CAMDEN — The docks at Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer were filled with celebratory well-wishers Thursday evening, July 9, when Drew Lyman officially cut the ribbon on a new venture that combines two…
Marine
News from Penobscot Bay waterfront
ROCKPORT — Rockport Marine recently debuted a custom 26-foot powerboat, Rembrant, which won “Best Professionally Built…
Citizens question disposal of dredging spoils
BELFAST — Five Maine legislators gathered at the Belfast Boat House late this morning, July 7, to share their reasons for signing a letter asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maine…
July 3, a day of sun, wind, high spirits, and then little wind on Penobscot Bay
ROCKLAND — Small boats carrying upwards of four crew members from schooners gathered off Islesboro Thursday, July 2, circumventing the perimeter of the windjammers anchored there before the…
A conversation with the Lymans
CAMDEN — The day after Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Company bought Wayfarer Marine, Cabot Lyman and Bob Flight, the man who will help run operations at the Camden boatyard, inched their way through…
North America’s oldest annual schooner…
Historic French ship on her way up the East Coast to Canada and back to France
The Hermione, a replica 32-gun French frigate, will be sailing up East Penobscot Bay from Boston to make an historic visit to Castine, July 14-16. The visit will coincide with several…
CAMDEN — Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Company, of Thomaston, has purchased Wayfarer Marine, in Camden.
“With this purchase, Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer Marine will now have the advantage…
A morning in photos
ROCKLAND — Photographer Joe McGurn was out and about June 25 on Rockland Harbor, seeing what people were up to.
“The place…
Down to the sea he will go, with a new boat
Say you bump into a lobsterman just days before spring arrives, when the snow is still knee deep on the Midcoast.
“…
AUGUSTA — The 2015 Maine elver harvest season, which ended officially May 31 at noon, netted Maine fishermen nearly $3 million in additional value over the 2014 season, according to the Maine…
‘I'm here now, and I will be here for the rest of the summer’
ROCKLAND — Harbor Master Ed Glaser returned to work at the Rockland Public Landing Friday, June 19, only a few days after being put on an administrative leave until Monday, June 22.
Last…
PORT CLYDE — Seventh graders and their teachers at the St. George School recently completed a Port Clyde Fisheries Trail project in collaboration with Herring Gut Learning Center to explore the…
Camden Harbor Committee...
CAMDEN — Over the decades, Curtis Island, which sits at the entrance to Camden's outer harbor, has had less foot traffic than other historical and popular attractions around town. That is true for…
Putting practice into real life...
CASTINE — Students aboard Maine Maritime Academy's training ship State of Maine, currently transiting the Atlantic Ocean, responded to a distress call Wednesday morning, getting a first-…
ROCKLAND — Rockland officials gathered at the public landing Thursday, June 4, for a brief ribbon-cutting celebration for the walkway connecting Harbor Park with the docks afloat on the water.…
Dusting on the cobwebs and getting out on Penobscot Bay early in the season
Not many folks were out and about cruising in Penobscot Bay over Memorial Day Weekend. With forecasts of air temperatures in the…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire Department was called to Knight Marine, where a dump truck reportedly lost its brakes and ended up partially submerged in the harbor.
The accident occurred at 525…
Gateway to Penobscot Bay
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, June 4, 10 a.m., to celebrate the completion of its new ADA gangway at the Rockland Public Landing. Mayor Frank…
Keep dogs away from Goodie’s Beach
ROCKPORT — Goodie’s Beach, at Rockport Harbor, is closed this morning while two seal pups enjoy a rest in the sand. They seem to be fine, according to Harbor Master Abbie Leonard. They are…
ORONO — University of Maine oceanographers are part of a collaborative international team studying the microscopic world of…
CASTINE – Dr. William J. Brennan, president of Maine Maritime Academy, said May 13 that the Bowdoin Centennial Campaign, a $1.6…
The Maine Coast Fishermen's Association in Port Clyde is getting a $175,000 federal grant to develop a program that would let…
You can’t make this stuff up...
