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Midcoast & Penobscot Bay

There was a time when nearly all the earth’s fresh water was drinkable.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - What do Greek myths, brigantines, and shrimp reproduction have in common?
<a href="/online/maine-events/march-2009">Jazz in Hope, Maine Maple Sunday and the Maine Boatbuilders Show. Click to view all March Events >></a>
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Could the tiny, gluttonous, carbon-dioxide-eating diatom really save the planet?
<strong>By Eva Murray</strong> - Freight is tackled by all civilians, swarming sometimes like ants, and not above loading one man's provisions into another man's rig.
<strong>By Eva Murray</strong> - Everybody, regardless of history, ethics, or severity of bait smell, is welcome aboard the 'Beam, and there is always something in the cookie jar.
Bring some of summer's ‘zest’ indoors for the winter with a citrus tree in a pot.
Our annual roundup of boatbuilding projects from Maine and beyond
The bears are slumbering soundly in their dens.
Capt. Pete’s Rule of the Equinoxes and Answers to Baby Boomer Retirement Questions
From working boat to pleasure craft: This old-school Jonesport-type lobsterboat has been given a new lease on life.
<strong>By Greg Rossel</strong> One man’s hands-on approach promotes quality over quantity.
The holiday poinsettia takes a little care and delivers a lot of seasonal color.
Exhibits at the Portland Museum of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum present Antarctica and the Arctic as seen through the eyes of explorers and artists.
Annual fall regatta draws a crowd.
The cranberry harvest at the Moody's bog is a family affair.
Boatyard Dog®: Truman - Issue 102
On life as an ovo-lacto-bovo-porco-pesco vegetarian and a question: must CSAs include beets?
<strong>By Eva Murray</strong> - Our Prom: Politics Made Us Do It (in which our heroine gets to wear her shiny purple prom dress)
<a href="/online/maine-events/september-2008">View All Events >></a>Take the helm of a schooner, see a Moser reunion and more. <strong>UPDATED.</strong>
A folk music show is like a schooner exactly how?
The Patriot 36, a collaboration between singer-songwriter Billy Joel and Ellis Boat Company, sports a streamlined, Art Deco look.
Mainely Gourmet: Damariscotta River Grill
Boatyard Dog®: Max &amp; Cholo - Issue 101
Travel by train is seeing a resurgence in Maine.
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