TENANTS HARBOR— Sundays are the only days off for Maine’s lobstermen, but on Sunday, June 10, a number of them in the Tenants Harbor Fishermans Co-op got right back on their boats to take more…
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100-plus volunteers clean up Criehaven and Ellwell islands followed by a lobster bake!
ROCKLAND – Twenty eighth grade students from Kimberton Waldorf School, Kimberton, Pennsylvania, arrived at Rockland Harbor, Sunday evening, May 28, after a 10-hour drive. They were about to embark…
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MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The Camden Hills varsity sailing team ended their successful season by winning the Great Harbor Regatta at the Mount Desert Community Sailing Center.
Eight teams…
AUGUSTA — May 19-25 is National Safe Boating Week, and the Maine Marine Patrol wants to remind recreational boaters to stay safe while enjoying Maine's waters.
"This summer, thousands of…
CAMDEN – A tweek, tweek here. A new build there. Springtime is a bustle of activity as the town and merchants prepare for the arrival of tourists. Everybody wants to look their best whether it…
Islesboro’s Emily Lau presented with sportsmanship award
CASTINE — The Camden Hills sailing team claimed its second consecutive state championship over the weekend on May 12 and 13 at Castine’s Maine Maritime Academy.
The local squad collected…
In November 2017, Camden residents passed an Unencapsulated Polystyrene Ordinance designed to eliminate the use of unencapsulated polystyrene in dock floats and buoys on Camden’s lakes, rivers,…
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ROCKLAND — After a day of challenging conditions of strong and extremely shifty winds, Camden Hills placed first at the Apprenticeship team racing regatta on Saturday, May 5.
Boothbay…
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PORTLAND — After a challenging day of variable winds and shifty conditions, the Camden Hills sailing team won the April 28 Portland Team Racing Regatta at SailMaine in Portland by defeating …
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BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Teams from MDI, Rockland Community Sailing (RCS), Islesboro HS, Southern Maine (SoME), and Boothbay raced on Boothbay Harbor Sunday in the first of this spring’s Pen Bay League…
According to the latest information from the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, M/V Fram will now arrive Thursday, April 19, according to the nonprofit Rockland Main Street.…
After a pilot boys-only program in 2017, the Apprenticeshop, Hurricane Island Outward Bound School and Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership are offering collaborative courses this…
New sloop crafted by local boatbuilders, designers
THOMASTON — Since Sept. 2016, the 65-foot Anna has been under construction in the Lyman-Morse boatbuilding barn, on the shores of…
ROCKLAND — Have you ever thought about gaining a new source of income through growing mussels, oysters, or seaweed? The Island Institute is now accepting applications for its 2018 Aquaculture…
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ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills varsity swimming team competed in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B championships Friday, Feb. 9 and made a huge splash in the event by winning both…
Collegiate Women’s Rowing
HANOVER, N.H. — Abigail Chamberlin has taken a unique journey into being a collegiate rower — a journey that almost never happened.
The Camden Hills Regional High School alumna and Camden…
‘I already find myself thinking 70 is chilly’
DELAND and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When most Rockport residents travel over 1,400 miles to the Orlando area, or 1,600 miles to the South Florida area, they usually do it for a vacation or to…
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ROCKLAND — High School sailing teams from the Midcoast and Downeast met in Rockland Sunday Oct. 1 to race in the second event of a three part fall series.
Islesboro repeated a victory in…
5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 2
ROCKLAND – More than 12,500 passengers and ship employees will visit Rockland Harbor between September 13 and October 20 of this year. The cruise ships bringing them pay the city $8 per passenger…
Making landlubbers seaworthy
Aarrr. Young mateys of the Midcoast prevail.
They set floor to gunnel, jib to sail, and proved their buoyancy.
Map consultations and lessons in offshore warfare followed.
…
CAMDEN—Set against the backdrop of America's largest fleet of historic schooners, the members of the Maine Windjammer Association (MWA) will present their Lifetime Appreciation Award to Captain…
Up the Kennebec River in replica bateau, for adventure and the story
On September 25, 2017, I’m going to make a huge mistake. I’ve known it for some time now even though I have been amply warned by both my wife and history itself. Only a fool — or someone obsessed…
BELFAST — There was a gray, cool start to the 10th annual Belfast Harbor Fest’s weekend activities,…
BELFAST — While this year’s batch of Cardboard Boat Race competitors was considerably smaller than in years past, there was no shortage of spirited spectators ready to cheer them on.
