Issue 170 Table of Contents

A Little Lake Cottage with Vintage Charm
Renovation of a small camp on Megunticook Lake retains its period charm.

A Plucky Build-it-Yourself Design for Lake Sailing
The Goat Island Skiff is easy to build and fun to sail, and when the wind dies, it can be rowed as well.

A Sturdy Maine Schooner
A National Historic Landmark, the Lewis R. French turned 150 this April. She is the oldest two-masted schooner in the country, and the oldest Maine-built schooner still sailing, and calling Maine home.

And the winning boat names are...
The top four vote-getters in the "How Did You Name Your Boat Contest."

Classic Boats in a Family-like Setting
Edgecomb Boat Works: a small yard with a family feel, specializing in classic wooden boats

Dreamboats and All-Thumbs Boatyard
Dreamboats and All-Thumbs Boatyard

Every Boat Has a Story
The stories behind two classic boats that once called Moosehead Lake home.

Fish landings, sea art & new boats
News including lobster shell skin cream and lawn mowers on ice

George Hathaway
Portland’s prolific marine artist, George Hathaway, got his start painting furniture.

Gloria
Gloria the St. Bernard

Grand Lake Stream
The small town of Grand Lake Stream has a worldwide reputation for its lodges, fishing, and hunting.

Journey’s End for a Remarkable Wild Goose
The circle of life comes to an end for a remarkable wild goose.

Letters to the Editor — Issue 170
Readers share their observations

Michael Vermette
Michael Vermette has become one of Maine’s foremost plein air painters. His most recent subject was the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

Tall tales and a trip down the Allagash
Photographer Dan Tobyne has written a book about the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. In this excerpt he recounts a trip down the Allagash.

The Essence of Summer
The search for a good rowboat for a Maine summer camp led to the perpetuation of a remarkable one-off design known as the Pine Island Skiff.

The Maine I Love - Donnie Mullen
Inland canoe trips and freshwater views

Thrilling Sailing on a Flying Fifteen
A fast planing dinghy with a keel, the Flying Fifteen is a daysailing sports car.

Welcome Downeast
A spring collection of shadbush, hummingbirds, mourning cloak butterflies, and pastures.

Downeast Lakes Land Trust
From the Downeast Lakes Land Trust