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Signs of Spring: Alewifes Return to Maine Rivers
There are fish in these rivers. In the Kennebec, the Penobscot, the rivers in between and either side, the alewives are running. I wrote a story about alewives for the May issue of Fishermen’s Voice, well before alewife season began. Now I want to see the fish. Yesterday I stopped… SEE MORE
Schoolies Heat Up When the Weather Turns Foul
The last three evenings have featured some nasty weather with rain, thunderstorms, cold and wind. However, the fishing for schoolies has been real good in the Bay. I landed a total of 31 fish in the last three evenings. They ranged from tiny ones to fish of 24 inches. I… SEE MORE
Research Season Begins on Maine's Islands
On Petit Manan Island, the savannah sparrows are singing, the violets are flowering, the seabirds are arriving… and we are fully adorned in layers of long johns, fleece, wool, and winter hats. The temperatures are significantly cooler out here than on the main land, but that hasn’t deterred the birds!… SEE MORE
Tall Ships Events Continue With NY Festival
Having left a huge public maritime festival in Savannah, Georgia, on Monday, May 7, seven tall ships have made it to Cape Fear, North Carolina, completing the first leg of Tall Ships America’s 2012 TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE. Three of those ships will continue on to join four others in Greenport,… SEE MORE
Newport Third Graders Pitch In to Restore Sachuest Point
Save The Bay, Newport Schools, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service teamed up this year to bring a new hands-on, marine science program to every third grade classroom in Newport. The program culminates May 18 with a restoration project from 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Sachuest Point. Students… SEE MORE
The World Through the Eyes of a Ship Master's Daughter
Ruth Montgomery was born in 1880 to a seafaring family (her father, both grandfathers, and many uncles were all deep water ship masters). Her father, Adelbert, assumed command of the bark Carrie Winslow (a bark has three or more masts; the aftermost is rigged fore and aft, while the rest… SEE MORE
Chasing Sunsets Near Port Clyde
Ever since I was a child, I can remember chasing the summer sunsets on the St. George peninsula. From the shores of Port Clyde Harbor, looking west toward the mouth of the St. George River, one can see the most beautiful colors converge in the sky and paint the ocean… SEE MORE
Wildlife Refuge Opens Headquarters and Visitor Center
On May 12 the new collaborative headquarters for the Friends of Maine’s Seabird Islands and the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges opened its doors to the public. Although the exhibits are still in the development and fundraising stages, the turnout at our new facility on the Rockland waterfront was… SEE MORE
Marine Museum Readies for Season of Tourists, Battles
The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport will open for the 2012 season on May 25 with two new exhibits featuring regional tourism and marine art. "Summer Folk: The Tourists of Penobscot Bay" is a campus-wide exhibit exploring the history of tourism from 1890 to 1960. And to commemorate of the… SEE MORE
Exploring Fort McHenry
The participating vessels of Operation Sail are arriving in the Chesapeake Bay on June 13, 2012, to help celebrate the bicentennial of the creation of our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. This song was, of course, written during the War of 1812 by Francis Scott Key as he observed the… SEE MORE
COA Senior Presents Coastal Culture Exhibit
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, Coastal Culture: Maine's… SEE MORE
Something to Go With the Red Corvette
Let's face it, at one point or another many gentlemen of a certain age find themselves eyeing a red convertible. Little did I know that Pirelli, maker of the go-fast tires on many of those same red sports cars, has been in the boat business for more than half a… SEE MORE