On the Water

Dave and Chris Gagne, Chris and Dave Gagne, Dave and Chris, Chris and Dave, Chris & David, David & Chris, or simply … Featuring Dan!

Dave and Chris Gagne, Chris and Dave Gagne, Dave and Chris, Chris and Dave, Chris & David, David & Chris, or simply … Featuring Dan!

Behind Damariscotta River Association’s (DRA’s) biweekly water quality monitoring efforts, islands and public lands stewardship, oyster gardening program, and school-based nature education…

Behind Damariscotta River Association’s (DRA’s) biweekly water quality monitoring efforts, islands and public lands stewardship, oyster gardening program, and school-based nature education…

More than 100 people attended the Twin Villages Business Forum at the Damariscotta River Association’s Darrows Barn Sept. 22 in Damariscotta. The full-day program involved several group sessions…

The Coast Guard encourages anyone headed out to the water this weekend to take several precautionary steps beforehand. Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the traditional beach and…

The Coast Guard encourages anyone headed out to the water this weekend to take several precautionary steps beforehand. Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the traditional beach and…

The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will sponsor its 13th annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13.

A $200…

The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will sponsor its 13th annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13.

A $200…

The Edgecomb Planning Board finished a first draft July 20 for a proposed floating structures ordinance. The board’s next step is revising the plan in time for a public hearing later this fall.…

The Edgecomb Planning Board finished a first draft July 20 for a proposed floating structures ordinance. The board’s next step is revising the plan in time for a public hearing later this fall.…

Calling all "person-powered" watercraft! The 24th annual Southport Rowgatta, which encompasses 12 nautical miles, is on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Town Landing at Newagen on Southport Island.

Calling all "person-powered" watercraft! The 24th annual Southport Rowgatta, which encompasses 12 nautical miles, is on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Town Landing at Newagen on Southport Island.

The Wiscasset Yacht Club is a volunteer organization of about 120 members that has offered sailing instruction at various times over its more than 60-year history. The club continues to make…

In its 28th year, the Sheepscot River Race had over 50 paddlers on the water July 4, and an equal number or more cheering them on at the Recreational Pier in Wiscasset.

A lot of the boaters…

A few years ago, recalls Sheepscot River Race organizer Scott Shea, a father/son racing team started yelling and fidgeting precariously about their boat. Mice, which had been nesting
under…

A few years ago, recalls Sheepscot River Race organizer Scott Shea, a father/son racing team started yelling and fidgeting precariously about their boat. Mice, which had been nesting
under…

Woolwich Central School and Maine Maritime Museum of Bath celebrated their ninth annual Discovery Boat Launching Thursday morning, June 15 at Nequasset Park.

The weather was summer-like…

“Believe me, young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,” so says…

Fifty kids took to Damariscotta Lake Saturday, June 3 for Midcoast Conservancy’s annual Hooked On Fishing youth event. Thanks to the generosity of six boat captains…

Fifty kids took to Damariscotta Lake Saturday, June 3 for Midcoast Conservancy’s annual Hooked On Fishing youth event. Thanks to the generosity of six boat captains…

“Believe me, young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,” so says…

Those who own or plan to purchase a kayak or canoe will not want to miss Paddle Sports Safety being offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education. This is a one week, two…

Those who own or plan to purchase a kayak or canoe will not want to miss Paddle Sports Safety being offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education. This is a one week, two…

The Mary E Sailed into Bath on Sunday, April 24. I was standing near the water’s edge watching her approach, just as I had been the first time I saw her 46…

The Mary E Sailed into Bath on Sunday, April 24. I was standing near the water’s edge watching her approach, just as I had been the first time I saw her 46…

Liven up your celebration of spring with an adventure by land and sea exploring the history and mystery of lighthouses in the Boothbay Harbor area on an exclusive tour with Sally Lobkowicz, a.k.a…

Liven up your celebration of spring with an adventure by land and sea exploring the history and mystery of lighthouses in the Boothbay Harbor area on an exclusive tour with Sally Lobkowicz, a.k.a…

Midcoast Conservancy will be offering a Stand Up Paddleboard and Canoe Camp on Damariscotta Lake Tuesday, June 20 through Thursday, June 22. The camp, for kids 9-14 years old, is free. The program…

On Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting the annual Hooked on Fishing event, where kids get out on the water and experience…

On Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting the annual Hooked on Fishing event, where kids get out on the water and experience…

Looking for an exciting, in-depth boating safety course? The United States Power Squadron is offering America's Boating Course on Saturday April 29…

Looking for an exciting, in-depth boating safety course? The United States Power Squadron is offering America's Boating Course on Saturday April 29…

Following a hiatus in 2016, the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous will return on Saturday, June 24 – bringing a motley crew of buccaneers both young and old to…

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25, Boothbay Harbor, is offering several boating classes this spring to help recreational boaters. Visit the website:…

Following a hiatus in 2016, the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous will return on Saturday, June 24 – bringing a motley crew of buccaneers both young and old to…

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25, Boothbay Harbor, is offering several boating classes this spring to help recreational boaters. Visit the website:…

The Boothbay Region YMCA and Central Lincoln County YMCA are partnering again this summer to provide the best summer ever for children and teens in Lincoln County. Summer camp at the Y is a place…

The Boothbay Region YMCA and Central Lincoln County YMCA are partnering again this summer to provide the best summer ever for children and teens in Lincoln County. Summer camp at the Y is a place…

Schooner Ardelle

First off, Friends of Windjammer Days has a new website for the Windjammer Days Festival – www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org. Write it…

Schooner Ardelle

First off, Friends of Windjammer Days has a new website for the Windjammer Days Festival – www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org. Write it…

Wiscasset Waterfront Committee

The Wiscasset Waterfront Committee on Jan. 26 proposed several changes to the summertime pier policies for vendors, as well as the application for vendors.

Online registration for Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) summer 2017 programs is now open. BSSC…

Online registration for Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) summer 2017 programs is now open. BSSC…

Newcastle’s Herbert Smith added sit-ups to his daily exercise regimen a couple of years ago. Last summer, Smith, 75, was glad he did — for an unexpected reason.

In an 80-year-old, canvas-…

Newcastle’s Herbert Smith added sit-ups to his daily exercise regimen a couple of years ago. Last summer, Smith, 75, was glad he did — for an unexpected reason.

In an 80-year-old, canvas-…

Wiscasset Waterfront Committee

The Wiscasset Waterfront Committee considered a fee for commercial boats to tie up at the recreational float from mid-October through Dec. 1. The commercial vessels tie up at the recreational dock…

Capt. Bob Fish started his whale-watching cruise over 80 years ago. It has never slowed down.

Now his son, Capt. John Fish, runs the…

Capt. Bob Fish started his whale-watching cruise over 80 years ago. It has never slowed down.

Now his son, Capt. John Fish, runs the…

Wiscasset Waterfront Committee

Wiscasset’s waterfront has the Route One visibility and the foot traffic Maine Kayak is looking for, representatives for the New Harbor-based business told the Wiscasset Waterfront Committee Sept…