Category: Coastal Travel

Looking east at Elliott Bay Marina and the Seattle skyline. ©Bruce C Moore

Scenes from the Seattle Waterfront and Elliott Bay

3/29/2012 - Seattle is one of the busiest ports in the Pacific Northwest, but it can also be one of the most stunning. Here are some recent images from my trips around the waterfront in and around Elliott Bay. SEE MORE

Environment

Florida Statewide Boating Conference Returns May 15-17

3/27/2012 - After a six-year hiatus, Florida's statewide boating and waterway management conference “From Stem to Stern” returns May 15-17 in Clearwater Beach. Whether new or experienced, attendees will learn the absolute most up-to-date information on proven techniques and sound strategies they can use to navigate the challenges facing boating and waterways… SEE MORE

A fiery spring evening lights up Port Clyde Harbor and Hupper Island.

Spring Arrives on the St. George Peninsula

3/24/2012 - From Port Clyde to Tenants Harbor and up to Spruce Head, the winds of change are beginning to blow. Spring is officially here, and the prettiest peninsula in Maine is ready for it! Lobster boats are now heading out to deep waters again, their sterns loaded down with traps that… SEE MORE

Environment

Crews install solar panels on the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse's oil house. The power generated will be used in a security system.

Pomham Rocks Light Goes Solar

3/22/2012 - This past week the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse installed solar panels atop the light station's oil house to provide power for a security system at the island. The work was performed by the Hamilton Ferris Company from Bourne, Massachusetts, with help from FPRL volunteers who also provided the boat… SEE MORE

Culture

The wild coastal landscape that blankets so much of Washington county is evident in Steuben's winding and rocky shores.

Thawing Out from a Maine Winter in Steuben

3/22/2012 - Spring is officially here, thank god. Even though this winter was rather mild, it still feels incredible when that first prolonged blast of warm air settles over Maine's small coastal towns and villages. If you are lucky enough to live on the coast, you know what this feeling is like.… SEE MORE

Environment

The new Maine Seafood Guide provides information on Maine seafood species, a guide to fishing methods and gear, and more.

New Maine Seafood Guide Debuts

3/21/2012 - I am delighted to announce the launch of the new Maine Seafood Guide, which provides information on Maine seafood species, a guide to fishing methods and gear, and more. This is the only Maine-specific reference for Maine seafood. I identified the need for such a resource while working on an… SEE MORE

Food

USHarbors recently received a strong endorsement from marine journalist Ben Ellison on his blog, Panbo.

Top Marine Electronics Writer Recognizes USHarbors

3/19/2012 - The USHarbors team was thrilled this weekend to discover that we'd been reviewed by Ben Ellison, one of the top journalists to cover the marine electronics industry, and that we'd passed his tests with flying colors. Now, in the name of full disclosure, we must make clear that we have… SEE MORE

This shoal is visible in the satellite view, but not on the chart. Watch out!

Local Guide, Manatee River: Beware Unmarked Shallows

3/17/2012 - On the Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida, just outside (100 - 200 yards to the northeast) of the Twin Dolphin Marina entrance there is a very shallow area - about 3 feet. It is between the Route 41 bridge channel and the actual entrance to the marina. The problem arises… SEE MORE

No explanation needed on Mount Desert Island.

The Name Game on Maine’s Working Boats

3/17/2012 - A boat's name can say a lot about its owner, its location, or its current state of being. I have seen boats that are named for former flames or former pets. Boats that carry on the tradition of the past and ones that convey the present and the future. I… SEE MORE

The main dock at Barneys Lobster Pound on Beals Island.

Stopping By Beals Island’s Working Waterfront

3/15/2012 - The term working waterfront means many things to many different people, but to me, the concept of a working waterfront must center on the ability for local fisherman to use the waterfront land that is available to them in any way possible as to maximize their profit and efficiency. Beals… SEE MORE