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Meet the Boys from Bass Harbor and Bernard
His name is Dell, and he has been fishing the waters of downeast Maine for some thirty years now. He operates out of F.W. Thurston’s lobster pound in the small and salty fishing village of Bernard, which sits tucked away on the west side of Bass Harbor, in the southwest… SEE MORE
Northeast Harbor, a Delightful Basecamp for Exploring Acadia
Northeast Harbor is one of an overflowing handful of iconic sailing destinations on the coast of Maine. It’s also one of the few harbors along the Maine coast where the visiting sailor is reliant upon finding a mooring or dock space to spend the night. That, on occasion, can be… SEE MORE
Roman poet Lucretius quote
"Suave mari magno, turbantibus aequora ventis E terra magnum alterius spectare laborem." OK, scholars. What was this great Roman poet saying back in the first century B.C., and how is it relevant to our lives on the coast? SEE MORE
Quiet, Solitary Scenes from the Schoodic Peninsula
The Schoodic section of Acadia National Park is an absolute gem of a place. The only mainland acreage in the park, the Schoodic peninsula juts out into the rough Atlantic ocean, allowing for brilliant and harsh displays of the ocean's considerable wrath. On a clear and crisp December day, when… SEE MORE
Volvo Race Team Reaches Cape Town, Prepares for Leg 2
After 31 days at sea, a dismasting, and a stopover on one of the most remote islands on earth, Newport's Kenny Read and the rest of the crew of the Puma-sponsored Mar Mostro racing team have finally arrived in Cape Town, South Africa. Their arrival puts them on track to… SEE MORE
School’s Sale Boosts Eastport Boatbuilding, Bottom Line
The fate of the Boat School, the seventeen-acre piece of land and buildings off Deep Cove Road in Eastport, has finally been resolved after several years of uncertainty. The City of Eastport, which took over the property from the state more than four years ago, announced December 5 that it… SEE MORE
Edgartown, a Versatile Destination on Martha's Vineyard
On each new visit to Edgartown Harbor, I cut a little farther inside Bell No. 2. On our first visit years ago, with our two excited young kids onboard, I’d prudently steered safely to seaward before rounding Bell No. 2 and into the harbor. Coming into a now-familiar Edgartown Harbor… SEE MORE
Searsport Museum Offers Free Winter Circus Exhibits
Penobscot Marine Museum will open its doors this winter with "The Circus Comes to Town," a free exhibit for "ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages." The centerpiece of the exhibit is the Bex Bros. Circus, a display of hundreds of miniature circus figures ranging from elephants and sideshow… SEE MORE
More Work, More Fishing as Winter Nears in Bunkers Harbor
Bunkers Harbor, just on the western side of Prospect Harbor, is a small place, the kind of remote fishing outpost that much of the coast of Maine is known for. There are a few old wharves clustered around the small inlet of water that constitutes the harbor proper. The narrow… SEE MORE
Boston Fish Pier As it Was
Long before the Big Dig and the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge came to Boston, the Beantown waterfront was a bustling place for fishermen and others who worked the sea. These images from the Atlantic Fisherman collection at the Penobscot Marine Museum give a taste of Boston's working… SEE MORE
2011 Hurricane Season Ends, Breaks NE 'Hurricane Amnesia'
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended Wednesday, having produced a total of nineteen tropical storms of which seven became hurricanes, including three major hurricanes. This level of activity matched NOAA’s predictions and continues the trend of active hurricane seasons that began in 1995. The nineteen tropical storms represent the… SEE MORE
Front Street's Largest Building Gains Its First Tenant
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEjEBGMsW_I[/embed] Front Street Shipyard is now completing its largest building (building 5). The first vessel, 106-foot-long "Stoneface" was moved into the building on November 30. This video was shot over an hour's time, but in order to keep things exciting we sped things up a bit. Hope you like it.… SEE MORE