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Brooklin’s Gift to the Future of Wooden Boats: The Anne and Maynard Bray Maritime Research Center

Submitted by tim on Fri, 06/06/2025 - 14:52

Photos courtesy Friend Memorial Library/Benjamin Mendlowitz

Seize the Light: Jack Ledbetter’s Photographic Vision

By Carl Little

Jack Ledbetter, a Georgia-born photographer, found the ultimate muse on the Maine coast.

It’s a Small World on the Midcoast

During a training flight, a chance encounter with a derelict fishing boat leads a pilot to a family connection and the waning days of wooden boat building.

By Eva Murray

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.

Before Vacationland, Maine was “Sardineland”

By Letitia Baldwin

Penobscot Museum’s “Sardineland” salutes Maine’s once premier industry.

Camden Yacht Club and Its Generous Benefactor

By Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.

The Camden Yacht Club remains a Shingle Style gem in Midcoast Maine.

Northport: Exploring Beyond Route 1

By Mimi Bigelow Steadman

Nestled between Lincolnville and Belfast, Northport is worth a detour from the beaten path of Route 1.

Canoes, Kitchens & Peanuts

By Mark Pillsbury

Books about a Grand Lake canoe, recipes for locally grown food, and an unmoored boat named Peanut.

Swimming Scene — Medomak Lake, Washington, Maine

A summer camp for boys from the history books

Carrying the Torch

By Ted Hugger

The vintage 12-Meter Gleam, in her eighth consecutive decade of racing, is still sailing fast.

The Great Gatsby II

By Stephen Rappaport

A family that was delighted with their original Hylan & Brown day cruiser wanted something bigger and better, the Gatsby II.

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