PORTLAND PRESS HERALD: Two Maine-based environmental organizations are seeking a federal court order to shut down turbines at four hydroelectric dams on the Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers this spring. Shutting down the turbines, which are in Brunswick, Waterville, Skowhegan...

Bangor Daily News: Bath firefighters and police officers rescued a 13-year-old boy who rode an ice floe about 20’ to 50’ down the turbulent Kennebec River on Saturday . The boy from Bath “decided to do a little...

In Part 2 of our video series on Bath, Maine, Capt. Ed Rice of River Run Tours and BoatingLocal host Tom Richardson start off at Doubling Point, a sharp bend in the Kennebec River that features several interesting and...

The Maine Maritime Museum of Bath, Maine, has announced that six 120’ poles representing the masts of the schooner Wyoming, the largest wooden sailing ship ever built in the United States, will be erected this spring (2013), joining the...

Capt. Ed Rice has been boating on the rivers of Midcoast Maine since he was a kid, so I couldn’t have found a more qualified guide to show me around the Kennebec River. Rice’s company, River Run Tours, is...

TheMaineMag.com: Even in February, the ice conditions are iffy. We’re driving through the Kennebec River towns north of Merrymeeting Bay, looking for fishing camps. Catching a bucket of smelt is our goal. But the frozen surfaces are thinner than...

The Coastal Journal: Bath Iron Works has applied for multiple permits to resume dredging operations in the Kennebec River sometime in the next few months. According to the public notice released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),...

River Run Tours of Bath, Maine, is offering a 25% discount on all 3- and 4-hour trips if booked prior to January 31, 2012. These trips make ideal gifts for family and friends! The first 2 bookings for the...

Capt. Barry Gibson of Shark Six Charters in Boothbay Harbor reported that the striper action in the Kennebec River was very good this past week. Barry said he took three trips for a total of 55 bass, most just...

A new Navy destroyer built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, sailed down the Kennebec River on Wednesday, September 5, under stormy skies. The ship is now heading toward the open ocean and a commissioning ceremony in New...