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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 15 J U LY 2 4 , 2 0 1 7 at includes the new study center. We walk up a narrow stone path, past immaculately sculpted fl ower gardens to a new building, where Jamie cuts the ribbon and we walk inside to see a display-encased replica of the key buildings on the island: the dock, which also is a working waterfront stacked with lobster traps and houses a weather station to study climate change; the Allen House, a tiny building to house visiting faculty and made of off -white clapboard with a stone front; the Salt Loft art gallery; the barn; the Bunk House, where Colby students and faculty create documentary videos; and a few other buildings. ere's just one main unpaved road on the island with some off shoots, plus a series of trails between buildings and key points on the island, like the solar-powered clam-shell fountain and a utility tunnel that keeps electric wires underground. Jamie leads us up another path to the barn, where steamed lobster, corn on the cob, homemade blueberry pie and other goodies await to renew our energy before we explore the island. Another of the Wyeth dogs, Cody, shamelessly sticks his head into the pail of discarded lobster shells. Conservation is key Up East spends most of its funds to maintain the island's infrastructure. In its most recent Form 990- PF tax fi ling, which runs through Feb. 16, 2016, the Chadds Ford, Pa., foundation's assets totaled $10.2 million, according to GuideStar. Grants and contribu- tions totaled $87,951, including $46,551 to Unity College and $7,500 to the Herring Gut Learning Center in Port Clyde. Andrew Wyeth was the youngest of fi ve children of illustrator N.C. Wyeth, and the family split time between Chadds Ford and Port Clyde. "We have a signifi cant investment in the island itself," William Martin, secretary and treasurer of Up East, tells Mainebiz in an interview after the island visit. He adds that Colby started using the island last year. "Colby enthusiastically embraced the use of Allen Island as a laboratory for faculty and students. It's been a real success." Peter Conkling, owner of the Camden consul- tancy Conkling & Associates and a co-founder of the Island Institute, which he led for 30 years, helped advise Betsy to create the foundation. He's a consulting advisor to Up East's board. Jamie repre- sents the Wyeth family at Up East. Conkling, a graduate of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental studies, says he met Betsy after she heard he had discovered a stand of 100-year-old yellow birch trees, some up to four feet in diameter, on C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and I grew up in Cushing, and saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. saw Monhegan from there. After my first shows in New York, I moved to Monhegan. — Jamie Wyeth Up East Inc.

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