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A traditional winter fishery in decline
A resident of Phippsburg, he set up his shack on the Sasanoa River between the towns of Woolwich and Arrowsic SEE MORE
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Southern Maine harbors to get their own dredge
A dredge is a critical tool for moving sand on a regular basis to reinforce the shoreline at Camp Ellis and other communities, much like places do in Cape Cod and Florida SEE MORE
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Offshore wind blows across Searsport
Have you heard there’s another plan to develop Sears Island in Searsport? The state is considering using 100 acres or so on the western shore as a site where enormous floating wind turbines will be built and then deployed to the Gulf of Maine as part of Maine’s renewable energy… SEE MORE
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Mouth-watering recipes for a cause
Whole meals can be constructed, appetizers to dessert, with mixed drinks thrown in. SEE MORE
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Deer Isle causeway worries officials
A windshield view of the causeway during a storm, with waves lapping over the pavement. SEE MORE
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On the record with… Alexa Dayton of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Alexa Dayton took the reins as executive director for the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries in Stonington on Oct. 3. She has over 25 years of leadership experience with L.L. Bean, Maine Huts & Trails, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and, most recently, the University of Maine System. That… SEE MORE
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Gregory Dunham paints Eaton’s Boatyard
In 1980, inspired by friend and mentor, the famed lithographer Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978), painter Gregory Dunham and his wife-to-be Pat McGrath decided to go on a “pilgrimage” to some of the Maine towns the artist had frequented in his lifetime. From their home in Rockport, Mass., they drove straight to… SEE MORE
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A working waterfront transformed by war
Maine can claim a lot of superlatives in terms of national shipbuilding. With about 20,000 vessels under its belt, Maine surpassed the output of states with major industrialized metropolitan areas for most of its history. Many of the shipyards and boatyards today have been the site of active shipbuilding for decades, if not a century or more, with their own claims to fame in innovation, size, or speed. In contrast there are also builders of significance that lasted a surprisingly limited amount of time and had a huge impact, like the yard pictured here. SEE MORE
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Fast-forward: Electric outboards are here
Aboard a rigid inflatable boat traveling upwards of 40 knots, experiencing acceleration I’d previously associated with drag racing, it was clear the electric motors at Flux Marine in Bristol, R.I. pack a punch. The goal of my visit was to shoot photos and videos of the outboard motors in action,… SEE MORE
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Hosting a lobster party for a cause
On July 8 I received an e-mail from the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) asking if Bruce and I knew someone who would be interested in hosting an informative fundraising cocktail party on Islesford in August. The federal government is threatening the Maine lobster fishing industry with escalating regulations that will… SEE MORE
