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Susan Hand Shetterly
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Susan Hand Shetterly is the author of nine books, including Settled in the Wild, which won the Maine Literary Award for Best Nonfiction from the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance in 2011. Her most recent title is Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water’s Edge.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

In Dreams Begins Responsibility

In her final Room with a View column, Susan Hand Shetterly dreams of Cashes Ledge and what it can teach us.
humpback whale
Land, Water & Wildlife

The Whale’s Gifts

"I've seen people's joy at seeing whales, and I share it."
foggy day on the coast
Land, Water & Wildlife

Time Alone

Who would ever set out to paint the sea, especially here in Maine? How could anyone get it right?
Pixabay, Oneislandgirl
Land, Water & Wildlife

Coming Home

"Restoring a native species often means introducing it into an altered habitat, which comes with a risk of failure."
Moxie Bald Mountain, Appalachian Trail
Room With a View

Farewell, My Lovelies!

The birds leave in their wake a strange summer, a time of despair and also of gratitude.
Labrador tea
Land, Water & Wildlife

A Walk on the Heath

"A heath is beautiful, if you accept the stillness it holds."
Maine island, photographed by Matt Barnard
Land, Water & Wildlife

Poor Joanna

Everyone carries within them the sense of an island, a part of them that is separate from the whole.
bee balm seed head
Land, Water & Wildlife

Looking: A Good Way to See

On these winter days, missing my children and friends, I spend time with a part of the wild world up close.
Meadow
Land, Water & Wildlife

The Art of Sauntering

"When I saunter, I pause. I look around and listen. I give time for what might happen next. It’s a long, slow thank-you for the day ahead."

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