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Katherine Bradford’s Bountiful Boats
A painter with an eye for boats and swimmers, and a sense of play
The Sailboat Race As Obstacle Course
The Mill River Race is one of a handful of non-traditional courses sailed in the Fox Islands
Making It in St. George
Learning at The Grace Innovation Center in St. George
Friendship School
School days long ago
Buoys, Boats, and Flying Cleats
News from the coast, Autumn 2025
Nathaniel Meyer
Cumberland-based painter Nathaniel Meyer blends the personal and the mythic.
Historic Class of Racing Dinghies
North Haven summer residents have brought new life to a venerable class of sailing dinghies.
A Maine Sea Captain’s Adventures in Paradise
Come winter, a Rockport captain boards a solar- and sail-powered cargo ship that supports a remote Pacific archipelago
Potato Digging at Van Buren, Maine
Harvesting an agriculture mainstay
Surry: A Quiet Charmer
A town hidden away on the northeastern edge of Blue Hill Peninsula.
Articles From Our Sponsors
Magalloway Conservation Project: Land Trusts Rally to Preserve Western Maine Landscape
The collective efforts of four groups working to protect the Magalloway
Maine Briefs
Whew! The Buoys Stay Put
U.S. Coast Guard suspends plan to “modernize” navigation aids along the northeast coast.
Kennebunkport Marina Buys Service Company
Deal expands the southern Maine marina’s product offerings and capabilities.
Back Cove, Sabre Launch Landing School Scholarship
Three Maine marine industry players team up to support workforce training.
Maine Boat & Home Show to Launch Educational Tracks
Two days of boat-buying and exhibitor demos will be added to the list of attractions at this year’s festival of boats and coastal living, held on the waterfront in Rockland, Aug. 8-10.
Plein Air Painters and an Art Show at the Maine Boat & Home Show
Local artists will be on hand and painting throughout the Maine Boat & Home Show, Aug. 8-10, on the Rockland waterfront.
Boat Show News
New Features Added to the 2025 Maine Boat & Home Show
Iconic Boats, Educational Seminars, On-Site Painters, and Art Show
The 2025 Maine Boat & Home Show poster features art by Stephen Florimbi
A plein air painter's perfect summer day sets the scene.
The Daily 5
Builders hope small prefab homes can add much-needed housing.
Reunited with a 1984 Convertible Sedan powerboat.
A cancer diagnosis inspires the search for a bigger boat, and the hunt is never easy.
Raising boys on a Maine island in a home built by a fishing legend.
In Northern Maine, Bill Sheehan is a bird’s best friend