Saturday, July 25
A lot of people stopped by today. After yesterdays weather people are getting outside whenever they can. At first it looked like rain but by early afternoon the sun was shining and temp in the mid seventies.
Ethan brought out a couple of groups. A photographer, two artists and a former keeper from 1995. Ken Young showed up with a professor from Bates who helped with cataloging artifacts in the museum. Jim Bennet came by to look at the residence, take measurements and make plans for next Saturday’s work party. Dave Power showed up with the girl scouts who are spending the night.
I spent most of the afternoon in the cove area shuttling people back and forth while Brenda took care of the museum, store and tours all by herself. I felt bad leaving her there all alone but she made out OK. The artists were picked up at 1700 and seemed happy with their work.
Brenda and I had a break about 1830 and when we looked out the window fifteen minutes later we noticed three tents set up on the helicopter pad and three people spread out on the grass having a picnic complete with alcohol. I went out and told them they were not allowed here, that any camping on the island has to be pre-approved. They said they were members of FOSI and had camped here before. I said unless I get a phone call approving your stay, you will have to go. This is the first time I have had to deal with unauthorized use on the island. The standard operating procedures that we operate by state that camping is only allowed if first approved by FOSI.
At 1920 I looked out the window again and saw that the tents were gone. I ended up speaking to some of this group later. They said they were on a sailboat that comfortably slept six and there were eight of them. They were hoping to sleep some on shore and leave in the morning. They apologized for any concerns and said they were heading off to Robin Hood Marina for the evening.
Problem solved.
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