MaineBoats Blog
Sea Tow® Portland/Midcoast, Maine Under New Ownership
Local entrepreneur and business owner, Steve Arnold has added Sea Tow® Portland/Midcoast, Maine, to his portfolio of marine businesses.
Brad Betts chosen as artist for Maine Boat & Home Show poster
Produced by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine, the Maine Boat & Home Show will take place this year from Aug. 11-13 on the waterfront in Rockland, Maine. The annual boat and home show shines a spotlight on boats, marine products, art, furniture, and other fine hand-made crafts.
New campus for Boothbay Sea and Science Center
The organization has acquired the former estate of Mildred Carter on Linekin Bay
Ice boaters finally got onto the ice
Last weekend's cold weather had an upside: ice boat sailors who have been fiddling their thumbs for much of the winter waiting for lakes to freeze finally were able to get out and enjoy some hard-water sailing.
Changing of the guard at Brooklin Boat Yard
The yard is now owned by its employees and Steve White has handed over the job of president to Brian Larkin
Federal grant will fund hybrid electric ferry
The new ferry will replace the 35-year-old Margaret Chase Smith which runs between Lincolnville and Islesboro
Maine Maritime Museum's new show: “SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine”
The exhibit, which opens to the public Feb. 3, blends art with natural science, immersing visitors in the diverse ecosystem of Cashes Ledge, a remote underwater mountain range in the Gulf of Maine.
UMaine fish Lab wins grant to tag tuna
Atlantic bluefin tuna can travel from Florida to Norway in 50 days. Studying and managing an animal with such extensive migratory capacity is challenging. The development of electronic tags has provided a way to collect data on where these fish go.
Maine stone headed to New York Harbor
Freshwater Stone is providing 1,000 pieces of Maine granite to replace 23 stone walls that run around the Statue of Liberty.
