Who doesn’t covet a raw oyster?
Me.
So far I’ve only written about foods I love, or at least like: good sandwiches, pizza, biscuits, chocolate cream pie, popovers, chocolate bread…
Marine
Keep an eye out on the bay for this vessel
MOUNT DESERT, ME—Traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe…
Summer races on the water
Like to watch sailboat races? You are in luck. There are a bunch this summer on Penobscot Bay, with contestants ranging from elegant old wooden sloops to the newest, leanest and meanest machines.…
CAPE COD BAY, Mass. — Studying whales and seals will not be the same for Northeast Fisheries Science Center marine mammal researchers Lisa Conger and Elizabeth Josephson, who have spent weeks…
Emergency responders rescued four people after a 23-foot Sea Ox skiff struck rocks nearshore at Spruce Point just after midnight on July 9.
Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch said police…
The crew at Coast Guard Station Rockland rescued two people from a sailboat taking on water Tuesday about six miles southeast of Owl’s Head Lighthouse.
A crew member aboard the sailboat…
The Maine Department of Transportationwas notified that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $7,719,173 in grant funding to the Maine Intermodal Port Productivity Project for…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences opened its doors to the public on July 1 for a tour of several of its research facilities. About 100 individuals had indicated they would attend, according to…
CASTINE —The Hagerty Education Program at America’s Car Museum has awarded a second grant of $5,000 in funding to Maine Maritime Academy…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday that the mission to recover the El Faro voyage data recorder will be launched from Little Creek, Va.,…
Metal worker constructed his own homemade foundry out of a steel drum
ROCKLAND— On Chris Gamage’s work table sits a wooden box, centered by a miniaturized fire ring. Around the fire ring several aluminum figures are sitting or reclining. The piece represents Chris…
Which captain will get the people’s choice award?
CAMDEN — The public is invited to the Camden Yacht Clubt July 6, 7 to 8:30 p.m. for an evening of tales from the sea, with local captains Aaron Lincoln, Jack Moore, Jim Sharp, and Camden Harbor…
ROCKPORT — Custom wooden boat builder and designer Rockport Marine of Rockport, has acquired David Jones Yacht Brokerage. This acquisition…
The Camden Classics Cup, scheduled for July 28-30, will open the classic yacht racing season in Maine and serve as the opening event for Camden Classics Week. The race weekend is positioned the…
Cape Jellison, Castine area at mouth of Penobscot River
PENOBSCOT BAY — Noting more extensive mercury contamination of the Penobscot River and its outlet to the bay, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has extended its lobster and crab closure…
Sail, Power and Steam Museum...
ROCKLAND — The Sail, Power and Steam Museum will host a Maine lobster bake by the shore, open to the public, on Friday, July 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. Proceeds from the dinner will go into the fund the…
Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors...
ROCKLAND — The anticipation for the 14th annual World Championship Boatyard Dog Trials is building among canines and their adoring fans. Would you like to compete? Then Maine Boats, Homes &…
BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Paul Zukunft joined leaders representing all eight coast guard agencies of the Arctic nations to sign a joint statement establishing the framework for a…
I am embarrassed to say my partner and I stumbled upon the fantastic Atlantic Cup happening in Portland this week. Ever curious wharf-rats…
Surfrider Foundation’s Maine chapter has ongoing drive to combat plastic pollution
When grocery shopping or eating out, we don’t often give much thought to buying an item encased in a plastic clamshell and doubly wrapped in cellophane, then loaded into plastic bags. It’s the…
Maine Department of Marine Resources
AUGUSTA — With Maine's 2016 elver season concluding June 7 at noon, the 982 harvesters who fished this season netted $13,388,040, which is the third highest value in the history of the fishery,…
Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer Marine, in Camden, is inviting the public to attend the relaunching of the Maine Maritime Academy training vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, June 6, at the…
Vessels make weekly ports of call to Maine harbors
The regular summer stops by American Cruise Lines in Camden and Rockport begin June 1 with the arrival of the Independence in Camden Harbor. The vessel is 215 in length and moors in the…
French and Webb...
