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Harbor Features

Midcoast to go all out for megaship’s first visit.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - All the abundance of the Gulf of Maine is based on microscopic plants and animals.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Maine’s Beaches: You can’t go wrong with a little sand.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - It’s a guy thing.
Brief updates from the coast of Maine - rugged (and sometimes quirky) people, rich history, traditional boats (and modern ones too), great architecture, and good food.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Was the wet spring due to global warming?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - It’s a tough life, being the satellite of a major planet.
"Waves" is but one of the short films on the DVD <em>Between The Tides</em>.
After a midwinter fire, this boatyard is rebuilding a better and more energy-efficient center for its operations, and doing it on a really tight schedule.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - What do whales and dolphins do with all that brain matter?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Spring is a good time of year for quiet.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Nonpoint source pollution's impact on our waterways
<strong>By Karen O. Zimmermann</strong> This smelt fry is a fund-raiser for the Downeast Salmon Federation and a crispy, savory rite of spring.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - The world is a mathematical construct, but don’t panic! Our author explains.
Mainely Gourmet: The Pentagoet Inn: Bouillabaisse Redux
Songs of the sea designed to take you back to the days of the square rigger and the boatswain.
North Haven Boatbuilder Jim Brown, 1917-2008: Weather delayed the ferry, so he was laid out the old-fashioned way, in the boat shop, in a coffin built by his son and grandson.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - What do Greek myths, brigantines, and shrimp reproduction have in common?
Mainely Gourmet: Freeport Lunch
Sculptor, teacher, animal whisperer.
Boatbuilding mourns the loss of a visionary and celebrates the legacy of boats and a family business that he leaves behind.
Gunkholing with Gizmo; The "M" Bays
Mainely Gourmet: The Village Inn, Belgrade Lakes
Truman and other former Boatyard Dog® Trials Winners
Gunkholing with Gizmo; Goose Cove, Deer Isle