Lobster traps piled high on the docks in Matinicus Harbor.
Photo Credit : Carl Tremblay
Photographer Carl Tremblay traveled with deputy editor Ian Aldrich to capture the work aboard the Sunbeam missionary boat in Maine for our 2014 holiday feature Mission to Maine. The boat and crew bring medical help and spiritual guidance to the residents of Maine’s small, year-round island communities, forming an important link to the mainland. The following photographs are some of our favorites that didn’t make it to the print edition. They capture the beauty of this often harsh winter landscape along with some of the faces, both young and old, of those who call these Maine islands home.
Sea smoke in Frenchboro Harbor. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayDetail inside the Frenchboro Church. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayThe Sunbeam anchored in Frenchboro Harbor during a snow squall. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayA Frenchboro lobsterman and his family gather aboard the Sunbeam. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayIsle au Haut resident Billy Barter gazes out one of the boat’s windows. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayIsle au Haut’s diminutive post office. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayCrew members from the Sunbeam walking to visit residents on Isle au Haut’s snowy back roads. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayRobinson’s Lighthouse seen upon the boat’s departure from Isle au Haut. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayLobster traps piled high on the docks in Matinicus Harbor. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayMatinicus Harbor lobstermen cross the cold waters. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayPastor Rob Benson en route to visit a resident on Matinicus. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayRN Sharon Daly visits with a Matinicus local. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayA small home dimly glows in the early evening on Matinicus. Photo Credit : Carl TremblaySunbeam at low tide in Matinicus Harbor. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayResidents from Matinicus Island and members of the Sunbeam crew gather together for a Christmas service on board the boat. Photo Credit : Carl TremblayEarly morning lobstermen begin their day in Matinicus Harbor. Photo Credit : Carl Tremblay
Heather Marcus
Heather Marcus is the senior photo editor for Yankee Magazine. She works closely with the art director and a large group of contributing photographers to tell our stories about people and place in a compelling way. Living and growing up in New England, she continues to be inspired by the communities, the landscape, and the wonderful visual opportunities the region affords.
