Category: Culture

Photo by Dave Cleaveland/MaineAerials.com

Tides, Weather, Local Knowledge – Now Nationwide!

9/15/2011 - Newport, Rhode Island, is the place to be this week if you're looking for the latest boats and marine gadgets. USHarbors is at the Newport International Boat Show and showing off some awesome advancements of our own. As of today, our network is up to 1,100 harbors across twenty coastal… SEE MORE

Camden Windjammer Festival, Camden, Maine

Camden’s Windjammer Weekend: Pirates, Adventures, and Stories

9/1/2011 - Pirates. Shackleton. And more schooner bums than you can shake a jib-boom at. The salty silliness goes full-speed ahead Labor Day weekend in Camden Harbor for the Camden Windjammer Festival. This three-day affair brings all the schooner crews (plus, of course, their schooners) together on Friday night for a talent… SEE MORE

Herreshoffs, New Classics Dominate

8/25/2011 - The historic face-offs between three of Nathanael G. Herreshoff’s most famous designs lived up to the hype this August in the waters in and around Penobscot Bay, with the impressive 72’ New York 50 Spartan taking class honors in both the Castine Classic Yacht Race and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta.… SEE MORE

Beautiful Boats to be seen at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show

8/14/2011 - Some late afternoon images of the boat docks after-hours at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show. Check back for a complete round up of the show. SEE MORE

An aerial look at the show from years past. Check back for updates from 2011

The 2011 Boatshow is underway in Rockland

8/12/2011 - Great people, boats, artisans, craftspeople, and a festive atmosphere are what you'll find at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show. Come join us this weekend. SEE MORE

27th Eggemoggin Reach Regatta a Stunning, Thrilling Success

8/7/2011 - If you love classic wooden boats (and, yes, we love classic wooden boats), then the place to be on August 6 was Brooklin, site of the twenty-seventh running of the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. We were lucky enough to score a crew position on Sincerity, one of the largest vessels in… SEE MORE

Alera, a NY 30. Photo by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Discover “The Wizard of Bristol” in Castine

7/28/2011 - The early twentieth-century yacht designs of Captain Nathanael G. Herreshoff, “The Wizard of Bristol,” are some of the most prized vessels afloat today, and for the first time in more than three-quarters of a century several of the most famous are gathering – and actually racing against each other –… SEE MORE

Rockland events are showing up on Rockland businesses windows.

Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show Mural on Rockland Downtown Storefronts

7/22/2011 - The 2011 Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show is less than a month away. Here's a look at a mural that you'll see on the windows of Rockland storefronts. The show opens on August 12th. CLICK HERE for more information about the show, or to buy tickets online. SEE MORE

The Sunbeam V will be converted to an art gallery in August on a Maine coast tour.

Floating Art Exhibit Tours Several Maine Islands & Coastal Communities

7/14/2011 - French Artist Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau, from Brittany, France, is renowned for her meticulously detailed dioramas, also known as shadowboxes, illustrating stories from Maine's coast and islands. With subject matter encompassing legends, folktales, and historical events, Marpeau's three-dimensional constructions variously express whimsy, mystery, tragedy, courage, isolation and celebration. In a unique art… SEE MORE

On the docks at the 2010 Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show. Photo by Jeff Scher

Images from the 2010 MBH&H Show

5/25/2011 - A brief look at the 2010 Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show. Mark your calendar for this year's show, to be held August 12-14, 2011 in Rockland, ME! SEE MORE

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