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Where on the coast?

Can you identify this week's "mystery harbor"? Here's a hint: It's most certainly on an island.  If you think you know the answer, email us at: whereonthecoast@gmail.com. We'll send a copy of the 2015 Island Journal to the first five to correctly identify the island.   SEE MORE
A 1970s-vintage postcard showing Beals Island.

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Greetings from Maine!

If Maine is indeed "Vacationland," the state should be well-documented in postcards. And it is, as can be seen in Maine Memories: A Vintage Postcard Tour, by John Brunkowski and Michael Closen. SEE THE SLIDESHOW The couple had visited Maine in their RV for about 30 years, Closen says, "and… SEE MORE
A memorial service was held in Rockland for two of the area's victims in the El Faro sinking.

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What doomed the El Faro?

Battered by Hurricane Joaquin as it traveled from Jacksonville, Florida to Puerto Rico, the 790-foot cargo ship El Faro sank east of the Bahamas on Oct. 1. Thirty-three mariners perished, including five graduates of Maine Maritime Academy and two from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. As is the nature of sea disasters,… SEE MORE
Where on the Maine coast?

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Where on the coast?

Can you identify this week's mystery coastal view? The first five to email us with the correct answer at WhereOnTheCoast@gmail.com will be sent a copy of the 2015 Island Journal. Thanks for playing (and for reading our stories)!       SEE MORE