Category: Coastal News

Coastal Delights: June Evenings in Southern Maryland

6/10/2012 - Evenings here in Southern Maryland are almost always worth a stroll in the twilight hours. The watermen are coming in from a long day at work, the breeze slows to a glide, and the colors come out to play. SEE MORE

Looking straight up western Penobscot Bay toward Blue Hill.

Watching the Weather Break from Atop the Camden Hills

6/6/2012 - To watch a week-long, rain-soaked, and downright dreary weather pattern break is one thing. To watch it break from the top of Mount Battie in Camden, with the vast and island-studded expanse of Penobscot Bay below you, is quite another. Giant and puffy clouds, white as the driven snow, race… SEE MORE

Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding on the St. George River

An Evening at Lyman-Morse to Benefit Land Trust

6/4/2012 - Please join the Georges River Land Trust to celebrate twenty-five years of conservation along the St. George River! Georges River Land Trust is hosting a series of events this summer that both highlight the beauties of the St. George River watershed and offer some great entertainment in mid-coast Maine. One… SEE MORE

Culture

USS Torsk, moored beside the Baltimore Aquarium

Exploring Baltimore’s Inner Harbor – The USS Torsk

5/31/2012 - This is the second of five entries related to the Historic Ships in Baltimore -- the World War II boat USS Torsk. Note that a submarine -- no matter how big it may be -- is never referred to as a ship... it's always referred to as a boat. And… SEE MORE

Culture

Sail Newport and the Museum of Yachting will partner on a new public sailing facility at Fort Adams in Newport.

Sail Newport and Museum of Yachting Partner on Facility

5/30/2012 - Sail Newport and The Museum of Yachting will partner to create a new type of public sailing facility in Newport — one that marries maritime history, heritage and on-water activity. Both organizations will share space under a single roof, in the building that has been home to the museum at… SEE MORE

Culture

Stars and Stripes Forever on the Maine Coast

5/29/2012 - As Memorial Day passes once again, I continue to find it to be one of my favorite holidays of the year. I am very proud to be an American, and I have found that throughout my extensive travels along the eastern coast of Maine, many fellow coastal residents feel the… SEE MORE

Touring the Docks at Sunset

5/26/2012 - We had some nice light on Friday night and decided to commence on our evening sight-seeing tour of the docks at Point Lookout Marina in Ridge, Maryland, to observe whatever presented itself. SEE MORE

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Oysters, clams, striped bass, and weak fish are just some seafood types local to Hampton Roads. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

Will a Community Supported Fishery Work in VA?

Coastal News

5/25/2012 - The Virginia Sea Grant–College of William & Mary partnership to investigate local interest in establishing a community supported fishery (CSF) is continuing this summer, with two interns from William & Mary (WM) working in the Virginia Sea Grant offices at Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Rising WM Mason School of… SEE MORE

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The USS Constellation at rest in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

Touring the USS Constellation in Baltimore

5/24/2012 - While in Baltimore's Inner Harbor be sure to visit the Historic Ships in Baltimore, which consists of four ships from various eras of US maritime history and a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. The most affordable entrance fee to Historic Ships of Baltimore is obtained by presenting a AAA membership card, which reduces… SEE MORE

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Atlantic puffins. Image by Ray Wirth at TouringKayaks.com

Paddling with the Puffins of Petit Manan

5/23/2012 - By Ray Wirth at TouringKayaks.com Water Walker Sea Kayak, LLC We rose at dawn and drove to a rocky beach south of Steuben. We donned the thick black wetsuits needed to paddle safely in 50 degree waters, launched from the rocky beach, and paddled south along Petit Manan Point, all the… SEE MORE