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Issue 201 Headlines at a Glance

July/August 2026

Bon Voyage, Bon Appétit!
The Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser makes a party out of a day on the water.

Maine I Love — Aaron Porter
The joy of a Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff

Baking Up Sweet Careers
At the Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland, students learn skills to roll in the dough

Big Jim Promotes Sardineland in Searsport
Iconic fisherman statue beckons visitors to the “Sardineland” exhibit in Searsport

Five Faces of the Revolution
Pictures from the past: Meet five Revolutionary War vets who lived long enough to have their photos taken.

Hall Quarry Boatyard Sold
New owner steps in to keep Hall Quarry boatyard open

Island Inspirations
A North Haven artist finds inspiration close to home

John Farrell and Seaweed
Former-Red-Sox-manager-turned-full-time-lobsterman John Farrell returns to Maine for a new 50-footer.

Letters to the editor: Issue 201

Machias: Seeds of Revolution
A good summer Small Adventure includes a trip to historic Machias, the scene of an opening naval salvo at the start of the Revolution.

McCoy

On Site with Karin Strong
Painter Karin Strong seeks “a sense of scale, story, and dimension” in midcoast Maine

Sail Transatlantic on an Old Boat? This Norwegian Would

Schools, Cunner, Cruise Ships and Chicken

Service With a Smile
At Sabre Yachts, Chappy’s the guy who keeps folks happy.

Seven Years Saving a 1700s Cape
Smitten with an old house, a buyer moves it to a new St. George location and gives it a do-over.

Solitude at the Lake

Tall Ships by Day Drone Show by Night
The crew that brings you Boothbay Habor’s Windjammer Days has a party planned for the country’s Semiquincentennial. It also kicks off the start of busy days along the midcoast.

The Osgoods of Vinalhaven
Three generations of speed-craving Vinalhaven lobstermen race what they fish

Unloading Lobsters at Stonington, Maine

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Issue 201 | July/August 2026 | Volume 39 Number 4
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On the cover: After winning a World Series with the Red Sox, former manager-turned-lobsterman John Farrell came to Maine for Seaweed, an Osmond 50, finished by Oceanville Boatworks of Stonington. Photo by Brian Robbins