Category: Coastal Travel

Activity on land, activity on the water: Welcome to the WoodenBoat Show!

That’s a Wrap: Views of the 2014 WoodenBoat Show

6/30/2014 - The annual WoodenBoat Show in Mystic is a gathering of wooden boats — and of the wooden boat faithful. Every summer, the grounds of the Mystic Seaport Museum are filled with every type of craft, from strip-planked kayaks to schooners, both on-land and in the water. The waterfront is lined… SEE MORE

Summer Plans: Boats for Everyone at Maine’s August Show

6/23/2014 - Small boats and watercraft offer an intimate experience on the water that is unmatched in larger boats. The stroke of a paddle or oar can be your own personal connection to the lake, river, or bay. The motions are physical, but can offer a meditative rhythm or a mindless escape,… SEE MORE

A photo of Arey's Pond Boat Yard's bustling waterfront in 2013 shows how active the boat yard has become.

Arey’s Pond: Six Decades of Boatbuilding on Pleasant Bay

6/20/2014 - In the early 1950s, Jim Kidd, a retired Coast Guard officer, built a home on the edge of Arey’s Pond, just off Pleasant Bay. He designed the basement to be a boat shop for his retirement years but he soon found that he was getting calls to fix and repair… SEE MORE

BEN MY CHREE, the original Stuart Knockabout.

Classic Herreshoff To Be On Display at WoodenBoat Show

6/20/2014 - L. Francis Herreshoff's design No. 53 was built by Britt Brothers in 1933. Only one hull was ever built and she sailed among the islands of Casco Bay with the family of Willoughby Stuart. The graceful lines and uncluttered simplicity are easily discernable characteristics of a classic L. Francis Herreshoff… SEE MORE

Culture

A fleet of catboats on the beach, evidence of another great day of sailing on Pine Island Sound. Photo by Ginny Amsler.

New Twist for Useppa Catboat Rendezvous: A Poker Run

6/18/2014 - A formula exists for a successful sailing regatta: light wind one day, heavy the next, good parties with even better food, congenial sailors, and tall tales told months later. Add a Poker Run as a bit of amusement, and you have a few hours of pure fun for everyone from… SEE MORE

A splendid afternoon in Acadia National Park.

End of Spring: On The Brink Of What All Mainers Wait For

6/18/2014 - Here we are! The summer solstice is around the corner, the temperatures are rising, and the boats are appearing in force once again. Here's to summer, the season all Maine residents wait for. Go for a hike, sit on the beach or get out on the water. Maine is too… SEE MORE

Environment

Maine Maritime Museum: A Trip Downriver on Seguin

6/13/2014 - I love the coast of Maine for nearly endless reasons. After growing up in the Pacific Northwest, the cold water and rocky shores of Maine feel more like home than the long lines of cars traveling through my village on Cape Cod. My interest in history usually takes me from… SEE MORE

Battleship Cove – A Living Museum of Naval History

6/1/2014 - In the past few years, I have driven back and forth from the Cape to Providence, Rhode Island, countless times. With every trip through Fall River, I would see the large mast of the battleship USS Massachusetts just visible over the bridge guard rails and make another promise to myself… SEE MORE

Culture

An iPhone Take On Spring In Coastal Maine

5/26/2014 - I spent the entire winter in south Florida this past year. I enjoyed the sunshine, the warm weather, and the ocean temperatures, but I missed coastal Maine more than I can express. That being said, I feel as if I did not share in the misery that so many of… SEE MORE

Environment

A lovely spring afternoon at Rowes Wharf was the perfect setting to honor the 3000th Sabre Yacht.

Launch Season, Party Season at Boston’s Rowes Wharf

5/15/2014 - We all love the arrival of warmer weather because it means we can head back out on the water — but it also means we can return to parties at the waterfront! The USHarbors crew was fortunate to be able to join our friends from Sabre Yachts and Boston Yacht Sales… SEE MORE