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Staff The New England Boating staff comprises various award-winning professional boating photographers and writers, most of whom also contribute to national and regional boating publications and media outlets.
Barge Raised from Narragansett Bay East Passage
The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with Donjon Marine, Clean Harbors and partner agencies, oversaw the raising of a construction barge that sank on October 31, 2011, directly under the Newport/Pell Bridge in Newport, Rhode Island. The barge was raised...
Portsmouth, NH, Strawbery Banke Candlelight Stroll
An anchor event for Portsmouth, New Hampshire’s annual Vintage Christmas, Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke Museum is a cherished tradition. This year, the 32nd Annual Candlelight Stroll welcomes visitors to December in the Portsmouth Neighborhood of Puddle Dock with...
Searsport, ME, Yule Revel this Friday
The Penobscot Marine Museum will be the center of activities on Friday, December 9, during Yule Revel, Searsport‘s holiday celebration. The town’s official holiday tree will be lit on The Crescent to the sound of caroling. Warm up with...
BoatUS Supports Working Waterfronts Bill
BoatUS is urging its members to support the Keep America’s Waterfront Working Act of 2011. Working waterfronts are those parts of town at the water’s edge dotted with marine-dependent businesses—marinas, boatyards and haul-out facilities—that are crucial to recreational boating....
10th Annual Festival of Lights at Norwalk Aquarium
TheHour.com: This holiday season, walk a trail illuminated by 24 lighthouses—built using everything from cookies and gingerbread to stone and tin in the 10th annual Festival of Lighthouses at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Connecticut. Through January 16, Aquarium...
Rescuers Monitoring Dolphins in Cape Cod Bay
CapeCodOnline: Animal rescuers are keeping an eye on a pod of 30 to 40 common dolphins that have been spotted in shallow waters in Cape Cod Bay. A number of them have died. They were first spotted a mile...
Cape Cod Maritime Museum Winter Boatbuilding Classes
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum’s Cook Boat Shop in Hyannis, Massachusetts, is offering a host of boatbuilding workshops and programs to see you through the winter. Here’s a quick rundown: The following courses are available for December 2011 &...
Essex National Heritage Photo Contest Winners
Boston.com: Last year Stanley Slysz woke up around 4:30 a.m. one August morning, packed his photography gear and headed to Winter Island to catch the sunrise illuminate the island’s lighthouse. The resulting photo, titled “Sunrise at Winter Island,” won...
CT Boater Died of Natural Causes, Says Coroner
New Haven Register: Richard Fiske, the Woodbridge boater whose body was recovered Sunday in the Housatonic River, died of natural causes. According to the state’s Chief Medical Examiner’s office, which performed an autopsy Monday, Fiske, 75, died...
Nantucket Ferry Strikes Freight Boat Sankaty
Inquirer & Mirror: The Steamship Authority‘s car ferry Eagle returned to service at 2:45 p.m. Sunday after striking the freight boat Sankaty while leaving the Hyannis dock for its 9:15 a.m. trip to Nantucket. According to a...
