O B I T U A R I E S

 

Alan D “Mike” Brown



Journalist, editor and columnist Alan D. “Mike” Brown died at his residence in Saturday Cove on September 11, 2011, he was 81. He was born on December 15, 1929 in Belfast, the son of Earle and Ruth (Bradford) Brown. Mike grew up on Penobscot Bay. His fisherman father and he maintained a fish weir at the mouth of the Little River. Mike also fished lobster and wrote fondly of his days growing up on the shores and waters of Penobscot Bay.

He graduated Crosby High School in 1947. He joined the Marine Corps after high school and served in the Korean War.

It was a letter to the editor of the Maine Coast Fisherman that led to a 60 year career in journalism. His monthly column, Cap’n Perc Sane, in that paper (now the National Fisherman) continued until his death. Mike was a reporter for and later editor of The Republican Journal and the Camden Herald. More recently he was an independent columnist. His Hometown News Service provided several state newspapers with coverage of state politics.

Brown was a tough critic who pulled no punches regarding state policies and statutes. This riled many a politician and others over the years. Colleagues described him as unyielding in the finest tradition of journalism.

Mike was the author of two books - Saturday Cove and the humorous The Great Lobster Chase.

 

Arvid Young



Arvid Young, Corea, Maine, passed away September 13, 2011, in Bangor, Maine surrounded by family. Arvid W. Young was born on May 25, 1940 in Corea, Maine. He graduated for Sumner High School in 1958 after which he joined the Coast Guard until 1968. His last last duty station was at the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse Station in McKinley. Arvid spent his entire life in Corea with the exception of his 10 years in the Coast Guard.

He had learned lobster fishing from his father as a boy and after returning home in 1968 he went lobster fishing before building wooden lobster boats. In the early 1970s he and his twin brother Arvin and older brother Colby began building fiberglass lobster boats.

Fiberglass was new to lobster boat building at the time. They experimented and developed the building process over 30 years gaining a top position in the industry. Young Bros. Boats became know for their strength, speed, and lines. Their boats sold all along the east and west coasts of the U.S. and the Caribbean. They built 550 boats in their shop on Cranberry Point in Corea.