Category: Coastal News

Aboard the Classic 1937 Commuter Yacht Aphrodite

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7/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/44824104[/embed] Like the goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure she was named after, Aphrodite, a 74' commuter yacht built in 1937 and rebuilt in 2005, can sweep you away. Click on the link above and hold on tight to launch the video of this stunning motor yacht underway! This video… SEE MORE

Surround Sound on Maine’s Outer Islands

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7/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/45156041[/embed] Despite the fact that visitors are not allowed to land on the seabird restoration islands in summer, we wanted you to experience the sights and sounds of a seabird colony. This twenty-second video was taken by our board member, Dick Tomeo, while out on Matinicus Rock (part of the… SEE MORE

7 Great Things to Do in Buzzards Bay

7/18/2012 - My favorite part of spending the summer here at the Woods Hole Inn is the opportunity it gives me to explore Woods Hole and Cape Cod. So when I found out part of my job was to take weekly driving tours and write about what I saw and did, I… SEE MORE

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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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