10 miles off the mainland and just a square mile in area, outlined by the highest ocean

cliffs on the main coastline and crashing white waves of the Atlantic, you'll find the quaint little village of Monhegan Island.

Monhegan feels indescribable at times, a beauty you just have to see to fully grasp. It's no wonder that the

island has become a haven for painters. Perhaps the beauty is better described with colors on a canvas than words alone.

And so artists bring their easels and paint brushes.

Tourists bring their cameras.

Adventurers lace up their hiking boots to explore the untouched forest paths,

leading to unobstructed ocean sight lines atop towering seaside cliffs, the kind of cliffs that leave your legs

tingling should you stand too close to the sharp edge.

It's among those cliffs that this story unfolds.

Was it a truly tragic accident?

Was it a choice?

Or could it have possibly been murder?

I'm Kylie Lowe and this is the story of Sally Maynard Moran

on Dark Down East.

Monhegan Island's name is derived from the Algonquin language, meaning out to sea island.

It's a reminder that long before colonists forcefully claimed the land as their own,

it was home to the indigenous population of the region.

The documented history of the island is laced with tales of pirates and wars and territorial disputes. At times, it was abandoned, not a single inhabitant, but it

remained a favorite stop for fishing vessels and other ships. It's harbor rich

with cod and other catch. By the mid 1800s,

Monhegan Island was incorporated under English colonial control as an island

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