Historic Class of Racing Dinghies
Photograph by David Gillespie
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.
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.
Maine I Love — David Gillespie
A cruise to Port Clyde
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.
Ah, Boats
A longer-than-anticipated installation process of new radar equipment
Buoys, Floating Camps, E-boats & Elvers
Issue | Sept/Oct 2025 | Volume 38 No. 5
This issue can be purchased online or at newsstands. Select content will be posted at a later date.
On the cover: When it came time for lobsterman and boatbuilder Stewart Workman to build a new boat for himself, he chose the Beal 36 and named it Alice Frances. Photo by Brian Robbins
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Kennebunkport Marina Buys Service Company
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.
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Back Cove, Sabre Launch Landing School Scholarship
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.
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Maine Boat & Home Show to Launch Educational Tracks
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.
