Harbors
Secret Ingredient
Many people know of Hewes & Company as a builder of fine homes, but the company also has a thriving business fabricating parts for many of Maine’s best known boatbuilders as well as for designers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
Under the Hood
Fascinated by technology old and new, mechanic Lincoln Davis not only breathes new life into cranky old engines and boats, he also has built an extraordinary collection of them.
The Revenue Man
Catching rumrunners during Prohibition was one thing, but convicting them was another, as a customs agent on Mount Desert Island learned, much to his frustration.
From Rum to Lobsters
The qualities that made them good for rum-running during Prohibition also made builder Will Frost’s boats good for lobstering. His semi-displacement hulls, renowned for maintaining speed at capacity, have influenced the design of lobsterboats ever since.
Flying Lessons
An image of seagulls and their interactions gets the author thinking about his own life and the lessons he learned from a mentor.
Beyond Backyard Birdwatching
Birdwatching in Maine is about learning, appreciating nature, venturing to new locales, and seeing those spectacular birds.
Damariscotta: My Home River
Nature and community along the Damariscotta River.
Just Squiddin'
A nighttime squid fishing adventure on the Seal Harbor pier.
MITA Turns 25
How the coastal trail system of Maine Island Trail Association came to be.
Cetacean Sensation
Dan DenDanto is a specialist with a distinctive skill: the rearticulation of large marine mammal skeletons.
