Capt. James Perkins was born 1867 and grew up in Popham Village, on the shore of Atkins Bay at the mouth of the Kennebec. His view of the world was shaped by the river and its bustling maritime activity. Steamboats that serviced coastal and island communities, Boston-bound vessels carrying passengers and freight, work boats and
Lobster marketing board members named
AUGUSTA— Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher has announced the appointment of a board for the newly created Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative, an entity formed in October as a result of legislation to provide for the effective marketing and promotion of Maine Lobster. This is a first major action for the new marketing initiative. “Maine lobster
UMaine scientists: Future of ‘brave new ocean’ unpredictable
Simulating the at-sea experience
Students at Maine Maritime Academy get an average of 210 days at sea between their freshman and senior years. One hundred twenty of those days are aboard the training ship State of Maine—just that one ship. The training cruise and cadet shipping experiences lend a vast amount of knowledge and hands-on learning for students, but
No luxury of anonymity on an island… and that’s a good thing
Graduate school was a very stressful experience for me and I developed a few coping mechanisms: eating lots of brownies and taking walks. And while typically I would stroll through the local city forest, there were other times when it helped to walk through the mall (or some other crowded place) and be surrounded by
Legislature to consider ocean acidification study
AUGUSTA – The Legislature will consider a proposal to form a commission to study ocean acidification, one of the effects of increased carbon in the atmosphere which scientists say threatens the state’s shellfish industries. The Legislative Council, the leadership body that chooses which bills will be heard in the session that begins in January, voted
Google that barge!
When you hear something you don’t understand, the natural reflex these days is to resort to a web search to learn what is going on. But what if the thing you are Googling turns out to be a Google barge on the Portland waterfront that Google does not want you to know about? Hmm”¦ Turns
Election Day at MMA… who will take charge?
Editor’s note: Benjamin Stevens of Islesford is a sophomore at Maine Maritime Academy and has been writing about his experiences for The Working Waterfront. Student leadership runs the entire regiment of midshipmen. Every year we change the command from the current group of seniors, known as the “wedge,” to the junior class that have
Lobster strategy: You go cheap, we’ll go quality
It’s the end of the fishing season and along the coast, lobster traps are stacking up in dooryards waiting for repair as the winter’s first snow looms. And as we plan our holiday meals, let’s remember to feature the local catch. Meanwhile, some in the lobster industry will continue working through the winter to find
Portland waterfront is draw for circus school
PORTLAND — Development deals don’t often involve clown noses, but one of the biggest development projects in the city’s history will have a circus school as one of its first tenants. The Circus Conservatory of America announced it would open a school at the soon-to-be-constructed development at Thompson’s Point, according to Chris Thompson, president of