Isles community to consider police
Boston.com
The 'Sea Queen' ferry pulled into Great Cranberry Island, Maine on Thursday as Mount Desert Island appeared on the horizon. Drunk driving, break-ins, and recreational gunfire have become too common for some of the island's 50 self-reliant residents, leading them to consider establishing their first police department.
The "Sea Queen" ferry pulled into Great Cranberry Island, Maine on Thursday as Mount Desert Island appeared on the horizon.

Drunk driving, break-ins, and recreational gunfire have become too common for some of the island's 50 self-reliant residents, leading them to consider establishing their first police department.
(Boston Globe Photo / Joel Page)