Roque Island News Letter | March 2023
Island Update March 2023 The staff have been weathering the fairly mild winter and keeping everything goingregardless of the staffing challenges. Josh, who became Assistant Caretaker when the Dodges left in September, had successful back surgery in early December and continues to recuperate while on island working. He had a
Trustee Election
Reminder: The 2022 Annual Meeting is on Saturday, May 21 @ 3PM Days Left to Vote All Votes Due Today Vote Online Printable Ballot Dear Family, Per our bylaws, today begins our 45 day election period before the Annual Meeting on May 21st. Details on the Annual Meeting are below.
RIGHC Board Nominations
Dear Family, As you may know, pursuant to the Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corporation bylaws, the election of the Board of Trustees takes place every three years; 2022 is an election year for the Roque Board. The Nominations Committee is responsible for seeking out potential Trustees and administering elections. There
Red House Reservations
Dear Family, Happy New Year! It is Red House Reservations time again – deadline 2-28-2022. Fingers crossed that this season will offer a return to some normalcy. Stay tuned for updates on island protocols as they unfold. The following rules from previous years still apply: In order to make a reservation,
Kingfish Maine
Update on Kingfish Maine Project Dear Family, I wanted to share with you a recent article that was written about the Kingfish Maine aqua culture project (KM). We are heavily involved, along with EMCI, and members of the Jonesport community in challenging this project because of the great concern of
Thoroughfare Fall 2021
Letter from the Chairman News from the Island In Memoriam, Ken Rich R.I.C.I. School News A Special Encounter Barnyard Buzz Peabody Profiles Squire’s Point From the Historical Records From the Kitchen Cupboard PDF Version Follow this link to download a printable version of the Thoroughfare. Download Dear Family, First and
Internet Arrives on Roque
Dear Family, We are pleased to announce the arrival of Starlink internet on Roque Island. All homes are now wired up properly for internet. As our work-from-home habits have changed, so have our internet needs on Roque. And as we are often choosing to conduct some of our work from Roque,
Agenda for Annual Meeting
2021 Agenda for Annual Meeting, Zoom link, and minutes from 2020 meeting.
Annual Meeting Proxies 2021
All members: please fill out your proxies here. Annual meeting is May 16 at 3PM via Zoom.
New Roque Website Launches
The 2021 season launches with a fully updated Roque Island website.
Annual Meeting – Save The Date!
This year’s annual meeting will be via Zoom on Sunday May 16, 2021. Start time is 3PM.
Farm Clubs
This year features a few changes to the farm clubs. Please read on for more info.
Roque Island Conservation
A copy of the privately printed A Natural Resources Inventory of the Roque Island Archipelago, Maine (2020) has been given to the Jonesport Historical Society. Compiled by ecologist Norman C. Famous, Roque’s Senior Naturalist, over 28 years of field work and study before his death in 2018, and edited by
Natural Resources Committee Report 64
October 2020 – NRC 64 Memorandum for: Chairman RIGHC From :Chairman Natural Resources Committee Subject : 2020 This fateful pandemic year deterred many members (including myself) from visiting the island and curtailed our continuing collection program. Coincidentally, this was the year that saw the long promised publication of Norman Famous’ A Natural Resource
Caretaker Search Report
Dear Family, We are pleased to announce that we have completed the interview process for the next caretakers of Roque Island. It was a very thorough vetting and somewhat exhaustive search as the Trustees felt that due diligence in finding the next management was paramount. And in the end, we are
