Eagles swimmer Camden Gulden, who had already qualified for five events in the state swim meet, is nowhere close to being done. At the Jan. 19 meet against Mt. Ararat, Gulden not only qualified…
On the Water
Lincoln Academy swimming
The Lincoln Academy Eagles swim team had a meet against the Belfast Lions and the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks at home on Jan. 5.
The team continued its excellent record, netting…
The Lincoln Academy Eagles swim team continues to excel this season, with six more qualifying times for states made in its last two meets against Brunswick and Wiscasset.
In their Dec. 15…
Lincoln Academy swim team
The Lincoln Academy Eagles dominated Gardiner in their Dec. 11 home swim meet. The team placed first in 16 out of 23 events, participating in all races, save the boys 200-yard freestyle relay.…
In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for…
Padebco Custom Boat Builders & Full Service Boatyard recently launched its newest model, the V25R.
The sporty…
The International Maritime Film Festival (IMFF) is now accepting submissions for a juried contest of films celebrating the heritage, spirit of adventure,…
Darling Marine Center
Ruleo Camacho received a Young Investigator Award at the Ninth Florida State University Mote Symposium in Sarasota, Florida.
The triennial symposium focuses on issues relevant to fisheries.…
A pair of end-of-season boat rides ended in an unexpected way Saturday, Oct. 31 near Squirrel Island.
Two local boaters were able to free and save a minke whale that had become caught on a…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta
Autumn: When pumpkins fall like leaves in the Midcoast.
When wood and aluminum and fiberglass boats are put away for the winter and pumpkin boats instead dot the Damariscotta River, it’s…
Lisa Evans and Tim Smith have been growing microgreens in their greenhouse in Roslindale, Massachusetts, since January, ever since Evans…
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…
Head Tide Dam Committee
The Sheepscot River was largely calm at Alna’s Head Tide Dam the night of Sept. 9, but the ideas were flowing. Representatives were there from a firm the Atlantic Salmon Federation has hired to…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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.…
Marine Patrol Officer Benjamin Burnes, who graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in May, has already put his training…
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…
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…
It’s become one of the rites of spring, the launching of boats built by students of the Woolwich Central School who are engaged in the Discovery Boatbuilding Program.
On Thursday morning,…
To help you avoid becoming a U.S. Coast Guard statistic, BoatUS Foundation recommends a new version of the familiar KISS principle (Keep it simple, stupid!), with a…
With bowling-pin-shaped bodies, big striped beaks, and markings of vivid orange, crisp white, and icy jet black, the Atlantic puffin is adorable and unmistakable.
…
The 53rd Windjammer Days Festival taking place June 21-27 has new events this year: a paddle board race, lighted boat parade and the first ever tug of war…
This year there are many special cruises catered to serve Mainers on the 49-passenger river boat, Teciani, The River Tripper, sailing out of Schooner Landing Marina “by the…
Get your tickets soon for the June 24 drawing of a canoe package raffle valued at $2,500 being offered by the Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club.
The winner will receive a classic 16-foot Grumman…
Although it is still early for boating in Maine, it is never too early to think about making boating safer for children. Nothing gives parents and grandparents more…
Ayuh. Just the mention of this annual event…
The schooner Ernestina-Morrissey has arrived in Boothbay Harbor.
The 156-foot Massachusetts schooner, which was originally…
The owner of a boat that recently dragged its mooring and is beached said that with any luck, it will be out of Pemaquid soon.
James…
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) is conducting a six-day Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) at the Newcastle Fire Department in…
Both the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks and Lincoln Academy Eagles attended the swim team awards night and ice cream buffet held at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Feb. 26.
Coach Don…
Lincoln Academy Swim Team
The state swim meets were held at the University of Maine at Orono on Feb. 14 for the boys, and Feb. 16 for the girls. The Lincoln Academy boys placed 15th out of 24, and the girls placed 23rd out…
Lincoln Academy Swim Team
Lincoln Academy joined 10 other school swim teams on Friday, Feb. 6 for the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference at the YMCA in Bath.
The competition was fierce, especially from some of the…
Come Tuesday, June 23, we'll be seeing visiting SchoonersAmerican Eagle, Heritage, Alert and Bowdoin, along with local schooners Eastwind, Lazy Jack sailing in Linekin…
The Lincoln Academy Eagles swim team competed in all but one of the 22 events at the team’s most recent meet against the Winslow Raiders and Boothbay Region High School Seahawks.
First…
Lincoln Academy High School Swim Team
The Lincoln Academy Eagles had a home swim meet on Jan. 16. They competed against Mt. Ararat and Boothbay Region High Schools. They took three first places, eight seconds and seven thirds.
…
After almost 11 months of opening up the ceiling and replacing walls and floor to expose and enhance the beauty of the building they bought last March, Alison Evans and…
Lincoln Academy Swim Team
The Lincoln Academy Eagles swim team faced the Belfast Area High School Lions at home on Jan. 6. The Eagles fought hard, coming away with one first place, seven seconds, and 11 thirds.
The…
On Dec. 4, Dr. Beth Orcutt and Dr. Graham Shimmield left Costa Rica for a 14-hour journey into the Pacific Ocean to study the Dorado Outcrop, located near where two tectonic plates, the Cocos and…
Department of Marine Resources
Although the striped sea bass population isn't in danger, plans are on the table to keep it that way.
The Maine Department of Marine…
