Fish drying on Little Cranberry Island. Courtesy of the National Park Service, Acadia National Park, Cranberry Isles Collection
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Host Jenna Jandreau welcomes back Julia Gray to talk about her article “Risk and Reward: Cranberry Isles in the Age of Sail” from the forthcoming edition of Chebacco: The Maritime Edition.
Life on the Cranberry Isles has always revolved around the sea. Julia’s fascinating article covers everything from coasting and transatlantic voyages, to fishing, shipbuilding, and more. The Chat will focus on how her research pulled together into this overview look.
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 Chats, our weekly web series, features authors, historians, and others who study and celebrate history, the great place that is Mount Desert Island, and the way the island impacts the wider world.
Season Four considers the theme of this year’s Chebacco, “The Maritime Edition,” and welcomes Josh Smith, Tim Garrity, Bill Horner, and more, to talk about their articles on embargo history, the Berwind mutiny, youth sailing on MDI, etc. This season also welcomes special guests to explore additional topics, such as Carl Little, who will usher in National Poetry Month on April 6 by reading a selection of MDI poems.
Chebacco Chats are live on Zoom, and recordings are made available the week after they air.
Visit www.mdihistory.org/chebacco-chats for a schedule of upcoming episodes, and links to past episodes.