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Clean MarinasMaine boatyards take the pledge
There’s a snappy new flag to watch for this summer. Maine boatyards and marinas who come “clean” will be flying an oversized green, blue and white burgee-shaped banner on their yardarms to publicly announce their newly earned status. Sponsored by the Maine Marine Trade Association, the Maine Clean Boatyards and Marinas Program is, according to
Boothbay Region Boatyard gets its banner
On June 10, the celebratory crowd at Boothbay Region Boatyard in West Southport included local officials, folks from neighboring boatyards, Susan Swanton, executive director of Maine Marine Trade Association (MMTA), Barbi Coyne from Hodgdon Yachts, happy customers and boat owners and about 30 of the staff from the yard who were able, however briefly, to
An Unconventional Play About Unconventional People
” Women and the Sea,” at the Portland Stage Company until recently, should add a word to its title. It should be called “Working Women and the Sea.” The script is based on oral histories compiled from interviews with over 40 Maine women. From these, 17 adult characters are represented on stage. Fifteen are directly
Sea of Glory
Viking Press 452pp, $27.95 The U.S. Exploring Expedition was the most accomplished early voyage of discovery to be launched by the newly fledged United States. The mission was first supported by John Quincy Adams in the 1820s, funded by Congress in 1828, and trumpeted by Andrew Jackson’s administration. Finally, in August of 1838, six variously
A New Portland Play Looks Out From Shore
A three-year collaboration of Anita Stewart, Artistic Director of the Portland Stage Company and New York-based novelist Shelley Berc, teacher and playwright, has produced a play of special interest to coastal Mainers – a dramatic presentation of the role of women in today’s fishing industry. Berc, supported by a grant, came to Maine to conduct
“Zero Tolerance” Rule: A Lapsed License is a Lost License
When the 1966 Federal Sustainable Fisheries Act identified Maine’s lobster stock as over-fished, the state was obliged to takes steps to rebuild stocks. Discussions among various concerned organizations produced two initiatives. The first (in 1997) divided the coast into zones and limit entry into the fishery by zone. The second (in place by 1999) was
In storms, York Harbor protects its own boats first
Hurricanes Isabel and Juan piqued the interest of York’s harbormaster, Gordon Parry, but neither storm inspired any action to protect the more than 300 pleasure and fishing boats in his care. “We have a loose emergency plan,” he says. “Nothing formal.” The fact is that York Harbor is very protected, totally landlocked except for the