Bar Harbor
Maine Restaurants to Feature Underutilized Species
Portland Press Herald: Acadian redfish is being featured at Maine restaurants and retailers for the next 10 days as part of an initiative to promote underutilized seafood species in the Gulf of Maine. Sixteen restaurants from Ogunquit to Bar...
High Water Temps Bring Changes to Maine Coast
Bangor Daily News: Ed Monat, a seasonal tour boat operator and scallop fisherman from Bar Harbor, has seen a lot in his more than two decades of scuba diving below the waves of Frenchman Bay. He focuses on finding...
Bar Harbor Ferry Terminal Eyed for Cruise Ship Use
The Working Waterfront: The 60-year-old ferry service that connected Bar Harbor with Nova Scotia was discontinued in 2010, but the town and the Maine Port Authority (MPA) still consider the terminal to be a valuable asset for the...
Massive Private Yacht Visits Maine Ports
Portland Press Herald: What’s called the “world’s largest privately owned yacht” will visit 4 Maine ports. The 644’ ship called The World will tie up at the breakwater pier in Eastport on so that the residents who...
Cruise Ship Tender Runs Aground off Bar Harbor
Portland Press Herald: The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating why a vessel carrying 93 cruise ship passengers ran aground Thursday night stranding the passengers on a remote shoal off Bar Harbor . Lt. Nick Barrow said the...
Maine Sees Banner Cruise Ship Traffic
Portland Press Herald: Four Maine ports from Eastport to Portland hosted cruise ships simultaneously, marking the busiest day ever for the state’s cruise industry, according to industry group CruiseMaineUSA. A total of 4,304 passengers and 2,166 crewmembers were visiting...
Sunken Sailboat Recovered off Bar Harbor, Maine
Bangor Daily News: A sailboat that sank last week in Frenchman Bay after striking a rocky ledge has been recovered from the water, according to the Coast Guard. The 24’ sailboat sank on the evening of September 6, after...
Maine Scientists Dismember Massive Whale Carcass
A sperm whale carcass, retrieved last week from Maine’s Frenchman Bay, was dismembered as part of a necropsy of the gigantic marine mammal conducted Monday by researchers near Bar Harbor, according to an article in the Portland Press Herald....
12K Pieces of Trash Collected on Long Island, ME
Journalist Conor Grant describes his experience with the Rozalia Project, which stopped on Long Island, Maine, near Bar Harbor, to pick up trash that had accumulated along the shore after washing in from the ocean. In 3 days Conor...
Push to Restore Nova Scotia-Maine Ferry Service
Boston Herald: An English retiree’s love for his son has prompted a petition to resurrect ferry service between New England and Nova Scotia. Patrick McDonald said the end of service from Maine in 2009 shook the economy of the...
