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Way Out on the Isles of Shoals

A fall trip to the Isles of Shoals with chefs and scientists is an introduction to sustainability on a historic and scenic archipelago.

The Secret Life of EELS

The American eel is a metaphor for the elusive and the slippery, mostly because of its unusual life cycle. Unlike many migratory fish, eels spawn at sea, not in rivers.

A Truly Tiny House

When her sons grew up and moved out, Valerie Chiasson put her lifelong fascination with little houses into practice. She downsized into a 230-square-foot home.

Two Lives of Charlie Gomes' Royal Tern

More than 50 years ago, boatbuilder Charlie Gomes designed and built a small sailboat for the author’s mother. After years of neglect, the boat has been brought back to life.

Peapod Adventuring

A peapod built by the late Jim Steele proves to be the perfect expedition boat.

It’s a Cold Job

A photo essay by Robert Bukaty captures the cold work done by a river dredging crew the Royal River in the deep of winter.

Winter Bonding Project

So you want to build a boat with your son. Magazine publisher John K. Hanson, Jr. thinks the New Zealand Scow Moth will make a perfect father-son project.

Fast and Pretty

The Luders 16 class dates back to the 1930s. Art Paine restored an old fiberglass model, which he now sails and races off Southwest Harbor.

Old-fashioned Dreams: Black & white and gaff-rigged

Ken Textor explores why some dream in black and white, and favor traditional boats and scenes.

Hinckley buys Morris Yachts, a rescue by the Zumwalt, and the tallest American chestnut

Hinckley buys Morris Yachts, a rescue by the Zumwalt, the tallest American chestnut, and more news from Maine.