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.
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.
Canoes, Kitchens & Peanuts
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
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.
Northport: Exploring Beyond Route 1
Nestled between Lincolnville and Belfast, Northport is worth a detour from the beaten path of Route 1.
Seize the Light: Jack Ledbetter’s Photographic Vision
Jack Ledbetter, a Georgia-born photographer, found the ultimate muse on the Maine coast.
Show Time!
Swimming Scene — Medomak Lake, Washington, Maine
The Great Gatsby II
A family that was delighted with their original Hylan & Brown day cruiser wanted something bigger and better, the Gatsby II.
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.
Skipper Eliot Merrill and his crew aboard the Lyman-Morse 46 Acadia sailed hard and came up with class honors in the 40th running of the Annapolis-Newport Race.
Merrill reports leaving the Chesapeake Bay dead last in the ORC Open 2 Class but made all the right moves to move to first place after 3 days and 11 hours of sailing aboard the Thomaston-Maine built boat.
Photos by Textured Alpine Photography
Photograph by Kate Holden
In a sure sign that summer is on the way, producers of the Maine Boat & Home Show, held on the waterfront in Rockland, August 8-10, have selected the painting “Coming and Going” by Rockport plein air artist Stephen Florimbi for the 2025 show poster.
New Maine Boat & Home Show Manager Kate Holden
Marine industry marketing and communications veteran Kate Holden has been named Show Manager for the 2025 Maine Boat & Home Show, which returns to the Rockland waterfront August 8 to 10.
A Fisherman’s Tale
A saltwater fisherman shares helpful advice for weathering the long cold hiatus before the stripers and blues return.
Dorothy, Oh Dorothy
A brief encounter with a salty looking workboat leaves an artist wondering about what might have been.
Ice Time in Rockport
An old-fashioned ice harvest
Junk Journeys
A Gouldsboro Point sailor plies the coast on her junk-rigged sailing barge, Great Auk
Kennebunk
Kennebunk’s streets and mansions reflect the fortunes made by shipyards and mills in years gone by.
Luders 16s Reprise their Championship Regatta
After a nearly two-decades-long pause, the Luders 16 class rallied in Northeast Harbor to crown an international champion.
Reading, Writing, and Outboards
Maritime learning for Lincoln Academy students
Salmon, Shrimp, Whale Pods, and a Chowder Race
News, news, and even more news
Summer Brings Music to the Fox Islands
The Fox Islands summer concert series delights residents, visitors, and musicians alike.
The Alchemy of Granite to Gardens
Peace and harmony abound in the rocky nooks and crannies of a Lincolnville Japanese garden.
The Maine I Love—Matthew Billian
A visit to Western Maine in ski season
Thurza Foss and Her Photos from Harmony
Left with a farm to run and a family to feed, an early 20th-century woman created photo postcards that offer a glimpse into rural living in northern Maine.
When Cattle Pounds Kept Strays at Bay
In rural Maine, the town cattle pound helped keep the peace.
Winslow Myers in Motion
In his paintings, Nobleboro artist Winslow Myers seeks to represent the mystery of reality.
“Man plans. God laughs.”
Maine Yacht Center in Portland was never meant to build one of the hottest sailboats on the international offshore racing circuit—but that’s exactly what happened.
Preparations are underway for the 20th edition of the Maine Boat & Home Show, to be held on the Rockland waterfront August 8-10, 2025. Next summer’s show will feature in-the-water displays of a broad range of sail and power boats, both new and brokerage models, as well as a host of shoreside exhibitors that include regional craftspeople and artisans with their handcrafted bespoke wares. As in years past, there will be a little something that will interest everyone, young and old.