…
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
CAMDEN/ PROSPECT— Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust on Saturday, August 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a paddle along the Penobscot River in Prospect. Land Trust staffer Hale Morell will lead…
Camden Snow Bowl
CAMDEN — "I am so excited that I'll be able to kayak again," said a woman at the new boat launch at Hosmer Pond at the beginning of August. Seated in a wheelchair due to neuropathy of her legs…
Out on the bay
VINALHAVEN — “Let’s go to Vinalhaven!” Well, heck, yes. The breeze, if you could call it that, was light and out of the north on July 30, and the seas were to remain fairly calm. A perfect day to…
CAMDEN — The Camden Harbor Committee will convene at 7:30 a.m. at the Camden Yacht Club, Aug. 1, and face a full agenda that includes everything from water pollution in the harbor to lobster gear…
BROOKLIN — NOAH Publications will present its annual Calendar of Wooden Boats ® Most Photogenic Boat Award at the 2017 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta.
Marine photographer Benjamin…
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The Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, the adventure-based educational organization, has established a pilot initiative that takes Outward Bound’s principles of character development to a…
One of Maine’s busiest harbors gets ready for summer
CAMDEN — Steve Pixley, Camden’s harbor master, is anticipating a busy summer on the waterfront, and one aspect of that working harbor got well organized more than a month ago: The Camden Day…
‘It’s been a long five winters building it’
The Cummins inboard engine rumbled to life like a charm Saturday afternoon, June 10, and Rockport fisherman Kenny Dodge gave a slight smile and nod. Inside, though, you knew he was grinning big.…
With 3,500 tickets sold, Marty Martens is the grand prize winner
CAMDEN — If you blinked, you missed it. West Bay Rotary’s annual Duck Derby had its fastest race in the fundraiser’s history on May 28, with the majority of the 3,500 rubber ducks floating…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary in Camden was “feeling thankful” May 27, after they released 3,500 rubber ducks from the back deck of the Smiling Cow, and from there they floated over the falls and into…
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Megunticook Rowing and Camden Hills Crew rowed to victory at The Moose on the Malden Regatta last Sunday in Malden, Mass., May 21, bringing home a boatload of medals. It was a sunny Sunday one the…
Camden Harbor continues to fill up with boats in anticipation of a great summer sailing season! Is your boat in? Have you registered for Camden Classics Cup, July 27-29?
Lyman-Morse at…
Islesboro sailors ‘outstanding team race maneuver’ award
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, May 20, teams from Southern Maine, Camden Hills Regional High School, Boothbay Harbor, Islesboro Central School and Rockland Community Sailing sailed a series of 20…
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CASTINE — The Camden Hills Regional High School sailing team won the Maine State Championship Sunday, May 14 at the Maine Maritime Academy.
The Championship was combined with the Down…
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay YMCA's annual Ned Kyle Boat Auction is scheduled for Saturday, June 10. The YMCA is looking for new or old boats (sail, power, dinghy, kayak, canoe, skiffs, rowing…
Today, she is as beautiful as ever, sailing the Mediterranean
Photograher Joe McGurn has gone through more photos from the mystery boxes that he purchased last year in an estate sale, and this time, he has collated almost 150 that chronicled the launching of…
On the water
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Rockland Community Sailing team won the first regatta of the season in the Pen-Bay League under perfect conditions.
“This is what it’s all about, that was the best…
Those fortunate enough to live on lakes often add to their enjoyment with a floating dock. Such floating docks, when well‐constructed, are both aesthetic and offer shelter and a resting place for…
Reopening May 31
PORT CLYDE – Lexi Rackliff-Zable is the new proprietor of the Dip Net Restaurant in Port Clyde. In February, Rackliff-Zable signed a three-year lease with Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine. Rackliff-…
SEARSMONT — Spring in Maine has been a long time coming, some would say, especially for those who enjoy the sport of racing on the St. George River. This year, the 38th annual race, was delayed a…
Rowing
Megunticook Rowing's Abby Chamberlin competed in the Maine Youth Rowing Association's Indoor Rowing Ergatta at Berwick Academy on March. 28.
Chamberlin, a senior at Camden Hills Regional…
In June 2016, the keys to the Megunticook Watershed Association’s lake patrol boat were handed over to Camden native Dale Dougherty, who the association named lake warden, to replace Justin…
PORT CLYDE—After 40-plus years in the fishing industry, you’d think you’d run out of things to say about it, but not commercial fisherman and owner of Port Clyde Fresh Catch, Glen Libby.
“…
Marine warnings, high-wind warnings for Knox, Waldo counties
The storm that is on the approach to the Midcoast is packing a powerful breeze. According to a marine safety bulletin from the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, in South Portland, the…
CAMDEN — Many people were treated to an unusual sight as they drove around Megunticook Lake Nov. 15, as Casey Leonard of Camden was at the helm of the M/V Lady Crane.
But the person…
High School Sailing
ROCKLAND — The Pen Bay Sailing League had the final event of its Fall Series this past Sunday on Rockland Harbor. The Apprenticeshop played host to 6 High School Sailing teams from the Midcoast…