BELFAST — French and Webb invites the community to its Memorial Day weekend celebration and champagne launching of Webfoot, a custom-made classic wooden power yacht that they’ve been…
Second round of hearings underway in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A second round of Marine Board of Investigation hearings is underway in Jacksonville, Fla., this week, as officials continue to gather information into the circumstances…
Bill to create grant program to help states protect waterfront access
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Chellie Pingree and Rob Wittman, Va., are introducing bipartisan legislation to protect waterfront…
Visit the Museum at no cost
SEARSPORT — Penobscot Marine Museum opens for the season Saturday, May 28, and is inaugurating a new program to offer residents of each…
Tuesday, May 10, is National Shrimp Day, though the origins of this particular designation remain a mystery.
Regarding seafood in general, U.S. citizens are big fans. We consumed enough from…
Dedicated Volunteers keep it going
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA 19th Annual Ned Kyle Boat Auction is scheduled for Saturday, June 11. The event is the brainchild of Ned…
BOSTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently resolved two civil penalty cases with two separate fishing vessel…
Marine safety expert Mario Vittone speaking May 5 in Rockland
ROCKLAND — A grandfather went out one day fishing on a river in Virginia with his two grandsons. It was a cold day with 30-40 degree Fahrenheit weather. The boat capsized and the Coast Guard was…
Opinion
Governor LePage, as he is inclined to do with far too little thought, routinely vetoed a batch of legislation that arrived at his desk for signature last week. Among those was LD 1468, a bill to…
Dr. William “Barney” Balch’s team at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been sampling the waters of the Gulf of Maine regularly over the same transect for…
Volunteers are Needed for the Museum
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lighthouse Museum is always looking for new volunteers and docents to help with the day to day operation of the museum…
‘You Love the Ocean – It Doesn't Love You Back’
Hypothermia, drowning, sea survival, and safety at sea — a talk about maritime realities in Rockland
A life at sea and in maritime safety will be the topic of a special presentation by Mario Vittone, a former U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer and marine safety expert, Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The investigative team aboard the research vessel Atlantis who located El Faro's voyage data recorder Tuesday have determined it will not be possible to…
Next steps are to photo-document, retrieve VDR
WASHINGTON — A team of investigators and scientists, using remotely operated undersea search equipment, have located the voyage data recorder of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank off the…
local youngsters Build a boat in a week
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop's Youth Boatbuilding Spring Break Workshop was a big success. A group of students ages 7 to 15…
largest collection of lighthouse, life-saving and U.S. Coast Guard artifacts in the nation
ROCKLAND — You are invited to join the Maine Lighthouse Museum. The museum, located at One Park Drive overlooking Rockland Harbor and…
Community hoist, new floats installed
CAMDEN — An April storm played havoc on the Camden waterfront, lifting the boardwalk off its shelf, moving it “catawampus,” said Harbor Master Steve Pixley. The same storm sent ocean swells into…
More digital high-resolution imagery of El Faro, hull and wreckage expected...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board announced Sunday it will resume searching for the vessel data recorder of the sunken U.S. flagged cargo ship, El Faro, lost off…
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA 19th Annual Ned Kyle Boat Auction is scheduled for Saturday, June 11th. Since the first auction in 1998,…
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for this evening and tonight, as an approaching gale from the southeast arrives along the coast of Maine. Residents are also cautioned…
GARDINER — The Maine Marine Patrol arrested Dana Wayne-Holmes, 61, of Gardiner, Saturday, April 2, for illegal possession of elvers.…
Keeping the catch healthy, with MAINE LOBSTERMEN’s Association
In mid-April, the Maine Lobstermen's Association, in coordination with the Maine Lobstermen's Community Alliance, will hold a series of…
The fine details of military ship modelmaking
OWLS HEAD — Sometimes Eliot Scott turns up the Grateful Dead as he patiently glues barely-visible fibers and microscopic parts to models of military vessels. Other times, he listens to the sounds…
Shotened schedule through Memorial day
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lighthouse Museum reopened Thursday, March 23. The soft opening saw a few people attending, but one staff member said there was still a lot of boxes to empty and things to be…
Build it and sail it at the Apprenticeshop:
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop will offer a Youth Boatbuilding Workshop this spring over April vacation (M-F, April 18 — 22) from 9 a.m. — 3…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, and its partners offer a variety of services to help people…
