Meet Elsie!

What are some of your favorite things about being part of AC?
Kinship, community, learning new skills, singing! Greens Island, and the close connectedness with each other, one's self, the land, the elements, and the sea.

When did you become involved with AC?
I became involved with AC in 2016 when I started rowing Bantry Bay gigs and singing in Belfast.

Have you had any other sailing/rowing experience?
Community rowing in Belfast

Where do you currently live?
Hope, Maine

Some things you do in your professional life or study beyond AC?
Music! I am a professional musician and music teacher. Also a sheet metal roofer and craftsperson.

What are some of your hobbies?
I taught myself how to build a tiny house! Which I now live in with my partner Ethan.

If you could wake up with a new skill tomorrow, what would it be?
The foraging and cooking of wild plants and mushrooms!

What is an animal you feel a kinship with?
Hermit Thrush

Favorite meal/food?
Pad Kee Mo from Long Grain in Camden

Favorite song to sing while rowing?
Emma, Emma! Roll 'er down the bay to Julianna!