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The Isles of Shoals offer a great stopover for anyone crossing the Gulf of Maine. Photo by Dave Cleaveland/MaineImaging.com.

Isles of Shoals Offer a Break When Crossing the Gulf of Maine

11/30/2011

The Isles of Shoals Light burned brightly through the pitch-black night ahead. Had I left Provincetown earlier, I might have had some dusk light left. But it occurred to me, after several stops at this archipelago off the New Hampshire-Maine border, I’d yet to come into the Isles of Shoals… SEE MORE

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Scientists Investigate Spike in New England Seal Pup Deaths

10/7/2011

The appearance of more than five dozen dead harbor seal pups along the New England coastline in the past two weeks has sent scientists into labs across the country to determine what is causing the sudden increase in mortality. As of the morning of October 7, the bodies of sixty-six… SEE MORE

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Choose your kit from a range of boards.  Photos courtesy Grain Surfboards

New England Surfers Learn to Build Their Own Boards

3/15/2011

If surfers are a different breed, then New England surfers are a different species altogether. Who else would jump into swells that barely hit sixty degrees in July? (And of course the best waves are in the winter!) A couple of York, Maine, surfers decided to take their love of… SEE MORE

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