Lisa Evans and Tim Smith have been growing microgreens in their greenhouse in Roslindale, Massachusetts, since January, ever since Evans…
On the Water
Boothbay Harbor
On Friday, Sept. 24, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torreson ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to sell the F/V Westward, including all its equipment and fishing permits, to the highest…
‘Round Town
Headed home to Southport last week, driving around Mill Cove, I noticed a very substantial motor yacht parked at Donny Wotton's old pier. I was reminded of my boat.
Admittedly, my boat is…
Department of Marine Resources staff were given awards during the department's annual meeting on Friday, Sept. 11 at the department's Boothbay Harbor facility.
Marine Resource Scientist…
The third annual Kehail Point Regatta was held on Saturday, Sept. 5, on the Sheepscot River. Boats from Edgecomb, Westport Island, MacMahan Island and Georgetown, ranging from 12 to 37 feet,…
The Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Macrobiota (NCMA) at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is developing a program to train the next generation of scientists and…
‘Round Town
Alfred Huskins lived across the street from “The Pink Cottages” just off Dogfish Head Road, back from Ebenecook Harbor, on Southport. He and I met when I was doing some work for Mary and Liz (…
The Rocktide Inn was packed like sardines for the second annual Fishin’ for Fashion show on Saturday, Sept. 12, the final event for Harbor Fest. Designers upped their game this year, using fishing…
The 72nd Arthur Hale Veasey Memorial Regatta was held at high tide at the Cove Beach on Squirrel Island on Aug. 23. The event, which continues to be held in honor…
On Sept. 1, a film crew arrived in Boothbay Harbor.
Award-winning journalist Parker Kelley and producer/director Gene “Cap” Allen were…
‘Round Town
Just when we'd had a full week of fog and heat and rain and humidity, we got Saturday! What a gorgeous day.
Low humidity, cooler temperatures, nice breezes for the boating crowd — a welcomed…
The calendar read Saturday, Aug. 29, the date of last scheduled Downeast Yacht Club “Daytripper Event” of the season.
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A sailboat motored its way through pea soup fog into Boothbay Harbor at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 20. On board were the captain, three crew members, two of them in…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, from noon to dusk. The…
Christmas Cove concluded its summer sailing with season awards for the CC-21 one design fleet championship going to Brigham Prescott…
On the Water
Matthew Burnham, a junior at Boothbay Region High School, is a fourth generation lobster fisherman.
Lobstering isn't an easy occupation by any stretch. It requires physical strength and…
Family-Friendly
Elaine Jones' mother always said she was going to be a teacher. As a child, Elaine would take bottles out of the cupboard and pretend to teach them lessons.
A biology major in college with a…
Captain Bill Campbell is a second generation excursion boat captain in Boothbay Harbor. He has been taking people out on the waters around Boothbay Harbor, and to…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Program has completed its 2015 season. To celebrate the success of the season, a closing banquet was held last Friday night at…
Geezers and old fogies were crushed by captain Ray Perry sailing Olivia in the 15th Linekin Ledges Informal Regatta held recently. Hundreds of years of accumulated sailing experience was…
Despite the lack of sunshine and the oppressively high humidity level recently in Boothbay Harbor, people and pets have been out in droves, sightseeing at the…
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 11 and 12, the Southport Yacht Club and Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation hosted the Maine State Optimist Dinghy Championship. Eighty young sailors, 10…
Last week was a busy week for Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior sailors in the waters of the Sheepscot and Linekin Bay. The young folks took top honors in a number…
The weather looks like it will be great for the 11th annual Westport Island Shore Run Road Race, “Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race,” taking place on Sunday, Aug. 16, beginning at 9 a.m…
This week started with four swimmers taking to the cold water for their swim test. The morning class enthusiastically cheered as the new students swam. After they got out of the water they were…
Our lead item this week has to be the transformation of the Casino, which was unveiled last Friday. The Casino, which was the original building on our property when the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club…
First I would like to thank all of our members for their willingness to give some time during the Arts and Crafts fair.
Set up went smoothly and break down was completed in record time. We…
Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association
The 11th annual Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association Saltwater Fishing Tournament was held this past Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9, and the sunny weather drew a good crowd of…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Sailing
Last Friday, Aug. 7, several members of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club’s Junior Sailing Program participated in a fun-filled series of races in 420 Class Boats. The interesting part was that…
For anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do while visiting Boothbay Harbor, Cabbage Island Clambakes is a destination that defies the mundane.…
There's a place over the harbor in Wiscasset to get a good lobster roll, a lobster dinner, or other seafood delicacies, that sometimes gets passed by because of a…
Now is the time to start practicing your best rowing and paddling skills for the 22nd annual Southport Rowgatta on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 8:30 a.m.
Propelling any person-powered craft that is…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Aug. 1 and 2 saw the waters of the harbor filled with sails and excited sailors thanks to the 41st annual Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta. Two full days of…
Visitors from all over Maine got to explore the world of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay during its annual open house on Friday, July 31.
“I've always been…
‘Round Town
Jane Fawcett at Star Cottage used to invite me over for tea.
We'd bump into each other in the harbor or at the Shop 'n Save and promise to be in touch. It seemed like an annual event. For me…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club will host its 41st annual regatta, featuring sailboats entered from Maine and all down the East Coast, on Aug. 1 and 2. Advance…
Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will sponsor its 11th annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9.…
The 50-foot research vessel Gulf Challenger pulled into the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences dock in East Boothbay on July 7 for a layover during its two-week trip to map the…
The competition will be heating up this weekend at Christmas Cove’s annual regatta. This fun sailing event includes a pig roast and is open to CC-21 class, Herreshoff 12.5 class, and area open…
Marine Patrol Officer Benjamin Burnes, who graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in May, has already put his training to good use, saving the life of a man whose canoe capsized while…
Joe Lane is a multi-generation lobsterman. He said his lobstering ancestors probably date back to when fishermen started fishing for lobsters.
Lane said his father’s family came from England…
For anyone who has been to the Trevett Country Store lately (or maybe ever), the lobster and crabmeat rolls are already well-known.
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The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is hosting five public meetings concerning proposed fishing regulation changes for the 2016 open water and ice fishing seasons.
Each year, IFW…
There's a water sport that turns exercise into a Zen experience: paddleboarding. Paddleboards resemble surfboards, but come with paddles. They are wider,…
There's a little bistro in Damariscotta facing the waterfront, just a ways down from the back entrance of Reny's. It has been there for…
Photo
Danny Gray, age 8, caught this 30-inch striped bass not far from Ocean Point on July 2.
The Boothbay Harbor One Design Association will hold its first-ever sail/race to Linekin Bay and back on Saturday, July 19 for anyone owning a Boothbay Harbor One Design, past, present or future.…
Lobsterman's Wharf in East Boothbay is under new ownership this summer.
Dan and Eileen Miller bought the business from Bill Murphy in…
Windjammer Days
This year’s Windjammer Days Festival comes to a close this Saturday, but there’s lots to see and do before then!
Friday’s oyster shucking contest and Saturday’s Tug of War Across the Harbor…
Below are the results of the 2015 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races held Saturday, June 20.
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