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A Gift For All: The Seabird Colony on Petit Manan
From the beginning of May to the beginning of August, researchers gather together to collect data of various kinds on selected species. In our case, those species include Terns (Common, Arctic and Roseate), Alcids (Atlantic Puffins, Black Guillemots and Razorbills), Common Eiders and Storm Petrels. Days on the islands vary… SEE MORE
Cutting-Edge Yacht On Display at Boat & Home Show
One of the most cutting-edge racing yachts ever built is nearing completion at the Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Company yard in Thomaston, but visitors at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show in Rockland on August 10-12 will get a sneak peek of it. The SpeedDream project is the result of a… SEE MORE
Another Proud Maine Ship Heads Off to Work
Shipbuilding is alive and well in East Boothbay. Launched on July 26, 2012, the 86' 5,100-horsepower Z-drive tug Katie T.Moran will serve Moran Towing Corporation in the Port of Norfolk, Virginia. Designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle and built by Washburn Doughty Shipbuilders, the Katie T. Moran is the… SEE MORE
Cutler, Where the Little River Leads to Big Shores
I will never forget the first time I laid eyes on Cutler Harbor. I was driving down Route 191 out of East Machias. To my right, the harbor sat in the afternoon sunshine, chock-full of fishing and lobster boats. Two rocky headlands surround the narrow inlet, which is surrounded by… SEE MORE
Thomaston Gains a Tasty New Destination
Thomaston already has several fine art galleries, one of the best cafes anywhere, and even a great tavern where you can grab a pint of Guinness. Now, it's also home to one of the coolest coffee joints in the Midcoast. The Highlands Coffee House on Route 1 in Thomaston is… SEE MORE
Front Street Shipyard Expands with Boatyard Purchase
Front Street Shipyard on the Belfast waterfront has purchased its neighbor, Belfast Boatyard. With the sale finalized this week, the owners of Front Street Shipyard are immediately welcoming the employees and customers of Belfast Boatyard while maintaining existing operations. The addition of Belfast Boatyard adds 500 feet of deep-water frontage,… SEE MORE
Petunia's Birthday Party
Chuck Paine's sailboat Petunia is 75 years old, so he held a birthday party. White and red clam chowder, white and red wine, a hundred of her best friends, and Petunia's little sister (being built in the barn). For more of my photos, click here. SEE MORE
View From On High in Portland Harbor
One of our crew recently brought a camera along with him while doing some work aloft on the 70' ketch No Nonsense. The views he captured of Portland Yacht Services and the Portland skyline are impressive. We're amazed that not only can he keep his knees from knocking while suspended… SEE MORE
New C. Raymond Hunt Yacht Takes Shape in Thomaston
Team Lyman-Morse is pleased to be teaming up again with one of our most successful design partners – C.Raymont Hunt - to build what will be an able, fast, 42-foot Flybridge jet boat. The owners are looking forward to extended cruising up and down the Maine coast and islands in… SEE MORE
Meet Ship Island’s First Fabulous Fledgers
It’s only been a few short weeks, but the first few tern chicks on Ship Island are already taking to the sky. Although adult terns may make flying seem effortless, a chick has a lot to do and learn before its first flight. First off, you can’t fly without feathers.… SEE MORE
For Sailors, Penobscot Bay is a Feast
Whether spending time in pristine coves or visiting historic, bustling, picturesque harbors, it’s hard to find a bad view from your cockpit or onshore anywhere on the coast of Maine. Then there’s our weather! Even before the last century, an exodus made the trek by sea or land from sweltering… SEE MORE
A New Adventure Begins for a Classic Fife Yacht
There’s been plenty of ink and attention paid this summer to the ultramodern go-fast boats being built these days, so it’s refreshing indeed when the sailing world turns out to honor the return of one of yachting’s grand dames. That was certainly the case in Rockport Harbor on July 21… SEE MORE