USHarbors releases free app and digital magazine for boaters, coastal travelers
ROCKLAND — USHarbors, a leading online resource for boaters and other coastal travelers, and Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Inc., have announced the release of Life on the Coast, a new, free, 132-page interactive annual digital magazine and mobile app celebrating the finest businesses, activities, and destinations on the New England coast.
Life on the Coast is available as a free iPad or iPhone download in the App Store or through USHarbors.com, as well as directly through any web browser. In addition to more than a dozen full-length articles by professional writers and photographers, the new digital magazine presents an interactive account of the activities of more than 75 of New England's finest coastal businesses—all in their own words and through high quality color photographs. Every page has been optimized for the iPad in both landscape and portrait orientations and taking advantage of the tablet's high resolution to offer a visual and reading experience that is unparalleled.
For boaters and other coastal travelers, Life on the Coast offers an inside look into the people, businesses, and locations that line the shore from Rhode Island to Maine. Every article includes links to more information about individual businesses and locations on USHarbors.com, while the app's integrated email and web tools allow readers to contact businesses directly.
"Almost every boat these days has an iPad in the cockpit, and for all coastal travelers the smartphone is becoming as vital as a pair of binoculars," says USHarbors President Jamie Bloomquist. "Life on the Coast takes advantage of these powerful devices to present photographs more clearly than we'd ever thought possible. And by incorporating web and email interactivity throughout, we're helping readers take the story even further."
To download the digital app or view Life on the Coast in a web browser, visit http://usharbors.com/life-on-the-coast.
USHarbors, a division of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Inc., provides free tide charts, weather forecasts and conditions, an interactive, national coastal directory, and local knowledge for 1,200 harbors across 20 coastal states. More than 200,000 boaters and other coastal travelers visit USHarbors.com every month to plan coastal adventures, research the finest seaside businesses, and learn about new adventures and opportunities happening along the shore. For more information on USHarbors, call 593-0011 or email info@usharbors.com.
