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Working Waterfront
Tourism research: Appeal to diverse visitors
It's not enough to put “Vacationland” on your license plate, have the world’s best supply of lobster, and host an island-based national park. The tourism marketplace is congested and competitive, and for Maine to remain successful, it must respond to visitation trends. The benefit of seeking and catering to a… SEE MORE
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Short-term gain, long-term pain?
Short-term rentals have a long and storied history in Maine's coastal communities. On Mount Desert Island, for example, many families who “head up to camp” each summer rent their homes to seasonal visitors to earn extra income. In communities like Peaks Island and Deer Isle, families have long offered rustic… SEE MORE
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Unhealthy progression: algae, bacteria, and hypoxia
Fishermen love their coffee, but they don’t want the ocean to look like it! Last summer, that is just what the ocean looked like across the Gulf of Maine, from Penobscot Bay to Martha's Vineyard. The brown water was the result of a massive bloom of microscopic algae (otherwise known… SEE MORE
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Finding the essence of the Lost Kitchen
French emphasizes that evoking emotions is at the very heart of her cooking. She wants diners to feel welcomed and cared for. SEE MORE
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A Maine manufacturing miracle
Slade wanted an example of what apparel manufacturing might look like in the U.S. when there are considerations other than profit. SEE MORE
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Feds provide funds for Lincolnville terminal
Sen. Susan Collins announced that the Maine Department of Transportation will receive a grant award of $7.1 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Service for Rural Communities Grant Program. The funding will go toward upgrading and modernizing the ferry terminal in Lincolnville to better meet current and anticipated… SEE MORE
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What’s lurking in the deep Gulf of Maine?
It’s a foggy and rainy May. A little chilly. Today is a good day to talk about ocean temperatures. Across most of the North Atlantic, sea surface temperatures have been absolutely shattering records recently. Yet when we look at the buoys in the Gulf of Maine, this winter and spring… SEE MORE
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Despite legal restrictions, rockweed business thrives
Seaweed has been used as a soil amendment for as long as crops have been grown, with documented use dating to the Roman Empire. In Maine, it was used by indigenous people, and then during the colonial period, hauled in wagons from the shore. It remains in use today, and… SEE MORE
