Magazine

Rays of Hope
<em>Sunbeam V</em>, a nondenominational, seaborne program of the Maine Sea Coast Mission, has been bringing fellowship and aid to people in need along the coast for more than a century. The mission was started by two brothers who sailed a small Friendship sloop to their island “parish.”

Ted Fontaine's Friendship Series
Out of a handful of sailboats currently under construction along the Maine coast, two of the prettiest may be a pair of yachts at Rockport Marine designed by Ted Fontaine in his Friendship series. <em>Cari Ali</em>, which was launched last fall but came back to the yard for the winter, is a Friendship 36. The new boat, nearing completion, is a Friendship 50, the largest in the Friendship series so far.

The Maine I Love - Michael Heiko
Michael Heiko moved to South Portland eight years ago from Brooklyn, New York.
His photos have appeared in national publications including the New York Times, Outside, and Men’s Journal.

View from the Porch - Issue 131
Contributing Editor Peter Bass checks in with news from along the coast, including updates on lobster, scallop, and clam landings; ferry service between Maine and Canada; and great Maine festivals to add to your summer calendar.

Letters to the Editor - Issue 131
Letters to the Editor, Issue 131

A Letter from the Publisher - Issue 131
A Letter from the Publisher – Issue 131

Laynie - Issue 131
Laynie: Herder, helper, paddleboarder

Awanadjo Almanack - Issue 131
Blue Hill: the Town, the Bay, the Mountain

Issue 131 Table of Contents
Maine Boats Homes and Harbors magazine, Table of Contents, Issue 131, Boatshow 2014

Thoreau in the Maine Woods
Although Henry David Thoreau published his book about the Maine woods 150 years ago, his vision and words still resonate today. Thoreau’s experience of the Maine woods was a confrontation with himself, with humans’ place on the planet, and with the meaning of civilization.