Table of Contents

FEATURES

Simple Cottage, Simple Pleasures
A home that makes its owners and guests comfortable and happy—precisely what most people want when they escape to the coast of Maine.
BY REGINA COLE
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SANDY AGRAFIOTIS

Born to Lobster
Under way with the next generation of Swans Island lobster fishermen.
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARTI STONE

Artists of the Working Waterfront
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Artists are part of the picture when it comes to bringing attention to this endangered element of the Maine coast.
BY CARL LITTLE

TSCA: Small Organization, Large Enthusiasm
The Traditional Small Craft Association was founded to protect the interests of traditional boat enthusiasts. It lives on to spread the word about the pleasures of messing about in small craft.
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY DONNIE MULLEN

Last of a Breed: The Builders of Beals Island
Four Beals Islanders who started out as wooden lobsterboat builders and learned their craft the old-fashioned way, by working at it.
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRIAN ROBBINS

DEPARTMENTS

PUBLISHER'S LETTER

BOATYARD DOGS®
Rosh & Ian.

LETTERS
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VIEW FROM THE PORCH
Fitting-Out Tips, Boat Show Dreams, Flying Footwear, and Topless Donuts.
BY PETER BASS

AWANADJO ALMANACK
Sharp-pointed shoots of green valiantly pierce the frosty soil.
BY ROB MCCALL

A LETTER FROM AWAY
Sex and the Growboat: Part 7
BY LAIRD FUNK

FROM WHENCE WE CAME
William Atkin, John Gardner, and Robert Louis Stevenson
BY PETER H. SPECTRE

A POSTCARD IN TIME
Don’t Stand Up!
BY PETER H. SPECTRE

MY BOAT, MY HARBOR
Frankenstein in the Boat Club
BY JAN ADKINS

A LETTER FROM MATINICUS
Two in the Stern
BY EVA MURRAY

SALTWATER FOODWAYS
Small Bony Fish
BY SANDRA OLIVER

JUST LAUNCHED
The M-Days of Winter:
The Morris M29 and the MJM 40z

MAINELY GOURMET
The Pentagöet Inn: Bouillabaisse Redux
BY PETER H. SPECTRE

GUNKHOLING WITH GIZMO
Fort Point, Stockton Springs
BY BEN ELLISON