Maine

Former Scotia Prince Ferry to be Scrapped Former Scotia Prince Ferry to be Scrapped

Portland Press Herald: For 22 years, from 1982 to 2004, the Scotia Prince was a seasonal fixture on Portland’s busy waterfront, ferrying tourists, truckers, gamblers and others to and from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its service in Portland came to...

» March 21st, 2012
Maine Man Tries to Land Plane on Lake Maine Man Tries to Land Plane on Lake

Portland Press Herald: A Gray man was seriously injured Saturday trying to fly an experimental plane on an icy lake in the western Maine town of Otisfield. State Police said James Schaff, 65, sustained chest and leg injuries when...

» March 21st, 2012
Scenes from the 2012 Maine Boatbuilders Show Scenes from the 2012 Maine Boatbuilders Show

Maine photographer extraordinaire Joe Devenney attended the 2012 Maine Boatbuilders Show this weekend (March 17-18) in Portland, where he captured the following images. Contact Information: Joe Devenney Photography For prints email: joe@joedevenney.com Photo Gallery: Click on photos to enlarge....

» March 19th, 2012
Senators Seek Funding for Fisheries Research Senators Seek Funding for Fisheries Research

BostonHerald.com: U.S. Senators John Kerry and Olympia Snowe are proposing that lawmakers restore the original intent of a nearly 60-year-old law directing federal money to the fishing industry. The Saltonstall-Kennedy Act was co-authored by then-U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy...

» March 16th, 2012
2012 Hull, MA, Snow Row a Success 2012 Hull, MA, Snow Row a Success

Patriot Ledger: It was a blustery, snowy start and a calmer, sunny finish Saturday for the 33rd annual Snow Row, sponsored by the Hull Lifesaving Museum. Both were a thrill for 2 rowing teams from Belfast, Maine, who had...

» March 15th, 2012
2012 Maine Boatbuilders Show This Weekend 2012 Maine Boatbuilders Show This Weekend

The Maine Boatbuilders Show, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, starts Friday, March 16, and runs through Sunday, March 18. The show features some of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boatbuilders on the East Coast. Also exhibiting...

» March 14th, 2012
2 Rescued off Harper’s Island, Maine 2 Rescued off Harper’s Island, Maine

On Thursday, March 8, 2 men capsized in their 16’ canoe some 30 yards from Harper’s Island in Westport, Maine. The boaters were able to swim to shore, where they were rescued by members of the Westport Fire Department....

» March 13th, 2012
Bucket Biologists Damaging NH Fishing Bucket Biologists Damaging NH Fishing

NewHampshire.com: Both Maine and New Hampshire’s fishery managers have been plagued with so called “bucket biologists,” people who think they are smarter than the professionals and move fish from one body of water to another. The results often are...

» March 13th, 2012
Lake Level Drops for Damariscotta Dam Evaluation Lake Level Drops for Damariscotta Dam Evaluation

Lincoln County News: As residents have likely noticed, Damariscotta Lake is significantly lower than usual this winter. Kruger Energy, the power company that operates the dam at Damariscotta Mills, has lowered the level more than usual so they can...

» March 13th, 2012
Land-Based Urchin Farming Discussed at Fisheries Forum Land-Based Urchin Farming Discussed at Fisheries Forum

Lincoln County News: Aquaculture as a major part of the Maine fishing industry was the topic of a special conference at the 3-day 37th Fishermen’s Forum March 1 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. Repeatedly it is heard that...

» March 12th, 2012