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Midcoast & Penobscot Bay

Rowing and the promise of a new shell help in a teen’s recovery
A chance encounter on the water leads to a week-long cruise into the past.
Does a pocketful of licenses and certifications really let you have more fun? Eva Murray offers her opinion.
Who hasn’t dreamed about a car that can go in the water? A German company made amphibious cars in the 1960s and exported them to the United States. Some are still on the road today. Bob Stover of Belfast, Maine, has owned and restored three of these plucky hybrids, which are at home both on land and in the water.
Superyachting news, Winslow Homer’s hues, and a little ditty to kick off the spring season
Maine Boats Homes and Harbors Magazine, Table of Contents, Issue 114, May 2011
Yacht spotting, dock walking, biathlon talking, casino knocking
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - We could all live in a private submarine...
Letters to the Editor, Issue 112
Good News/Bad News, Bozos at Sea, and the Porchitzer Prize for Wicked Smartness
<a href="/online/maine-events/october-2010">Sea-faring stories in Rockport, Sardines in Searsport. Click here for more information about our October Events &#187;</a>
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - It’s hard work, unearthing delight.
<a href="/online/maine-events/september-2010">An oar making festival, pirate days, the Common Ground Fair and more. Click for info and other September Events &#187;</a>
Hartstone Inn, Camden
Flora and fauna “from away,” the no-impact lobster trap, this sporting life, and gleanings from the state’s newspapers.
Letters to the Editor, Issue 111
The Power of the Maine Myth
White Paper: How tradition has shaped Maine boatbuilding.
<a href="/online/maine-events/july-2010">Front Street Shuffle in Bath, Friendship Sloop regatta and more. Click for info and other July Events &#187;</a>
Hardships can bring out new and previously unimagined beauty.
Table: A Farmhouse Bistro
A closed cannery, a shameless parade in Portland, a thrash to windward at 16 knots in 8 knots of wind, and an artificial reef for the recently departed.
Letters to the Editor, Issue 110
<a href="/online/maine-events/june-2010">Community Sailing in Rockland, a birding festival and more. Click for info and other June Events &#187;</a>