The Santa Maria, one of the three legendary ships of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage, sank on Christmas Eve when the ship ran aground on a Haitian reef shortly after making its historic…
On the Water
Alna’s and Waterville’s Peter Love has been coming to Head Tide Dam and its swimming hole since 1971. He was 12 when his parents got a piece of land off Lothrop Road. Now it’s his. And though the…
Lincoln Arts Festival
Summer in Maine is prime time for art shows, exhibitions, and spending time on the water – among so many other activities and pastimes. At Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual Arts & Yachts…
The luxury liner My Seanna arrived Monday evening and berthed overnight at the Wiscasset pier on the waterfront. Harbor Master Ray Soule told the Wiscasset Newspaper he had received advance…
Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but that beauty can hide hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides, weather and sometimes…
Before Head Tide Dam gets a new viewing platform that gives the fish more room to get through, workers at the Head Tide Road, Alna site need a place to work in the Sheepscot River.
They…
Summer and water go together and the Ed and Shelley Strozier family of Wiscasset has been making full use of both, visiting area water holes.
Shelley Strozier said the family visited…
For adults wishing to learn the art and science of sailing, the Wiscasset Yacht Club adult sailing course is for you. The exact contents are customized to suit the knowledge and comfort level of…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Saturday, July 14, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “buck”…
Wiscasset Yacht Club hosted its annual open house Sunday, signaling the much anticipated return of the summer pleasure boating season.
Among the hosts were WYC Commodore Don Davis and his…
The Windjammer Days lighted boat parade, scheduled for Saturday, June 29 was postponed due to weather concerns.
The parade, the final event of the festival, has been rescheduled for…
Wiscasset Yacht Club is accepting applications for membership. All boating enthusiasts are invited to an Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30. Meet club members, take…
The 34th annual Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races were held in Boothbay Harbor Saturday, June 15. Here are some scenes. Results will be published later.
Midcoast Conservancy’s second annual Love the Lake Regatta will be held on Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rolling Acres in Jefferson. Home to the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, Rolling…
There’s gonna be a lot of wake goin’ on this weekend with the start of the 34th lobster boat racing season Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m. with the Charles Begin Memorial Races right here in Boothbay…
Maine Maritime Museum
Beginning June 5, Maine Maritime Museum is excited to offer sailing trips aboard the 1906 schooner Mary E., the last surviving schooner built on the Kennebec River, was…
Coastal Rivers Paddlers have scheduled nine fresh and salt water paddles during the month of June, all of which are free and open to the public.
Paddlers should plan to arrive at the launch…
In a persistent drizzle, the main mast for the sloop Providence was stepped on Friday, May 17, at the recreational pier in Wiscasset. The huge crane also installed the boom, yardarm and…
Midcoast Conservancy
Damariscotta Lake will be the site of the second “Love The Lake” Regatta, hosted by Midcoast Conservancy and Maine Farmland Trust, Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shores of Rolling…
Heading “up to camp” and putting everything back in order after a long winter, like getting your boat ready for a new season, can feel like a chore. Things that worked in the fall may not be in…
Two big pieces of sailing history, schooners Ernestina-Morrissey and Bowdoin, sit a couple hundred feet apart at Bristol Marine in Boothbay Harbor keeping some of the East Coast’…
Coastal Rivers Paddlers, formerly the PWA Paddlers, will kick off the 2019 paddling season on Saturday, May 18 with a saltwater paddle to Cabbage Island and Lewis Cove in East Boothbay.
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Spice up your celebration of spring with the Lighthouse Adventure, an excursion by land and sea exploring the history and mystery of lighthouses in the Boothbay Harbor area on an exclusive…
Five local elementary schools harvested their seaweed crop April 25 as part of a Boothbay Sea and Science Center research project. In September, the Center provided Edgecomb Eddy, Boothbay Region…
The Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) held its first invitational regatta of the spring high school season on Saturday, April 27th. Saturday’s regatta was the first of the Pen Bay Sailing…
Volunteers are key to keeping a DIY (do-it-yourself) yacht club such as Wiscasset Yacht Club running smoothly. On April 7, 34 ready and willing member volunteers turned out for the 67th annual…
The sailing program for students in grades six through 12 has begun for the season in Boothbay Harbor. Director Chris Liberti teaches STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education at…
The United States Power Squadrons® will teach a one-day recreational boating safety course at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Saturday, April 27.
This is an eight-hour course which covers…
Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival
The Friends of Windjammer Days have been working diligently the past few months on the 57th annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival sailing into the harbor June 23-29. This year marks the…
On Thursday, March 14 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the Boothbay Region Sailing Club (BRSC) will hold a drop-in Open House for parents of all interested sailors at the new Junior Program Building at the…
In anticipation of a summer season of boating ahead, the United States Power Squadrons® will teach a one-day recreational boating safety course at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Saturday, April 27.…
Update: With lots of help from friends, boat owner Kate Rhinehardt said Tuesday that the sailboat was raised in three hours on Monday afternoon and is now afloat.
“I really…
Judge’s decision in U.S. Virgin Islands
CAMDEN - Captain Rick Smith, 65, of Camden has been acquitted on charges of Seaman’s Manslaughter following a three-day trial that began January 7.
According to attorney David Cattie, Esq…
Death threats, accusations of sabotaging lines, stealing gear, and setting traps atop those already in the water, "Lobster War: The Fight Over the World’s Richest Fishing Grounds" is a film about…
The wooden sloop Providence docked in Wiscasset Harbor Tuesday for repairs expected to take until late spring. The Providence will require, among other things, new masts and…
Maine Maritime Museum and Red Cloak Tours are again offering their popular Lighthouse Legends and Lore boat excursions, including a landing on Burnt Island and exploration of the haunted…
Midcoast Conservancy’s inaugural Love the Lake Regatta will be held this Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rolling Acres in Jefferson. Home to the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, Rolling…
Calling all "person-powered" watercraft! The 25th annual Southport Rowgatta, which encompasses 12 nautical miles, is on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Town Landing at Newagen on Southport Island.
…For adults wishing to learn the art and science of sailing, this is the course for you. The exact contents are customized to suit the knowledge and comfort level of the participants but will cover…
The century-old west abutment at Alna’s Head Tide Dam will stay put this year, an Atlantic Salmon Federation official said Friday. ASF and its partners on the Alna project and two others on the…
It was smooth sailing for the Friends of Windjammer Days, the non-profit volunteer group behind this year’s Windjammer Days Festival. The 56th annual event marked the group’s fifth year…
America's Boating Club (aka U.S. Power Squadron) will be holding a hands-on flare demo/training session at the Wiscasset Yacht Club on Thursday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. The flare instruction will be…
Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, machinery failure, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in boating accidents, according…
Damariscotta Lake will be the site of the first “Love The Lake” Regatta, hosted by Midcoast Conservancy and Maine Farmland Trust, Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The…
On Tuesday, July 2, U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor caught a glimpse of a creature in the water about eight miles out to sea. The crew of the 47-foot lifeboat was out on a case when they…
Summer Waterfront Concert Series in Bath
The Chocolate Church Arts Center presents the Summer Waterfront Concert Series in the waterfront park on Commercial Street in Bath. Each Saturday in July and August concerts are free, open to the…
56th Annual Windjammer Days Festival - VIDEO ADDED
An enthusiastic crowd gathered on the footbridge and in the adjacent parking lot to cheer on the Tug of War Across the Harbor teams June 30, the final day of the 56th Annual Windjammer Days…
The 2018 Windjammers Days began Sunday with the traditional remembrance of those who died at sea. The Blessing of the Fleet followed.
The ceremony at the Fishermen’s…
