Category: Environment

The Mystery of the Disappearing Clams

7/22/2013 - Clams may be disappearing before our very eyes! When juvenile clams settle into acidic mud--like mud we find on some clam flats in Casco Bay--they don’t last very long. Those that do grow may be stunted and pitted; others simply dissolve. After sampling at 30 clam flats around the Bay… SEE MORE

New Casco Bay Monitoring Vessel Nears Completion

7/22/2013 - You probably heard that Friends of Casco Bay was looking for a new boat. Now, after many months raising funds to buy, retrofit, and maintain a new Baykeeper vessel, she’s here! Or more accurately, at New England Fiberglass, which is continuing the transformation begun at Yankee Marina, to create our… SEE MORE

Herreshoff Designs Enjoy Breezy Day on Buzzards Bay

7/22/2013 - During the weekend of July 20-21, the Buzzards Bay Yacht Club's H-Class fleet's race series was held in very exciting conditions. The fleet is made up of original Herreshoff 12 1/2s and the Doughdish, an exact fiberglass replication of Captain Nat's design. Buzzards Bay lived up to its notorious reputation… SEE MORE

Stuart Knockabout Regatta 2013 Delivers Winds & Thrills

7/22/2013 - The Third Annual Stuart Knockabout Regatta was held on Buzzards Bay on July 20, 2013. Buzzards Bay lived up to her notorious reputation for this year's event, as a strong fleet of seven competed in very breezy and exciting conditions. The Bay's southwest winds filled in during the late afternoon,… SEE MORE

A Perfect Summer Day: Dogs, Kayaks, And Ice Cream

7/21/2013 - The perfect summer day on the coast of Maine has to include three things: dogs, kayaks, and some sort of treat, whether it be ice cream, blueberry pie, or a late afternoon swim in the bracing cold ocean. I love to swim around in the water next to my dog,… SEE MORE

Swim Call during Crossroads for Kids' visit to Red Brook Harbor.

Next Generation of Boaters Hits the Water in Cataumet

7/10/2013 - Every summer, Crossroads for Kids, a great program for at-risk youth that combines a year-round mentoring program with an immersive summer camp, travels to Parker's Boat Yard in Red Brook Harbor and spends the day with local volunteers aboard both sail and power boats. The Red Brook Harbor community has… SEE MORE

Dark Harbor days. The schooner STEPHEN TABER passes through Islesboro.

Summer Bliss: Island Hopping Penobscot Bay

7/5/2013 - Summer in Maine is pure bliss. Not much more needs to be said! My travels along the coast are never as sweet as they are on a beautiful day in July, when the blue sky stretches on forever and the balmy southwest wind comes whipping across Penobscot Bay. Happy travels… SEE MORE

Homes

Seal in Rockland Harbor

7/5/2013 - Fun picture of a seal in Rockland Harbor with the ferry going by. SEE MORE

Dolpin Marina Sunset

6/29/2013 - Portland Yacht Club's Shakedown Cruise group went to Dolphin Marina in June. We haf a wonderful dinner at the resturant and afterwards I walked to the point and shot this beautiful sunset set photo SEE MORE

View nesting seabirds or seals pupping live

Environment

6/26/2013 - See nesting puffins and Arctic terns on Seal Island, Maine live through a webcam on EXPLORE.ORG. Watch the eggs hatch and the parents raise their chicks from mid-May through the end of July. You also can watch grey seals pupping in March. SEE MORE