BELFAST - The City Council on Tuesday approved plans to expand Thompson’s Wharf, but turned down a chance to apply for grant money.
Harbor Master Katherine Pickering painted a bleak picture…
Marine
Council not sold on free money
Adrift
I’ve been shopping for Thanksgivukkah. The last time Chanukkah took place this early in the Gregorian calendar was in 1861, two years before Lincoln created…
CAMDEN — Owners of waterfront property on Camden Harbor hope the town will approve their plans to build a new 71-foot pier, despite concerns raised by the Camden Yacht Club’s commodore about its…
ADRIFT
I'm not much for reading nonfiction in my off hours. When I'm relaxing, I'm looking for diversion and romance. I get in and out of my email and Facebook streams as fast as I can, completing tasks…
Working Waterfront
Representatives from the University of Maine will provide updates on the research and development program on deep water off-shore wind energy in three Knox and Lincoln County communities this…
From the Working Waterfront
BELFAST — The planned dredging of parts of Searsport Harbor is unprecedented in scope with potentially catastrophic results, a group of coastal legislators and…
Appledore leaves Camden Harbor bound for Key West
CAMDEN — The schooner Appledore left its home port in Camden Harbor Nov. 2 to begin a 2,000 mile journey to Key West, Florida, where it will spend the winter. The crew of nine will be at…
ADRIFT
PORT CLYDE — Gary Libby's main thing is ground fishing. Mostly for dabs, a flatfish similar to flounder, and also for scallops, but like most fishermen, he…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of his leadership in business and community development, Kyle Murdock, founder of Sea Hag Seafood, Inc., in Tenants Harbor, has received a 2013…
Hywind Maine
Statoil, an international energy company with operations in 36 countries, announced today that it is ending its $120 million Hywind Maine project.
Statoil was on its way to developing the…
Gubernatorial hopeful says state should be run more like Front Street Shipyard
BELFAST - Two days after formally announcing his candidacy for governor, independent Eliot Cutler swung through the Midcoast, touring Front Street Shipyard in Belfast then heading to a fundraiser…
ROCKLAND —The tall ship Pride of Baltimore II sailed into Rockland Harbor Thursday afternoon, Sept. 19, and tied up at Windjammer Wharf.
The…
Sampan on the Passy
BELFAST – A local blogger was on hand when Maynard Haslett launched his boat Shanty at the public landing in February. Later a few photos appeared…
ROCKLAND — Joe Auciello has been traveling on the cheap most of his life and wants to demonstrate the joy of such journeys.
While raising their family, he and his wife, Shlomit Auciello, ran…
First in the U.S., full-scale version planned for 2016
CASTINE – The Roman god of the east wind could not be summoned in Castine on Thursday. Central Maine Power would have to do.
The occasion was the ceremonial transmission of the first…
'I've been fishing since I was a boy'
ROCKPORT — Ken Dodge, of Rockport, is no stranger to early mornings. He lobsters out of Rockport Harbor, but Thursday he was getting ready to go out for halibut on his boat the Becca &…
A special launch in Castine, in many ways all in a day's work
BELFAST - Some time back, Captain John Worth overheard a woman who was touring her visiting friend along the waterfront. Worth had just returned from a night…
National Maritime Day, May 18
BELFAST —Penobscot Bay is rich in commercial maritime activity, and Saturday, May 18, that legacy will be celebrated at Heritage Park, in Belfast. The …
Sixty-nine-foot workshop would hit ceiling on vessel size, representatives say
BELFAST - Plans and sketches for a proposed building at Front Street Shipyard that would be the business' largest to date have been in discussion for months, but on Thursday representatives used…
From the Working Waterfront: 'Spoils' bound for sites off Islesboro or North Haven
SEARSPORT — A dredging project proposed for the port facility at Mack Point is nearing the federal permitting phase and regulators are seeking public input. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will…
On the waterfront
CAMDEN — Ray Williamson runs the fleet of what locals call the Green Boats out of Camden Harbor. His company, …
'Without proper conservation and the right people helping it along, this industry is going to go to crap'
AUGUSTA — Two new elver harvesting laws intended to improve conservation and enforcement efforts are under consideration in Augusta. Sponsored by Senators Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) and Ed…
CAMDEN — Seven days ago, the 49-foot Rasy, a Swedish Hallberg design sailboat, left Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., expecting to cruise to Camden Harbor. A trip north in late winter can be a…
Behind the mizzenmast
It's Penobscot Bay, and the wharf is there to serve the marine industry. The "where" of where is it is fairly obvious, but do you know exactly where, and better yet, when this photo was taken? …
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ready to certify fishermen
VINALHAVEN — It's not the textbook definition of a union, a group of island lobstermen readily admits. But the nine fishermen who traveled to Maryland last month to learn about how they might join…
All at depths, a faster rate of change
ROCKPORT — A longterm warming trend of the Gulf of Maine waters is underway, scientists agree. And on top of that, a more recent rate of change has dramatically increased. Data collected at…
What are those things?
