Category: Coastal News

Under Stormy Skies in Brooksville and Bucks Harbor

6/27/2012 - Brooksville is a quiet town made up of peaceful villages where cozy inlets lead to wide meadows. Towering trees guard the surrounding coastline like a small army of spruce-clad warriors. In South Brooksville, Bucks Harbor leads to the clear waters of Eggemoggin Reach. Cape Rosier juts out into Penobscot Bay,… SEE MORE

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Beach on east side of island. Barron Collier had the sand barged decades ago from when he built the first road across Florida.

Enjoying Life at a Slower Pace on Useppa Island

6/25/2012 - Is it a harbor? A private island? A marina? What the heck does the name “Useppa” mean, and where is it located? For me and my husband, Useppa Island, Florida, is our home for six months of the year — and it has been for almost thirty-five years. The island… SEE MORE

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A quiet floating dwelling with a Huck Finn architecture.

Pondering a More Lasting Presence on the Coast

6/20/2012 - Perry Creek is a favorite anchorage of ours. As we rounded the little island off Hopkins Point leading into the creek this year, I was more than a little surprised to see a houseboat moored far inside the slender anchorage. Perry Creek is unique in many ways. It’s a popular… SEE MORE

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Atlantic puffins. Image by Ray Wirth at TouringKayaks.com

Paddling with the Puffins of Petit Manan

5/23/2012 - By Ray Wirth at TouringKayaks.com Water Walker Sea Kayak, LLC We rose at dawn and drove to a rocky beach south of Steuben. We donned the thick black wetsuits needed to paddle safely in 50 degree waters, launched from the rocky beach, and paddled south along Petit Manan Point, all the… SEE MORE

Rob Snyder on Becoming Fishermen in an Era of Depletion

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5/10/2012 - BAR HARBOR, ME—Rob Snyder, executive vice president of the Island Institute presents a talk on fisheries for College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum. The talk, "Becoming Fishermen in an Era of Depletion: Stories from the recent privatization of the northeastern United States groundfish fishery," will be on Wednesday, April… SEE MORE

Coastal Culture: Maine’s Fisheries and Working Waterfronts at Blum Gallery

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5/10/2012 - BAR HARBOR, ME—Ask someone from away what they know of Maine, and chances are they’ll say lobster. Ask someone from Maine what they know of lobstering, and it’s likely they’ll just shrug their shoulders. Alice Anderson, College of the Atlantic senior, is hoping to change that with an exhibit at… SEE MORE

Island Institute’s Rob Snyder on “Becoming Fishermen in an Era of Depletion”

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Perpetual Ocean: Better Than a Lava Lamp

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4/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xusdWPuWAoU[/embed] We stumbled across this ridiculously cool video of the ocean currents in action around the world recently, and we can't help but share it. This video isn't something that you should use for navigation — it's even a bit less useful than Wind Map, in our opinion — but it's… SEE MORE

Yachting in Maine – The Way Life Should Be

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4/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJDHHrexIc[/embed] Every April, many of Maine's top boatbuilders and boatyards head down to Antigua to show the classic yacht crews and owners gathered for the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta just how incredible the Maine coast really is. They spend the week proving that not only can Maine craftsmen build a… SEE MORE

Newport Crew Strong in Brutal Volvo Race

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3/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrKQgJykdO4[/embed] The Newport-based crew of Puma's Mar Mostro is looking strong as they hold onto second place in a brutal Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Auckland, New Zealand, to Itajai, Brazil. The leg has seen plenty of casualties so far: the crew of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing… SEE MORE