Category: Travel

The Pemaquid Oyster Company pulled nearly 17,000 oysters from the Damariscotta River for the festival

Bottoms Up! Scenes from the Pemaquid Oyster Festival

10/17/2012 - Every year, on the last Sunday in September, the Pemaquid Oyster Festival unfolds at Schooner Landing, overlooking the reversing tidal falls of the Damariscotta River at Newcastle. Tens of thousands of oysters are pulled from the downstream waters and served on the half-shell, roasted, barbequed, and stewed to festival visitors.… SEE MORE

A family as they take a quick break before passing through the Surf Drive Beach section of the bike path.

Biking Along the ‘Shining Sea’ in Woods Hole

10/11/2012 - On a sunny Cape Cod day, nothing beats riding a bike while overlooking long stretches of beaches and cranberry bogs. The “Shining Sea Bikeway,” was named after the song “America the Beautiful” written by Falmouth native Katharine Lee Bates. The name not only signifies a historical importance, but also reflects… SEE MORE

Autmn colors begin to show along the Fox Island Thorofare.

Chasing Autumn Leaves on North Haven Island

10/9/2012 - North Haven is an island of incredible beauty, a place where time slows and the hustle and bustle of the world seems oh-so far away. While beautiful to visit in the height of summer, when graceful sloops slide down the Fox Island Thorofare and elegant yachts anchor in Pulpit Harbor,… SEE MORE

Homes

RISING SUN, a 453-foot megayacht tied up at the Maine State Pier in Portland.

Leaf Peeping on the Maine Coast, Megayacht-style

10/6/2012 - Foliage season brings millions of people to Maine each year, as the Pine Tree State's autumn colors are considered some of the best in the country. Plenty of those visitors arrive by boat, but most do not attract quite as much attention as the Rising Sun, a 453-foot megayacht that… SEE MORE

My Top 10: Maine’s Most Beautiful Harbors

10/4/2012 - I was visiting a friend's house the other night when I stumbled upon an issue of a magazine that had a list of the top ten harbors on the Maine coast. The selections seemed to come from the readers and were all very good selections. However there were, I felt,… SEE MORE

PARAMITA, Mike and Deedie Bouscaren's Harrier 29, floating peacefully on the Maine coastline.

Exploring the Maine Coast on a 29-Foot Classic

9/28/2012 - We love getting emails from new owners of Hunt Yachts. Here's one from a new Harrier 29 owner homeported on Mount Desert Island on the Maine coast: "This past June, after the Hunt team hosted a warm christening ceremony for our new 29-foot Harrier Paramita, I pointed her bow Downeast… SEE MORE

A perfect September day in Bucks harbor.

Autumn and I on Cape Rosier: A Match Made in Heaven

9/25/2012 - A dutiful and persistent traveler of the Maine coast, I am sometimes asked what is the most beautiful place I have seen on my travels. I often struggle, for their are far too many beautiful places to name just one. There are exceptions, however, locations which stand above the rest.… SEE MORE

The NJ Maritime Maritime Museum is just one of many great sights to take in during a stop in Beach Haven, New Jersey.

Beach Haven Offers Snowbirds a Historic Stop

9/21/2012 - Labor Day is behind us. Summer crowds are thinning out, but boat traffic southward and fishing is heating up. A good place in New Jersey to stop at is Beach Haven, a small town near the southern end of Long Beach Island. Here you’ll find two excellent marinas within walking… SEE MORE

Homes

The original clam cake bag, courtesy of John Howell.

SBA Accepts Offer for Future Park at Rocky Point

9/20/2012 - On Sept. 17, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced it has accepted the State of Rhode Island's offer to purchase 80+ acres of the Rocky Point property in Warwick. Some 40 acres have already been preserved along the coastline. The remaining acreage will be the future home of a state… SEE MORE

Without the noise of engines, the sounds of the natural world and noise of oar through water is almost deafening.

A Perfect Sunset Unfolds on the Maine Coast

9/17/2012 - Every now and then, the stars align and a perfect sunset unfolds. This one, just off the headquarters of WoodenBoat near Center Harbor was so vast, we thought we could row inside it. Then it seemed to bleed into the water around us and with one last stir of an… SEE MORE