Last Word

The Shark That Ate Our Summer
The uninvited guest

Big Storm Coming: Head for the Marsh
When Maine’s hurricane hole anchorages fill up, a salt marsh can provide respite from the storm.

Boats and Everything Under the Sun
Retirement congratulations to John K. Hanson Jr.

Casting Off: An artist’s journey
Adieu to illustrations from Australia

Art Honors Victims of El Faro Sinking
A monumental steel sculpture honors lives lost in the El Faro sinking.

Sea Tales at the Big Table
Back in Rockland’s fishing heyday, fishermen would gather around a big table at a local bar and share stories.

An Inventor’s Hi-Tech Rowing Shell
R. Buckminster Fuller's rowing needles

A Tribute to a Maine Fisherman
A caring gesture from a waterfront community

Ready, Set, Drill…
What is the Cordless Canoe Challenge?

The Last Word — Issue 158
Reflections on spring and summer by photographer Cig Harvey.