Issue 183 Table of Contents

A Beloved Family Home
A Greek Revival saltwater farmhouse built in 1843 with a special history

A Seal’s Best Friend
Call her the seal queen. Lynda Doughty rescues and rehabilitates stranded seals and other mammals.

Baylie
An Irish red and white setter

Boat news and pricey meteorites
A song for the Victory Chimes, boat molds for sale, and cleaning up marine debris

Fairmaid: A Century-old Ketch Still Going Strong
Caring for a 100-year-old Alden ketch has kept this couple on their toes for 42 years.

Josiah Shackford
Josiah Shackford, a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, may well have been the first known person to sail solo across the Atlantic. He did this in 1787. 

Letters to the Editor—183
Observations, opinions and ideas from readers

Maine’s Early Beginnings as an Art Mecca
Maine’s role as an art mecca dates back to early art summer camps.

Mid-century Views of Vinalhaven
Photographer Eliot Elisofon is known for images shot in exotic locales, but his favorite subject was Vinalhaven.

Sarah McRae Morton’s Time Capsules
In her ethereal paintings, Sarah McCrae Morton conjures figures and creatures from her life and imagination.

See you on the water
Summer in Maine

Shipwrecks, Shipworms, and the Fate of Forests in the Sea
The naval shipworm is actually a clam with an insatiable appetite for wood.

The Maine I Love - Zoe Weil
Capturing Maine's natural world

The New Harbor 28
The New Harbor 28: A modern take on a classic

The Point
The story of a Rockland community and its days as a bustling neighborhood.

Tidal Power Returns to Maine Waters
Tidal turbines downeast have put Maine at the forefront of efforts to harness the power of ocean currents.

Welcome Downeast
Flight on bright and hopeful wings

Wind and Waves Explained
A captain explains the science behind the force of wind and waves.

Yarmouth
A historic little suburb of Maine’s largest metropolis