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Boats Of The Year

Along The Shore

Books for these long winter nights

New reads on boats, art, and nature.

Anneli Skaar’s Island Whale and Other Remarkable Works

The Norwegian-American artist Anneli Skaar explores the world in her art and stories.

Keeping it simple with the handsome Maggie-Ann

Peter Buxton launches the Maggie-Ann, a traditional wood lobsterboat, for a Port Clyde owner.

Two Irish Designs Launched by the Apprenticeshop

The Apprenticeshop in Rockland launched two racing one-designs for an Irish sailor.

The Schooner Hindu Sails Again

The extensive refit couldn’t begin until Rowan and Desmond built a timber-frame shop large enough to accommodate the project.

John’s Bay Boat Company

The 44-foot cruiser Vigilant is the latest vessel to be launched by Peter Kass and the crew at John’s Bay Boat Company.

MJM Makes Performance a Priority

MJM describes its new 42-foot Express Cruiser as a Carolina Downeast-style poweryacht.

New Dark Harbor 20s

Lyman-Morse updates Islesboro’s Dark Harbor 20 fleet with three composite hulls.

Matinicus Ferry Honors Penobscot Nation War Hero

The newly launched Matinicus ferry honors a decorated veteran and member of the Penobscot Nation.

Wisp: A Timely Launch

Artisan Boatworks wraps up construction of the Spirit of Tradition Wisp in record time.

Articles from our sponsors

Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation: Preserving a very special wild river and its legacy

On July 28, 1857, Penobscot guide Joe Polis paddled his birch bark canoe across Eagle Lake to Pillsbury Island before returning to camp on the north shore of Chamberlain Lake, with Henry David Thoreau in the bow, and laden with 150 pounds of gear, to see the party safely from the shores of Moosehead Lake to Indian Island on the Penobscot River.

Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Inviting Islands

Forest Society of Maine: Conservation Connections from the Forests to the Coast

This page is sponsored by the Ocean Ledges Fund of the Maine Community Foundation with the goal of supporting education and conservation.

Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

It’s 3 a.m. on a mid-September morning as Captain Matt Trundy swings his 43-foot fishing boat F/V Savanna Says toward the thorofare off Stonington Harbor.

Coastal Mountains Land Trust

Prominent by sea and land, the coastal mountains that run along the western side of Penobscot Bay east to Mount Desert island are part of a scenic landscape that defines the incredible sense of place of this region.

Saving wild fish and their rivers

Since 1982 the Downeast Salmon Federation has worked tirelessly with citizens, local government, state and federal agencies, and tribal communities to assure that our rivers and communities stay special and continue to thrive.

Creating the Silicon Valley of Climate Change

When one hears the words Silicon Valley, one often thinks of the world’s tech capital, where giants such as Google, Facebook, and Hewlett-Packard emerged as giants. Silicon Valley became the epicenter of tech, where the best and brightest scientists and developers were met with venture capital and government funding to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park

Schoodic Institute is the largest of 18 Research Learning Centers in the National Park System.