Kennebec Journal: Toes froze, flip-flops were sucked off feet by wet sand, fog obscured the view and it took students some trial and error to figure out how to measure the waves rolling in at Popham Beach State Park...

Bangor Daily News: Even though federal officials are looking into whether elver fishing might be adversely affecting the abundance of American eels, the number of elver fishing licenses in the state of Maine went up by more than 50...

To commemorate the bicentennial of the start of the United States’ second war with Britain, commonly known as the War of 1812, Maine Maritime Museum announces its latest exhibit, Subdue, Seize and Take: Maritime Maine in the Unwelcome Interruption...

New York Times: Several miles from the nearest striped bass, smallmouth bass or brook trout, a short man with a floppy hat unfurled a bright yellow fly line through the air in tight loops, its flight illuminated by an...

Sun Chronicle: For those who take a trip out to Biddeford’s Wood Island Lighthouse this summer, a new sight will greet them as they step off the boat—the newly restored keeper’s house. The freshly shingled house has been carefully...

Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, will open for the 2012 season with 2 new exhibits featuring regional tourism and marine art. Summer Folk: The Tourists of Penobscot Bay is a campus-wide exhibit exploring the history of tourism from...

CapeCodOnline: The sinking of 2 lobster boats is rekindling memories of hostilities among lobstermen 2 years ago that led to a near-fatal shooting, boats being sunk and a barrage of lobster trap...

With the fishing season well underway in both fresh and salt water, we offer a friendly reminder to purchase your 2012 fishing license. The license (or registration) can be purchased online through the following links. Maine: Fishing License at...

Writer Gabor Degre of the Bangor Daily News reports on a whitewater kayak paddle down the Mattawamkeag River on April 8. Degre also shot video of the adventure, which you can read and viewed here: I heard from several...

Penobscot Marine Museum has scheduled Spring Cleanup & Volunteer Day on May 12. Volunteers will spend the day working alongside other friendly, energetic people while helping prepare the museum for the opening of its 2012 exhibit season. Breakfast and...