CAPE COD, Mass. — For those who are Facebook friends with Camden Harbormaster Steve Pixley, you know there have been some high seas shenanigans going on since Sunday, but in an effort to make…
Maine Department of Marine Resources to hold public meeting for input on Marine Jobs Initiative
HALLOWELL— The Maine Department of Marine Resources will hold a public…
High School teams launch boats April 7
ROCKLAND — Tori Willauer is looking forward to filling the sails at the Rockland Community Sailing Program as early as…
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard hosted a celebration to honor a Coast Guard World War II veteran on his 100th birthday Thursday in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Linwood "Tick" Thumm and his…
Thunder Bay’s next mission is the Penobscot River
ROCKLAND — Lt. Zac Bender is the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay, whose home port is Rockland. Thunder Bay returned home after a 61-day deployment on the…
Early season conversations
This winter is one that will be remembered by many in the…
Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition
BELFAST — Want to learn more about the Penobscot Bay region and help preserve its unique character and history? The Belfast Bay…
Industrial Arts
If I can run the Matinicus Island recycling program, I figure I can probably run the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad. Or maybe NASA.
Our very small trash system is not actually a…
2015 Fishermen's Forum
ROCKPORT — Green crabs were the subject when more than 65 teachers and students presented to a standing-room-only audience at the Maine Fishermen's Forum Friday, March 6. The group, this year's…
Submission deadline: April 22
AUGUSTA — In November 2014, the citizens of Maine approved a $7 million dollar general obligation bond “to facilitate the growth of marine businesses and commercial enterprises that create jobs…
For the third straight year, Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources increased in overall value and generated…
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education offers USCG licensing classes throughout the year. The upcoming 3-week QMED (Qualified Member of the Engine Department) course presents an…
ROCKPORT — The enrollment period for Affordable Care Act health insurance closed for most people on February 15. However, some individuals may still be eligible to enroll based on specific…
Clenched in ice, and slowly sinking
ROCKPORT — One of Rockport’s resident fishing vessels, LaBoat III, took a hard turn this past week, as winter continued its relentless grip on Maine. The freezing over of harbors is rare…
Boardwalk improvement phase on hold until funded
CAMDEN — The Camden Select Board Tuesday night unanimously approved moving the initial phase of the town's public landing improvement project forward, to include purchasing and installing a new…
PENOBSCOT BAY — Two fishermen aboard the 35-foot Loretta, homeport Matinicus Island, were rescued this morning, Feb. 14, at approximately 9 a.m. by the crew aboard the Capt. Charles…
New England Hearings concerning Northern Shrimp scheduled through March
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have scheduled hearings to gather public comment on the Public Information…
Down to the sea
Wooden vessel building was a major industry in Camden from 1800 to probably the 1960s. My first book, Grog Ho! The…
Closed Northern Shrimp Fishery
AUGUSTA — Although the 2015 Gulf of Maine shrimp season is closed because of record low abundance, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Maine Department of Marine…
NEW YORK — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug home-ported in Rockland, is on the Hudson River this week, breaking ice between Kingston…
An Atlantic adventure with marine mammals, near an island threatened by casino development
BIMINI — Swim with wild dolphins somewhere near the Atlantic Gulf Stream, and there are no fences as you drift in the blue-green waters. But then, to the left, to the right, and up from depths…
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is urging mariners and the coastal community to take precautions in preparation for Winter Storm Juno, expected to impact the Northeast late Monday…
VASSALBORO — Jon Cornish, a 30-year veteran of the Maine Marine Patrol, was officially promoted to colonel during a change of command ceremony Friday, Jan. 9.
Colonel Cornish relieved Joseph…
Volunteer Smelt Fishing Logbook program
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Marine Resources is asking smelt fishermen and anyone else interested in rebuilding this fishery to participle in the Volunteer Smelt Fishing Logbook program.…
CUTLER — The Maine Marine Patrol rescued two urchin fishermen from a ledge near Cutler after their boat capsized in rough seas Dec. 29. …
fishermen taken to medical center for hypothermia
VINALHAVEN — A Thomaston father and son were rescued this afternoon from rocks in Hurricane Sound after they swam to safety from their burning vessel.
The boat, the 25-foot inboard …
Updated with more photos
The private commercial vessel Island Transporter was ferrying a cement truck from Rockland to North Haven on Thursday, Dec. 11, when high waves caused the truck to shift on the…
