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Why One Artist Spends Her Winters Alone On A New England Island
ResumePhotographer and sailor Alexandra de Steiguer has spent the last 19 years as winter caretaker of Star Island, a summer retreat off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine.
Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks with de Steiguer about the challenges of spending the entire winter alone on a deserted island, and how it helps her as an artist.
This segment aired on November 18, 2016.