Category: Travel

Camden, Maine, where the mountains really do meet the sea.

Camden: A Full Appreciation

5/1/2012 - Camden is one of the most beautiful places on this earth, let alone on the Maine coast. I count it as a daily blessing that I can walk to the shores of Penobscot Bay, or hike the twisting trails of Camden Hills State Park. The light that hangs over the… SEE MORE

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Frenchman Bay crashes into the jagged shoreline of Acadia National Park, on Mount Desert Island.

Exploring the Treasures of Maine’s National Park

4/23/2012 - Acadia National Park is considered by many to be the most impressive destination on the coast of Maine. Founded in 1919 as Lafayette National Park and given the official title of Acadia ten years later, the park has long been a mecca for visitors and coastal enthusiasts who come to… SEE MORE

April showers bring plenty of May flowers to Port Clyde.

Looking Forward to May Days in Port Clyde

4/22/2012 - They say that April showers bring May flowers, and they are right, especially along the mid-coast of Maine. As I write this, rain is pelting the windows behind me, and the sky is a pale shade of gloomy. The temperatures are in the forties and the mercurial and downright unpredictable… SEE MORE

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DORADE, the legendary S&S yawl, proving her stuff on the racecourse more than 80 years after she was launched.

Maine Sailors Look Good in Caribbean Races

4/21/2012 - It can rain on Antigua, it can rain on the first day of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, but no matter, because as one competitor said to the contrite race committee, "sailing is an outdoor sport." The practice day was everything one would want from a day of sailing classic… SEE MORE

The stunning Fife sloop TUIGA enjoying picture-perfect conditions at the 2012 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta.

Classic Days, Classic Yachts

4/21/2012 - Some days are simply made for sailing classic yachts. 'Nuff said. SEE MORE

Seriously, wouldn't we all like to start our day with a view like the one from the Breakfast Lounge at the Ocean Inn?

Friendly Faces Make for Great Regattas

4/21/2012 - It can be all too easy at the many fantastic regattas happening around the country and even the world to focus solely on the wind shifts and current rips and to overlook the incredible people who exist behind the scenes and never get mentioned in the race report. While participating… SEE MORE

The City of Newport's Maritime Center is located in the historic Newport Armory at 365 Thames Street.

Newport Maritime Center to Serve Transient Boaters

4/20/2012 - The City of Newport’s new Maritime Center is scheduled to open in late May. Located in the historic Newport Armory, the $1.46 million facility is owned by the City of Newport and the project has been in the planning stages since 2008. Designed for transient boaters, the aim is to… SEE MORE

The rocky beach at the end of the Aldermere Farm path has an amazing view across to the outer islands of Penobscot Bay.

Hidden Discoveries: A Secret Path to Penobscot Bay

4/17/2012 - There is a beautiful path on the grounds of the Aldermere Farm in Rockport that winds and twists gradually down to the rocky shores of Penobscot Bay. It is about a mile round-trip, and there is a good amount of craggy shoreline to explore. I have seen some unbelieveable sunrises… SEE MORE

Ruth Ann II fuels up at the Wayfarer Marine docks in Camden on April 12.

Cruising Season Officially Opens in Camden

4/13/2012 - The grass isn't quite greened up yet and the bulbs on the trees haven't popped, but at Wayfarer Marine we're excited to have officially kicked off the 2012 boating season with a visit from our first cruiser, Ruth Ann II. Ruth Ann II was built in 1946 in Nova Scotia… SEE MORE

Whale Alert is a fantastic new app for tracking, and protecting, North Atlantic Right Whales.

Avoiding Whale Strikes? There’s an App For That

4/12/2012 - It's almost hard to comprehend how carefully we tiny humans must be when traveling around right whales, the massive cetaceans who make an annual migration from the Gulf of Maine down to Florida and the southeastern U.S. And yet impacts between ships and right whales are the leading cause of… SEE MORE