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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
Maine Electronics Dealer Recognized as One of Best in U.S.
The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has named Midcoast Marine Electronics an NMEA Master Dealer, recognizing the Rockland, Maine-based electronics dealer as being especially committed to continuing education, technical proficiency, and customer service. To qualify for the designation, Midcoast Marine Electronics had to demonstrate that it had at least one… SEE MORE
Isles of Shoals Offer a Break When Crossing the Gulf of Maine
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
"Isobel", a Spirit of Tradition Yacht
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/32328337?title=0[/embed] A video of the newly launched "Isobel", a Spirit of Tradition Yacht designed by Stephens & Waring Yacht Design, built by Brooklin Boatyard, with interior design by and Martha Coolidge. Source: https://www.vimeo.com/32328337?title=0 SEE MORE
Mainer to Undertake Icy Swim to Help Lighthouses
Going for a swim on a cold December day in Rockland Harbor, when the water temperature is an average 40 degrees, isn’t something at the top of most people’s ‘to do’ list, but for one Maine resident that’s exactly what he will do – all to help lighthouses! Gary “Creekman”… SEE MORE
After 10 Years, Rebuilt Maine Tugboat Is Back to Work
Capt. John Foss couldn’t have asked for a more pleasant November day to launch Cadet, a tugboat that Foss has spent the past ten years rebuilding. With a crowd of friends, family, and schooner crews in attendance at Journey’s End Marine in Rockland, Maine, Foss’ restoration project slipped into the… SEE MORE
Great Wass Island — A Great Adventure by Car or by Boat
Great Wass Island, a beautiful place to visit just off Jonesport, projects farther out to sea than any other land mass in eastern Maine, according to the Nature Conservancy, which helps to maintain a spectacular network of hiking trails on the western side of the island. Home to many different… SEE MORE
Historic Scenes of Rhode Island's Working Waterfronts
Here are some great historic scenes from the collections of the Penobscot Marine Museum. A couple of them are labeled as being taken in "Stonebridge RI" but we can find no such location on current maps, though there is a similarly named road in Tiverton. Does anyone know if Stonebridge… SEE MORE
Newport-based Team Retires from Leg 1 of Volvo Race
The ocean racing yacht Mar Mostro, sponsored by PUMA and BERG Propulsion and led by Newport native Ken Read, was dismasted November 21 in the South Atlantic while racing from Spain to Cape Town, South Africa. No one was injured in the incident, but the team has been forced to… SEE MORE
