine Woods, We took to the Woods, Drinking the Rain - are all well worth reading. A Cruising Guide To The Maine Coast and Maine Atlas & Gazetteer are key references for coastal travel on land OR water. For kids, I’d recommend Lost on a mountain in Maine, Angus and Sadie, The Canning Season, Keep the lights burning, Abbie, Fairy Houses, Robert McCloskey’s picture books, A Time of Wonder and One Morning in Maine and many others. Just ask the librarians.
Maine, lobsters, Maine islands, New England, Maine coast, kayaking