History
A Year in the Life of a Lighthouse
In 1953, Betty Brown and her husband Dude spent a year as keepers of the Pond Island Lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River.
A Wide-Angle View of Maine as it Came of Age
A remarkable exhibition of lithographic landscapes of the Pine Tree State at Bowdoin College provides a panoramic record of Maine’s towns and cities.
Maine’s oldest known ship “photo”
An 1849 daguerreotype of the ship Tempest.
The Strange Tale of Outer Baldonia
Avid sport fisherman Russell Arundel turned a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia into its own nation. What began as a lark ended up making headlines.
A Broadway Producer and the Boothbay 33
The story behind the Boothbay 33 and its Broadway theater connections.
Bohndell Sails
A new generation keeps a sailmaking business in the family and moving forward.
Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze
As Inspector General of Chinese Maritime Customs, the author’s grandfather admired the watercraft of the country he called home.
How Herman Melville Still Shapes the Gulf of Maine
Two centuries after his birth, Herman Melville’s writing about the ocean still resonates.
Back When Fat Was Fabulous
Back in the days of sail, fat was a valuable commodity.
Preserved In Stone
During Maine’s great age of sail, several prominent mariners were immortalized in larger-than-life stone sculptures. Today these impressive monuments are poignant reminders of people who helped to shape the state’s maritime economy.
