Cobscook Bay is like no other embayment in Maine. All of the rest of the bays of Maine trend generally north and south, with their outer edges merging into the Gulf of Maine along their southern margins. Cobscook, however, is formed by three concentric semi-circular inter-connected arms facing east toward Canada’s Passamaquoddy Bay. At the
Cranberry Isles postmasters make their mark: Competition launches to design 180th anniversary postmark
The town of Cranberry Isles is celebrating its 180th anniversary this year and postmasters Joy Sprague and Eileen Richards are putting their mark on the town-literally. The Great Cranberry and Islesford post offices are holding a design competition for a Cranberries-inspired pictorial postmark. “We thought this would be a great way to bring attention to
In the black with Red’s Eats
Pass through the village of Wiscasset on any summer’s day, and you’ll see hungry customers lined up to order at Red’s Eats. The colorful lobster shack perched on the bank of the Sheepscot River is something of a legend, known for its flocks of visitors, lobster rolls piled high with meat, and penchant for drawing
Lubec plans for future without high school
Peering through the windows into the Lubec High School, everything appears normal. The classrooms are tidy, with desks lined up in perfect rows. Teaching texts are stacked on shelves. The school seems poised for the students to return in the fall. But in June, Lubec residents voted 269 to 230 to shutter the high school.
Betrayal at Fort William Henry
One of the oldest and strongest forts in New England was the scene of a cowardly and treacherous act of betrayal by Pasco Chubb, the British officer commanding Fort William Henry in 1696. The fort guarded the entrance to the Pemaquid River, which leads to present day Damariscotta. In 1692 when King William’s War (1689-1697)
Beach: A Book of Treasure
Hardcover, 144 pages, $24.95 You may already have a collection of sea glass, including precious pieces of lavender, turquoise and cobalt blue. Or how about beach stones in egg or heart shapes? Or maybe glass shards bearing some partial words. What about intact sea urchins and sand dollars? Your home may be a museum to
Treasure hunt on Vinalhaven
The small, black pickup truck raced past Lawson’s Quarry in pursuit of North Haven Road, dodging pedestrians and passing slower cars. Once at its destination, the driver flew out the door while two of his accomplices jumped out of the back. “Go, go, go!” yelled a woman in the truck bed, “Hurry up!” “I got
Portland’s Ocean Approved Seaweed Products begins further expansion
Like so many entrepreneurial ventures with food products, Ocean Approved frozen seaweed started with a pot simmering on a kitchen stove. Now, with a $95,000 NOAA Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Grant and an experimental lease to raise seaweed near Little Chebeague Island, the first lease of its kind in the U.S., the
Venturing: Telling the story
Having spent nearly 40 years reporting and editing news, I think I know something about how it works. In the conventional sense “news” is a series of stories which, when put into context by skilled writers and editors, helps all of us understand what’s really going out there in the world. News reporting is a
St. Croix Alewife plan angers many
A proposal released in June to restore alewife habitat slowly in the St. Croix River has drawn criticism from all sides. Under the plan put forth by the St. Croix board of the International Joint Commission, alewife blockades would be removed at two new locations along the river, specifically chosen to avoid impacting West Grand