History
Early Photos Tell the Gritty Story of Maine’s Granite Industry
Early photos tell the gritty story of Maine’s granite industry
Barrell’s Tidal Mill Pond
One of the largest and best-preserved tide mill sites in Maine is in York.
Tide Mills Powered Maine’s Early Economy
Tide mills once were a big force along the Maine coast. Yet little is left now and no one thinks about them.
Toppingwold
A historic summer cottage with a lighthouse-inspired tower
Edward Robinson’s Pictorial Legacy
Early photographs of Monhegan capture a vanishing way of life.
Fast and Lovely
Members of an early yacht racing club on Mount Desert brought some of the most beautiful one-designs ever built to Maine waters.
Maine’s Proud History of Building Boats
Mainers have built thousands of boats and ships in the last 200 years. Four are the state’s signature types, wherever they are found: the canoe, the peapod, Friendship sloops, and lobsterboats.
Bowdoin turns 100
A century after it was built to explore remote Arctic regions, the schooner Bowdoin still sails northward, although now the passengers are mostly students.
Every Boat Has a Story
The stories behind two classic boats that once called Moosehead Lake home.
George Hathaway
Portland’s prolific marine artist, George Hathaway, got his start painting furniture.
