Island Project Photos

North Haven

North Haven Sustainable Housing has $25,000 in local donations to meet the Islands Challenge Fund for its first project; excavation begins for an energy efficient affordable home for an income-eligible island family…read more about the North Haven project

John Dietter, a high school science teacher and member of North Haven Sustainable Housing, shows the house plans to the Genesis Fund board of directors at the site.

Charlie Pingree donated the two acre parcel. Members of NHSH have worked through the spring and summer of 2006 clearing trees and brush to prepare the site for excavation in October.

Islesboro

In July 2006 a modular home arrived by barge to placement on a six acre site purchased by Islesboro Affordable Properties (IAP) in 2005, with help from an acquisition loan from the Genesis Fund. IAP successfully raised local funds to meet a grant from the Islands Challenge Fund and secured additional bank funding. An local island teacher has purchased the new home at an affordable price, and the sale will make way for another home to be placed on the parcel for another island family. Read more about the Islesboro project…

The house is trucked to the building site.

The new owner, Jan Dooley, prepares to move into her home after renting on Islesboro for 19 years.

Monhegan

Two of Monhegan Island Sustainable Community Association (MISCA) projects are featured below.

MISCAs first project in 2002 was to purchase a village store that also houses the post office. The project included two permanently affordable condo units. Read more about this Monhegan project…

In 2005 a Genesis Fund acquisition loan along with locally-raised funds to meet an Islands Challenge Fund grant allowed MISCA to purchase a home that has been sold at an affordable price to year-round residents, artists Ted Tihansky and Alison Hill. Read more about the Monhegan project…

Vinalhaven

Some classic shots of Vinalhaven’s working harbor…