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Boats Of The Year

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
Touring Boothbay Harbor
Way Back When: Photographs From Maine’s Past
Fledgling - Stalking the Wild Willet
Stalking the Wild Willet
A Letter From Home
But someone has to do it
Orchids through the winter and beyond
On the Town Dock — Issue 155
Stoned lobsters, LED lights & more