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Along The Shore

From Sail to Power

A lifelong sailor explains why he traded in his Concordia yawl for a powerboat.

The Bateau: Forgotten Workhorse of Maine’s Rivers

A utility boat from Maine's logging era.

Welcome Downeast

Damselflies, summer blooms, and Rowan trees.

Dresden

A trip to a town along the Kennebec River

The Bygone Era of the Prim & Proper Bathing Suit

A look at how people hit the beach in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Rice Brothers’

Of the 15 lightships surviving in the United States, three were built in Maine by the Rice Brothers Corporation in East Boothbay.

A Year in the Life of a Lighthouse

In 1953, Betty Brown and her husband Dude spent a year as keepers of the Pond Island Lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River.

Ocean Health

Researchers are learning about whale health by studying poop, mucus from blow holes, baleen, and more than a million photographs.

The Architects Build a House for Themselves

Two architects plan and build an efficient, modern home for themselves, taking their cues from the landscape.

Colin Page

Painter Colin Page captures light and life in color-filled canvases.

The Daily 5

A selection of stories from our archives
A record rainbow trout, new life for the Schooner Bowdoin, the caffeinated Boatyard Dog
Awanadjo Almanack - Issue 111
from seed to sprout to bud to flower and to seed again.
Way Back When — Issue 152
Rangeley Lake Hotel
Book Review: Favorite Mittens
Best Traditional Mitten Patterns...
At Home Away From Home
Cruising Lake Superior on a Maine-built boat