Category: Travel

Recycling genius: a home by I-Beam Design built from pallets by volunteers. Photo courtesy Midcoast Habitat for Humanity.

Rockland Boat and Home Show Encourages Living Lightly

7/9/2014 - Sailors have known for years how comfortable and efficient life can be aboard a small boat: all the amenities right at hand, every inch of space put to maximum use, water and power conservation of prime importance. With the growth of land-based movements toward lower-impact living in a small(er) footprint,… SEE MORE

Homes

Sleepy Chestnut Neck was once a hotbed or rebel activity.

Cruising NJ’s Mullica River: A Study In Contrasts

7/7/2014 - “When our ancestors came over they were either boat builders, preachers or pirates,” the late Don Leek told us. “Why, my grandfather, Charlie Leek, even built some rum runner boats with big liberty engines and bullet proof glass at his boat yard in Lower Bank.” The Mullica River history is… SEE MORE

Homes

Three generations of the Thuotte family enjoy a lobster bake aboard CONTRAILS in Sebasco Harbor.

Maine Coast Discoveries: Trust, Integrity, and Family Fun

7/3/2014 - Military families maintain a strong set of values, and they carry those values with them when they ponder the care of their yachts and even the decision of where to do their boating. Two of those values, trust and integrity, are what drew Air Force veteran Vic Thuotte and his… SEE MORE

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

Homes

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

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

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