Harbors
Hitting the Trails
Behind Portland’s hustle and bustle lies a vast network of walking trails.
It’s a Small World on the Midcoast
The by-chance spotting of the wreck of an old fishing boat on a Muscongus Bay island stirs up family connections and memories of wooden boat building on the coast.
Ice Time in Rockport
An old-fashioned ice harvest
Thurza Foss and Her Photos from Harmony
Left with a farm to run and a family to feed, an early 20th-century woman created photo postcards that offer a glimpse into rural living in northern Maine.
When Cattle Pounds Kept Strays at Bay
In rural Maine, the town cattle pound helped keep the peace.
Friends on a Winter Day in Rockport
A snowy 1949 scene from Maine photographer Kosti Ruohomaa.
Mildred Burrage’s War
A Maine artist’s volunteer efforts and posters helped to make World War II shipbuilding work in South Portland safer for women laborers.
The Art of Safeguarding the Shoreline
A landscape architect teams up with seasoned rock sculptors to build a Washington County seawall designed to weather future coastal storms.
Camden Buoy Data to Drive Waterfront Decisions
Buoys collect localized wave and wind data for Camden Harbor in the hopes that town officials can make informed waterfront resiliency decisions.
Campaigning 1913 Style: William Jennings Bryan
A political tour by automobile
