Harbor Features
The Small Reach Regatta
Owners of trailerable boats flock to Maine’s Small Reach Regatta each summer.
The Small-Boat Water Tribe
Since 1984, shoal-draft boat adventurers have gathered on the beach at Atsena Otie Key for the Cedar Key small-boat meet. It’s a friendly mix of vagabond sailors.
Early Spring on the Water
Cast aside the winter blues and go rowing!
Something in the Water?
Tiny Harpswell, Maine, has inspired more than its share of writers, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Elizabeth Strout.
Future Skippers
An innovative high school program teaches leadership skills to students planning careers in fishing, and keeps them engaged in school.
Autumn Endings & Beginnings
Fall in Maine doesn’t have to mean the end of the boating season. Just sail farther south.
Stairs Mastered
The problem: a steep cliff with 52 steps. The solution: an automated tram that carries people and cargo with the push of a button.
Opening Day
Opening day at Bagaduce Lunch is an annual celebration of community and the arrival of summer.
Mussel Fishing Back In the Day
Writer and former fisherman Joe Upton recalls winter mussel dragging back in the day: icebergs, bitter cold, and amazing hauls.
Summer Days and Childhood Shenanigans
Summers on Bailey Island in the 1930s involved fishing, loitering, and hanging out with a pack of fellow adventurers.
