Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors is located in a historic building overlooking Rockland Harbor. We’ve gotten to know the harbor well, watching the ferries, fishing boats and sailors come and go. But there is a part of the view that we cannot see, underwater Rockland. We partnered with our friends at Compass Light Productions in Camden to produce this really cool short video about our harbor and its unexpectedly vibrant underwater life.
Photograph by David Gillespie
Maine I Love — David Gillespie
A cruise to Port Clyde
A Boatbuilder’s Start, A Friendship Launched
A Maine boatbuilder’s daughter recalls how her father finished off a boat and launched a lifelong friendship between two families.
Ah, Boats
A longer-than-anticipated installation process of new radar equipment
Buoys, Floating Camps, E-boats & Elvers
Ciao, Archer
An Italian water dog stands watch
Diana Roper McDowell’s Geometric Inventions
Working in watercolor, Lamoine-based artist Diana Roper McDowell blends the abstract and the real.
Josephine Davis Townsend’s Postcards from Monhegan
Josephine Davis Townsend’s real photo postcards captured life on Monhegan Island in the 1930s.
Potato Digging at Van Buren, Maine
Harvesting an agriculture mainstay
Rat Rods of Spruce Head
A self-professed midcoast gearhead loves tearing up the roads with his rat rods.
Sandhill Cranes Flock to Maine
Majestic sandhill cranes are appearing in increasing numbers in central Maine locations such as Smithfield and Norridgewock each fall.
Sizing Up Small Boats
A Rockport couple creates 3D imagery to document vessels and assess how boats were built.
Some Boat!
Brooklin Boat Yard’s Ripsnorter is a workboat with some giddy-up-and-go
Stewart Workman’s Alice Frances is the Pick of the Litter
A veteran Lamoine boatbuilder and lobsterman chooses a Calvin Beal 36 for himself.
Surry: A Quiet Charmer
A town hidden away on the northeastern edge of Blue Hill Peninsula.
The Seed Sowers of Three Bird Farm
Ducks, seedlings, and peppers abound just steps from downtown Rockland.
To Islands, and those who get us there
An island lover reflects on the lure of offshore living and the vessels and captains that make it possible.
Just in time for Labor Day and the fall boat hauling season, Kennebunkport Marina has acquired Southern Maine Marine Services, a family owned company that’s been in business for more than 40 years.
Just in time for back-to-school season, Saber Yachts and Back Cove Yachts have announced a new scholarship opportunity for students pursuing careers in the marine trades at the Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design in Arundel.
New this year, the Maine Boat & Home Show, held on the waterfront in Rockland, Aug. 8-10, will introduce a two-day series of free seminars and exhibitor demos to accompany an extensive array of in-water and on-land displays of boats, marine supplies, home furnishings, fine arts and more.
During summer months along the Maine coast working lobsterboats, classic sailing craft and decades old family cottages are all a part of the landscape, as are the easels, brushes and backpacks of en plein air painters who strive to capture the magic of it all.
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ROCKLAND, Maine, Monday, July 7, 2025
Bear! A Midnight Encounter to Remember
A midnight encounter with a bear helps a group of canoers bond and teaches a Maine Guide a lesson or two.
Before Vacationland, Maine was “Sardineland”
Penobscot Museum’s “Sardineland” salutes Maine’s once premier industry.
Camden Yacht Club and Its Generous Benefactor
The Camden Yacht Club remains a Shingle Style gem in Midcoast Maine.
Hitting the Trails
Behind Portland’s hustle and bustle lies a vast network of walking trails.
It’s a Small World on the Midcoast
The by-chance spotting of the wreck of an old fishing boat on a Muscongus Bay island stirs up family connections and memories of wooden boat building on the coast.
Luxury Built in Maine
As Hinckley Yachts continues to expand the service side of the business, boatbuilding remains strictly focused in Maine.
Miller Is Always Cooking Something Up
A Rockland schooner chef spends her off season in a kitchen ashore, of course.
Seize the Light: Jack Ledbetter’s Photographic Vision
Jack Ledbetter, a Georgia-born photographer, found the ultimate muse on the Maine coast.
The Great Gatsby II
A family that was delighted with their original Hylan & Brown day cruiser wanted something bigger and better, the Gatsby II.
Canoes, Kitchens & Peanuts
Books about a Grand Lake canoe, recipes for locally grown food, and an unmoored boat named Peanut.
Carrying the Torch
The vintage 12-Meter Gleam, in her eighth consecutive decade of racing, is still sailing fast.
Fancy the Cat Lover
Fares, Buoys, Bigelow, and A Boat Show
Northport: Exploring Beyond Route 1
Nestled between Lincolnville and Belfast, Northport is worth a detour from the beaten path of Route 1.
Show Time!
Swimming Scene — Medomak Lake, Washington, Maine
A summer camp for boys from the history books
Just in time for summer, Midcoast kids will have a new way to get out on the water to polish their sailing skills and learn some new ones. The Sail, Power, and Steam Museum is launching an Afternoon Adventurers’ Club, a weeklong program for sailors aged 9 to 16.
