MaineBoats Blog
Windjammer Association honors longtime leader Meg Maiden
She’s been the energy behind the Maine Windjammer Association for decades. Yet, after 30 years, 42 bosses and thousands of windjammer guests, Executive Director, Meg Maiden, is passing the wheel and being honored for her legacy.
Grant will fund salmon restoration in Togus Stream
The three-year restoration project will involve Atlantic salmon egg planting at three locations in Togus Stream, installation of a fish way at Lower Togus Pond Dam, and removal of two small stone dams located downstream of Lower Togus Pond Dam.
Front Street begins work on major new building
The shipyard has bought a city-owned parking lot and secured a loan to construct a 22,500-square foot building on the property. The new facility will accommodate large yacht refits and commercial vessel construction projects while adding approximately 40 more full-time jobs at Front Street Shipyard.
Company will move forward with permit applications for land-based salmon farm
The company hoping to build a state-of-the-art land-based salmon farm in Belfast, Maine, has release conceptual drawings of what it plans to build and announced that it is moving forward with permit applications for the massive operation.
ABBRA Holds Successful Pilot of ‘Step Up to Supervisor’ Class in Maine
Class is designed to help boat building supervisors understand leadership responsibilities
Partnership Focused on Coastal Island Conservation
Sea Tow to Offer Free Services to Maine Island Trail Association in Celebration of MITA's 30th Anniversary
Maine Boat & Home Show Announces New Name, Lineup of Special Events
Maine Boat & Home Show gets a new name, but it’s still the same great show. This year it will take place Aug. 10-12 in Rockland, Maine.The event , which formerly was known as the “Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbors Show,” will now be called the “Maine Boat & Home Show.”
Boating safety course can be taken online
The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife offers Maine boaters many ways to take boating safety courses, but now there is a new option that saves money. The Pine Tree State now offers the free online BoatUS Foundation boating safety course to residents.
New ferry rates will take effect in May
The Maine Department of Transportation plans to implement a new flat rate ticket pricing structure at the Maine State Ferry Service on May 21, standardizing ferry prices across the entire system.
A key component of the new rate structure is an overall decrease of more than 10% to the truck/freight rates to help keep the costs to Maine businesses supplying goods and services to and from the islands competitive.
Maine Maritime Museum to Relaunch the Mary E
This spring, following a nearly year-long restoration at the Maine Maritime Museum, the 1906 schooner Mary E will be launched into the Kennebec River for the third time in her storied career. The public is invited to the museum for a celebration and recommissioning ceremony on Saturday, June 9, from 10 am to 3 pm.
