FRED FIELD FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

There are only 40 year-round residents on Isle au Haut, a remote, wind-swept island off the Maine coast.

FRED FIELD FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Kate (standing) and Steve Shaffer hosted a meal for island visitors. The Shaffers moved to the island full time in 2004.

FRED FIELD FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Ted Hoskins is a longtime island resident.

FRED FIELD FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Bernadine Barter, shown with her husband Billy, is known as “the island greeter.”