Bonus photographs from Yankee’s visit to the “Take a Bite Out of Appledore” weekend on Appledore Island, the largest island in the Isles of Shoals group, shared by New Hampshire and Maine.
View of the Shoals Marine Laboratory campus on Appledore Island.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Yankee contributing editor Rowan Jacobsen recently trekked to Appledore Island — the largest island in the Isles of Shoals group, shared by New Hampshire and Maine — to take part in “Take a Bite Out of Appledore.” Based at the Shoals Marine Laboratory, the annual event is a one-of-a-kind weekend of foraging and fieldwork dreamed up by top Portsmouth chef Evan Mallett and the marine lab’s executive director, Jenn Seavey. The idea? Meet the ecosystem, then eat it.
“On an island, there’s no time for trial and error,” Mallett said. “You find an ingredient, you gotta use it. You just ask yourself, How am I going to put this in front of people in a way that’s delicious and that helps tell the story of this place?”
As Jacobsen helped gather crabs, periwinkles, and other island fauna and flora, Yankee senior photographer Mark Fleming recorded the collection of ingredients as well as their transformation into memorable meals for the weekend attendees. Below, you’ll find some of his favorite photographs from the Appledore trip. To read the full article, see “The Essence of Appledore,” in the September/October 2018 issueof Yankee.
Scenes from Appledore Island
An aerial view of Appledore Island, dotted with buildings owned by the Shoals Marine Laboratory. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingA bird’s-eye view shows where the rocky ledges of Appledore meet the Atlantic Ocean. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingA view of the Shoals Marine Laboratory campus. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingGathering periwinkles for dinner. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingThe Regina Rae lobster boat, hauling traps. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingA neon-pink poppy in poet Celia Thaxter’s famous Appledore garden. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingColorful late summer blooms in Thaxter’s garden by the sea. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingWildflowers and grasses along the rocky coastline. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingFrom left: Chef Evan Mallett, Shoals Marine Laboratory executive director Jenn Seavey, chef Sam Hayward, and marine lab chef Cam Heins. Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
