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Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay shelters midcoast Maine, and its renowned waters are home to an extensive lobster habitat, storied cruising grounds for yachtsmen, and dramatic beauty from every vantage point.
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Our People
Some of our talented people working in this area.
 | Emma Miran Stonington Planning and Development Fellow |
 | Lana Cannon Matinicus School and Historical Preservation Fellow |
During the 19th and early 20th century, many of the bay’s islands were important sources for granite, and the islands' quarries provided materials for monuments and important buildings throughout the country. Abandoned artifacts of these activities remain on many of the bay’s islands, and the rise and fall of the granite industry changed the region significantly: island communities that once attracted skilled labor from Europe and all over the United States disappeared virtually overnight.
Fishing and tourism now largely sustain the remaining year-round island communities, but the memory of so many islands’ rapid decline and abandonment reminds us of this region’s fragility.
News |
| Mar 15, 2010 | | New administrator of NMFS visits Maine |
| Mar 12, 2010 | | Lobstermen voice concerns about herring limit's impact on bait supply |
| Mar 09, 2010 | | Check out the new Marine Spatial Planning section of our website! |
Publications & Resources |
Multimedia |
In Working Waterfront |
As electric co-op conducts sound experiment, Vinalhaven residents debate solution to turbine noise issue
February-March 2010
February-March 2010
Fathoming: What are the marine impacts of offshore wind turbines?
February-March 2010
February-March 2010
North Haven’s entire high school class takes part in drama festival
February-March 2010
February-March 2010
Featured island car: 1978 Ford F150 Custom
February-March 2010
February-March 2010