BELFAST - One of the massive yellow and black things on the Belfast waterfront Thursday was a crane. But you've probably guessed that.
The others, according to James Harkins, project manager…
The following ship traffic on Penobscot Bay occurred from Jan. 17 to 23, as assisted by the …
Make that 485 tons
BELFAST - Front Street Shipyard supersized its plans for a new travel lift this week, upgrading from a 300-ton to a 485-ton (440-metric ton) model.
The hoist is part of a planned expansion,…
WISCASSET — Boothbay Harbor fisherman Rusty Brewer is baiting and setting just a portion of his shrimp traps this week, knowing he is working with an even more limited catch than expected. The…
Sightings
As I write these words I look down to and out the harbor. Can't see too far as we're in the midst of a snow squall, but it's very pretty.
A full handful of lobster boats stayed on their…
Shrimp trap fishermen may face more restrictions before starting Feb. 5
Shrimp boats have been out to haul since the beginning of this year's season, Jan. 22, but those who use traps to catch shrimp have had to wait until Feb.5, and may be facing further restrictions…
Keeping up with Canada
BELFAST — For years Maine lobster fishermen have felt caught in a system governed by big seafood processors in Canada. Maine Maritime Products…
The following ship traffic on Penobscot Bay occurred from Jan. 10 to 15, as assisted by the …
The following ship traffic on Penobscot Bay occurred from Jan. 2 to 8, as assisted by the …
The Maine Windjammer Blog is a collection of stories, events and random musings from Capt. Barry King about windjammer cruises aboard the historic schooner Mary Day, homeported at the heard of…
CAMDEN — Dredging has begun in Camden's inner harbor, with an expected 2,000 cubic yards of gravel, silt and rocks to be lifted from the bottom and transported to Oak Hill Cemetery on Hosmer Pond…
Fishermen call for assistance to exit harbor
The Rockland-based, 65-foot ice breaking Cutter Tackle broke and cleared ice in Rockport Harbor today, Jan. 4. The crew…
ROCKLAND — A crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland successfully towed the Julie Ann, a 38-foot trawler, to Rockland from the waters of West Penobscot Bay late this afternoon.…
Bonus video: what are all those building numbers about?
(Editor's note: Questions from residents about building numbers referred to at the Shipyard led City Councilor Mike Hurley and BEL-TV's Ned Lightner to film a short video tour of the property…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Coast Guard City Committee Nov. 30 hosted its second annual Chili Challenge at the Maine Lighthouse Museum. Entries were received from U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland,…
Belfast City Council
BELFAST - Front Street Shipyard detailed a major proposed expansion of its waterfront complex to the City Council on Tuesday night. The plan, which would call for the construction of the largest…
Bigger lift, bigger building, bigger boats
BELFAST - Following recent closed-door discussions with city officials, Front Street Shipyard went public Wednesday with a proposed expansion of its waterfront complex that would include a new…
Shipyard to be beneficiary; new spray booth, rehab of Boatyard on tap
BELFAST – Maine's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development Program has awarded the City of Belfast and Front Street Shipyard a grant of $200,000.
The money will be used…
MUSSEL BIND
SEARSPORT – A satellite map of the Bagaduce River was on display last week at the announcement of a newly-formed organization of business and environmental concerns called Friends of Penobscot Bay…
PROSPECT – Demolition of the old Waldo-Hancock Bridge is expected to begin on November 1, according to Doug Coombs project manager for Maine Department of Transportation, who said workers are…
Artist at work
Judy Kohn is painting in the white spaces on her canvas, her brushes dipping into the wide palette that balances beside her on edge of the wharf.
Her art teacher told her to fill the canvas…
From the sea to table in six hours: stuffed quahogs
Ladleah Dunn is a sailor and a damn good cook. More importantly, she aims not to take the foodie industry in Maine so seriously or make it too precious. Her culinary adventures stem largely…
Featuring Capt. Brenda Thomas
The White Hot Spotlight features local people and their creative passions or careers.
Capt. Brenda Thomas is a schooner owner/captain and the co-owner of Maine Boating Adventures,…
