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.
The producers of the 2024 Maine Boat & Home Show have unveiled the new poster design for the annual celebration of boats and life on the coast. The poster features a painting by downeast Maine artist Philip Frey, who is known for his colorful and light-filled images of the coast.
For those looking to experience a classic Maine summer, the Maine Boat & Home show, on August 11-13 on the waterfront in Rockland, Maine, is the place to be. As the largest of its kind north of Newport, Rhode Island, the Boat & Home show presents a wide range of boats, ranging from large and small, luxurious and down-to-earth, power and sail, displayed both on land and in the water. The show also boasts a plethora of activities for children and adults.
The producers of the 2023 Maine Boat & Home Show have unveiled the new poster design for the annual event, to be held on the Rockland waterfront August 11-13. The poster will feature a detail from a painting by Maine artist Brad Betts, who is known for his light-filled images featuring boats and historic scenes.
By Iselin Bratz
This year’s world champion dog contest took a different a different form than in past years. Instead of a competition featuring live dog performances at the Maine Boat & Homes Show in Rockland, show visitors and online viewers voted for their favorite pooch featured in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors’ Boatyard Dog column during the past year. The change was a result of concerns about crowds at a live dog trial in light of Covid-19.
