Filming fear on Bailey Island
By Bisi Cameron Yee • May 3, 2026
The boathouse on Bailey Island is dark and cold. A couple of long, wooden kayaks coated in dust are pushed to the side behind a stack of lobster traps. Johnny Berchtold kneels in a pool of light, trying to ignite an old tin heater. He looks up and peers into threatening shadows, then turns his attention back to the task at hand.
Harpswell
48°F
clear sky
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