Season 4, Episode 5: Risk and Reward: Cranberry Isles in the Age of Sail
Guest: Julia Gray
Air Date: March 30, 2023
Host: Jenna Jandreau
Life on the Cranberry Isles has always revolved around the sea. Julia’s fascinating article in the upcoming Maritime Edition of Chebacco covers everything from coasting and transatlantic voyages, to fishing, shipbuilding, and more. The Chat focuses on the origin story for her article and how she fit so much material into an overview. Julia also talks about some of the interesting history that she couldn’t fit into the article, such as details about Samuel Hadlock Jr.’s journey to Europe with his Arctic sideshow.
About Our Guest
Julia Gray has worked in museums for more than 20 years and currently leads the Wilson Museum in Castine as their executive director. Her background in archaeology and anthropology drew her initially into roles in collections and exhibits at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and the Abbe Museum. After leaving the Abbe Museum in 2017, she ran her own consulting business working with museums, land trusts, and other organizations across Maine. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and the University of Arkansas. Julia lives in Orland with her husband and two dogs.
Chebacco articles by Julia Gray:
- Risk and Reward: Cranberry Isles in the Age of Sail (2023)
- John Snow’s Postcard Basket: A Story of Wabanaki Presence and Persistence on Mount Desert Island (2018)
Previous Chebacco Chat appearances
- No. 16 - John Snow’s Postcard Basket: A Story of Wabanaki Presence and Persistence on Mount Desert Island