Only three wooded acres in size and surrounded by Middle Bay mud flats at low tide, Crow Island might not seem like much to the casual observer. But to Rich Knox, the tiny island has always been “the bees’ knees.” That’s what Rich’s kids called Crow Island when he would take them there for… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. Even at 81, Keith Brown is the kind of guy who likes to get things done. Case in point: As a visitor is about to leave his Hildreth Road home after… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. Over the course of 35 years, for both affairs of the heart and for land trusts, there will be people who come and go, and those that have a lasting impact…. Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. Supporters of Harpswell Heritage Land Trust (HHLT) have brought an amazing array of talents to aid the organization during its first 35 years. Lawyers and lobstermen, boatbuilders and mathematicians, mechanics and… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. In 2005, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust had reached a crossroads. After more than two decades of conserving property in town, HHLT had recently completed the highly successful Special Places Campaign that… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. Walter “Doc” Phillips and his wife, Joan, were on the ferry to Islesboro back in the early 1990s when a fellow passenger told them about a nature camp for youngsters that… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust.  Please note that this profile was written in fall of 2016 but it remains relevant today. Helen Norton continues to be a driving force for conservation. For decades, the Norton name… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. As the first executive director (and first more-or-less fulltime employee) of Harpswell Heritage Land Trust (HHLT), Thomas “Spike” Haible arrived at a pivotal point in the history of HHLT. Haible was… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. You can see Chip Black’s handiwork throughout the 35-year history of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust (HHLT). In fact, you could say that the long-time member of the Board of Trustees… Read more

One in a series of profiles of people who played a key role in the first 35 years of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. Looking back at her time as co-chair of HHLT’s “Special Places Campaign,” which preserved Skolfield Shores and Johnson Field in the early 2000s, Rebecca Stanley recalls lots of teamwork, many long… Read more