January/February 2026
Big Jim’s New Lease on Life
Historic Maine fisherman billboard should soon be standing tall again
Front Street, Charger, Lobsters and Mud
Marina changes, large-scale 3D printing, and a new weather buoy
Hauling Logs, Saving Horses
A steam log hauler helped out the horses
Illuminating the Past
Enjoy an urban escape and catch a glimpse of Maine history at Portland Head Light and Fort Williams Park.
J. Rae Pictou: Remember Who You Are
The artist, storyteller, entrepreneur, and activist J. Rae Pictou draws on her Mi’kmaq heritage.
Jericho Bay Skiff’s a Class Act
A pair of skiffs built to teach
Medora Atwood and Portland’s Waterfront
Artist Medora Atwood captured the bustling Porland waterfront in her watercolors.
Ouzel
Maine artisans collaborate on a 95-foot world-girding pilothouse cutter built at Rockport Marine.
Riptide
An Australian cobberdog and a boat named Hornet
The Maine I Love—Kat Woodworth
Ocean views from the magazine's designer
10th Annual Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat
Women writers retreat to the Midcoast’s McGee Island.
A Catamaran of Hope
Using hand tools and ingenuity, Sweet Tree students launch a catamaran in Hope.
A Reward for Virtue
Brooklin Boat Yard launches Kiandra, a sloop built to go places
Courtney Olivia: Albert Hutchinson’s last Mussel Ridge
AR Kennedy Customs finished the last Hutchinson Composites Mussel Ridge 42
Cruise in Style Aboard Back Cove’s 412
Back Cove’s New 412 Flagship Is Ready for Cruising
Four Times Charmed
Dana’s Boat Shop launches the smart-looking Shelly Marie
Hinckley Picnic Boat 39: Master of the Swoop
Hinckley Yachts debuts another classic, the Picnic Boat 39
Letters to the editor
Moments in Time Caught on the Fly
A Maine nature photographer finds capturing stunning wildlife images to be a matter of time.
Ready! Aim! Fire Boat!
A Lyman-Morse-built fireboat, its call sign Clinton Marine 9-2, is now on station patrolling Long Island Sound.
Solar Sailing in a Refit Powerboat
A Hylan & Brown refit will cruise at the speed of the sun
