Venturing: Wood that has history

Buildings were floated to or from islands on barges (a few went overboard, legends have it) or skidded to new locations on winter ice.

From the Town Landing: Drawing the line on spatial planning

Managing the nation’s ocean waters has got to be one of the most vexing and complicated resource-management tasks governments attempt. It’s about to get a lot more complicated.

Objects in Mirror: Never say no to an island

We spent the first four days on the 54-foot cutter rigged sloop, Pelagic, failing at our first attempt to round Cape Horn with three reefs in the main tacking against 45-knot winds on the bow with a nasty lee shore off to port.

Vinalhaven and Spruce Head lobstermen benefit from working waterfront program

All Maine lobstermen are facing big challenges: new rope requirements intended to reduce risk to North Atlantic Right Whales put a financial strain on lobstermen at the same time that lobster prices plummeted; herring quota cuts threaten to cause bait shortages and cost increases; and development and rising land values are squeezing out traditional working waterfront uses.

Beyond power: Will offshore wind development bring jobs?

The development of offshore wind power projects, as well as Maine’s goal to create 15,000 jobs, are dependent on a number of factors.

Fathoming: What we know about rockweed

A primary role of rockweed in the ecosystem is physical, as habitat. Animals move around between plants and with the tides, and scientists only have snapshots of what species are in a rockweed bed at any given time.

Venturing: Techno kids

The maritime world was once known for its salty knowledge, passed down through the generations.

Fatal Journey: The final Expedition of Henry Hudson

Peter C. Mancall

Henry Hudson is presented as a dominating, unyielding captain, consumed with an Ahab-like obsession to seek a northern passage.

More focus on networking at annual fishermen’s forum

Things are changing at the Maine Fishermen's Forum this year. Not only has the schedule changed, condensing the bulk of events to the first Friday and Saturday in March, there will be changes to the content as well.

Parallel 44: With taxpayer help, science spreads on the Portland waterfront

Take a step back to enjoy the irony: for lack of federal assets, a U.S government property is turned over to another institution, which repairs it with federal and state assets.

Inactive Matinicus Rock weather station to be fixed

The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has indicated a temporary station will be operating by March 31.

Navigation system to be turned off, what will be GPS back up?

In the past few years, the Coast Guard has invested $160 million to upgrade the Loran-C system to Enhanced Loran (eLoran) standards.

Cranberry Isles residents consider paying for more winter ferry runs

“The populations of our islands are declining. We need to know if it’s possible to live on the islands and commute to the mainland.” —Transportation Committee Co-chair Katy Morse Fernald.

Container service returns to Portland

Old Town Fuel and Fiber is shipping about 2,500 tons in 80 containers every two weeks.

Yarmouth mayor campaigns to restore CAT ferry

Without financial help from the Canadian government, the high-speed ferry, The CAT, will not be providing service between Maine and Nova Scotia this summer.

Fathoming: What are the marine impacts of offshore wind turbines?

Today there aren’t any wind turbines off Maine’s coast, but there may be in the next few years. Maine is actively pursuing ocean wind energy, as are other states, and European nations have already installed over 700 offshore turbines.

Aerial photography a big step forward in trap density experiment

When Carl Wilson, Maine’s chief lobster biologist, first came to Tenants Harbor looking for lobstermen to volunteer for a trap density experiment, it looked like he’d have to turn right back around empty-handed.

Pioneering girls-only leadership and science school opens doors

The goal is to ignite and nurture the science and math aspirations of 10th-grade girls and give them a safe and natural place to learn and grow.

Field Notes: Time for a National Working Waterfront Coalition

The Long View: Offshore wind and the public trust

From the Town Landing: New England food fight

Field Notes: Making the invisible visible