No one gets to Matinicus by accident. This remote island in the outer reaches of Penobscot Bay lies 20 miles off the coast. And the state ferry runs only about once a week. But that didn't deter a ...

A girl. A rock. A storm. A light in the dark. Life is hard enough for a bright and independent 13 year old girl in1853, but when Abbie’s father moves the family to Matinicus Rock to tend the ...

On Matinicus Rock, also a national wildlife refuge, the puffin population has grown to an estimated 350 pairs. Razorbills, a larger, heavier cousin to the puffin, also nest among the boulders; common ...

Abbie Burgess had just rescued her chickens from their coop when a wave swept over the edge of Matinicus Rock and destroyed the structure. Clutching her hens, she made it into her family's house with ...

- Locally, Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), a county-owned public use airport in Owl's Head, houses small regional airline Penobscot Island Air which offers flights to and from Matinicus ...

With “Matinicus: The Story of Abigail Burgess” Chance Theater takes us on a journey 2,800 miles northeast and 160 years past to a desolate rock in the ocean for a captivating world premiere play. The ...

Life is hard enough for a bright and independent 13 year old girl in 1853, but when Abbie’s father moves the family to Matinicus Rock to tend the lighthouse, it becomes much worse. With a desperately ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Penobscot Theatre joined WABI News at 4 on Monday to preview Matinicus: A Lighthouse Play. Life is hard enough for a bright and independent 13 year old girl in 1853, but when ...