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Carrying the Torch

The vintage 12-Meter Gleam, in her eighth consecutive decade of racing, is still sailing fast.

Maine Attraction Water Ski Show is Broadway on Water

Flips, jumps, twirls, pyramids—they’re all part of the Maine Attraction Water Ski Show on summer evenings in Sanford.

Where a Classic Boat Finds New Life

Classic canoes and wood boats find new life at the Kimball Pond Boat Barn in Vienna, Maine.

Lise Bécu’s Benevolent Hand

Tenants Harbor-based sculptor Lise Bécu brings life to stone.

Flagstaff Lake: What Lies Below

Flagstaff Lake is a northern Maine destination with a history as interesting as it is haunting.

Keepsakes from the Phillips Brothers’ Maine

Photographers and cartologists, the Phillips Brothers spent decades in the 1900s creating maps and postcards that were both artful and useful wayfinding tools and keepsakes for visitors to Maine.

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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

The small town of Grand Lake Stream has a worldwide reputation for its lodges, fishing, and hunting.
Eric Dow’s small boatshop has built a reputation for highly skilled work on smaller wooden boats.
Waterville’s wintering eagles, back from the brink of extinction, provide an exciting show for birders.
After making the rounds of a string of skippers in far-flung New England harbors, a Mount Desert-built cabin cruiser lands back…
Edgecomb Boat Works: a small yard with a family feel, specializing in classic wooden boats