Dan Mathers
Dan Mathers is a freelance writer and publisher of the online New England outdoors site SixStates.net. He is a former associate editor for Offshore magazine, and his work has been published in Cape Cod Life, South Shore Living and Adirondack Life. For more information, visit danmathers.com.
Sign Up For Bluefish Festival Seafood Chowder Cookoff
Do you receive rave reviews for your chowder from family and friends? Have a secret recipe everyone begs you for? If so, you may have what it takes to bring home the title of “Best Seafood Chowder on the...
New Schooner to be Launched in Massachusetts July 9
Harold Burnham, a popular boatbuilder in Essex, Massachusetts, says he plans to launch his new 55-foot schooner, the Ardelle, on July 9, according to an article in the Gloucester Times. Burnham is on the last leg of the much-observed...
Kerry Wants Wrongly-Penalized Fishermen’s Legal Bills Paid
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry wants the government to reimburse fishermen for legal costs incurred while fighting what he calls “unfair fines and retaliatory actions” by regulators, according to an article on SouthCoastToday.com. Under legislation he filed Wednesday, fishermen could...
Boston Marine Tourism Gains Steam
An article in the Boston Globe profiles how a cottage industry of small marine tourism businesses — from floating vacation rentals to green taxis — are developing as Boston’s waterfront revival gains momentum. Don Benoit of Foxborough is one...
Atlantic Waters Rising At Fastest Rate In 2,000 Years
Boating may soon become a necessary form of transportation if sea levels keep rising at a rate recently reported in a new study. According to the Yale Daily Bulletin, an international research team has shown that the rate of sea-level...
Connecticut’s Westbrook and Clinton Harbors to be Dredged
Last week, the Currituck dredge arrived in Connecticut’s Westbrook Harbor for this year’s first of two deployments to the harbor’s entrance channel to remove 15,000 of sandy bottom materials, according to an article on TheDay.com. From Westbrook, the dredge...
Fishing Communities Lose Legal Battle
A federal judge has sided with the government in a legal dispute over catch shares and fishing industry sectors brought by the Massachusetts’s two largest ports, Gloucester and New Bedford, according to an article in the Gloucester Times. Judge...
Plymouth, MA to Hold Maritime Day July 9
A parade of decorated boats will help mark the third annual Maritime Day in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 9. Maritime Day honors Plymouth’s maritime heritage, which, as all schoolchildren know, dates back all the way back to 1620 when...
Irish Music Event to Help Maine’s Maritime Heritage
People will get a chance to enjoy some of the best Celtic music around while supporting Maine’s maritime heritage on July 31 at the 2011 Saltwater Celtic Music Festival. The event’s lineup includes internationally known artists such as Eileen...
Sea Captain Creates Tour of Gloucester Harbor
Inspired by an audio tour of a Civil War battlefield, a Gloucester sea captain has created a self-guided, audio tour of Gloucester Harbor, according to an article in the Gloucester Times. Captain George Story came up with the idea...
