Living on an Island

If you have always wanted to visit North Haven, Laura encourages you to come sooner rather than later.

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Turning an old retail space into a haven for local artisans.

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They say if you love something, let it go. So adiós, North Haven. It’s time to seek out some sun.

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Laura Serino explains how her family overcame its clutter problem in five simple steps.

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As a young(ish) person living year-round on remote North Haven island, I field a lot of how/why do you do it-type questions from mainlanders. I get it — I’ve spent most of my life dwelling in cities and suburbs and once had these same questions myself. Here’s how I respond to the FAQs. Have a […]

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Note to anyone who is currently building a house or in the process of renovating: if you’d like to set a hard deadline for wrapping things up, invite five people to stay in your home for the holidays. We’re hosting our first Christmas this year. My sister and her boyfriend are flying in from California, […]

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The first one is kinda obvious; the rest you might not think of unless you live 12 miles out to sea. I have a newborn. Every parent reading this knows how hard it is to go anywhere with a baby and all of his accompanying gear. Now factor a ferry into that equation. And the […]

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When we were living with my mother-in-law, we could leave our unfinished house at the end of the day, decompress, and mostly forget about our ever-growing to-do list. Now that we’ve moved in? Every time I pass the stairs covered in painter’s tape, I’m reminded of how much more work there is to be done. […]

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