Harbors

If you want to learn about seabirds and see them firsthand off the coast of Maine, ecologist John Drury is your man.

Sea ducks arrive in Maine waters in the winter just as many other birds migrate south, giving new meaning to the term “snow birds.”

The Hurricane of 1938 wreaked havoc in New England 80 years ago this fall. The Frost family of boatbuilders were right in the thick of it.

A sign retrieved from underwater points to the past.

What’s it like to be married to a man who’s married to a boatyard? The wife explains.

The must-do list for a trip to Newfoundland.

Learn about the state’s maritime past at Penobscot Marine Museum, and then go antiquing in Searsport.

Remote, mysterious, and beautiful, Newfoundland has much to offer summer travelers.

Writer Ronald Joseph remembers life on the family farm.

The process of replacing the engine in his old boat taught Joe Upton valuable lessons about community, and vice versa.

As autumn nears and days get shorter, light on the water takes on new meaning.

Where have all the mussels gone? Rocks once covered in clinging blue bivalves are bare and biologists are hoping to learn why.

What are the sources of Maine’s winds? Where do they come from and how do they vary during the year?

The Pearson Ensign is a versatile racer/family daysailer that has stood the test of time.

Stonington, circa 1915.

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