Maine
$3 Billion in Gold to be Salvaged from Cape Cod Wreck
CapeCodOnline: A Portland, Maine-based company is hoping to retrieve at least one box of platinum ingots from a World War II shipwreck off Cape Cod—and thereby salvage its own operation. Greg Brooks, co-founder and principal of Sub Sea Research...
Holland 32: A Classic Maine Lobsterboat Done Right
Standing in his boat shop on the outskirts of Belfast, Maine, Glenn Holland summed up the philosophy behind his legendary 32’ hull thusly: “There’s no point in havin’ a boat that doesn’t look good. I designed the 32 to...
Scientists Probe for Link Between Seal and Dolphin Deaths
CapeCodOnline: Whether they got lost, sick or swam astray chasing food, 77 dolphins that beached on Cape Cod in recent weeks have died, the second time in three months New England has seen a mass of marine mammal deaths....
Article Disputes New Cod Stock Survey
An article by John Cooke and Sarah Hanselman published on the website SavingSeafood.org cites what the authors and many members of the commercial fishing industry claim are major problems with the latest Gulf of Maine stock assessment, which indicates...
Portland, ME, Pier Owners Plan to Dredge
Portland Daily Sun: As a $13 million effort to dredge the channel in Portland Harbor awaits federal funding, a group of private pier owners began dipping their toes in the water last week to restart a separate, privately funded...
UPDATE: Rescued Cape Cod Dolphins Off Maine
CapeCodOnline: A majority of the 24 common dolphins rescued and released in Cape Cod waters since Jan. 12 appear to be about 18 miles off the coast of Maine, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said today. The non-profit’s...
Return of the Handy Cat
Catboat fans may remember the Handy Cat, a fiberglass, gaff-rigged 14-footer designed by Merle Hallett of Maine’s Handy Boat Service in 1969 and first produced in the 1970s by Cape Dory Yachts of Taunton, Massachusetts. After building over 150...
Historic Photos, Talks to Focus on Camden, Belfast
Several exhibits of historic local photography from the archives of the Penobscot Marine Museum, and a number of illustrated talks about those exhibits, are scheduled in Belfast and Camden, now through April. Here’s the breakdown: Knox County Through Eastern’s...
21-Pound Trout Taken in Maine
Bangor Daily News reports on the catch of a huge lake trout (togue) taken on January 7 through the ice on Eagle Lake in Maine’s St. John Valley. The fish, taken by Bruno Doucette, measured 38” long and weighed...
Lecture: The Maritime Art of Frank Vining Smith This Wednesday
Author James A. Craig will discusses the maritime art of Frank Vining Smith, the subject of his latest book, at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine, on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 p.m. Frank...
