Artist Matt Barter grew up in a creative Bar Harbor family, headed by his father, the artist Philip Barter. As a young man, he worked as an apprentice in his father’s studio, learning the mechanics … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousThe Eastern Maine Skippers Program (EMSP) will wrap up its fifth year on Thursday, May 24, when students make their final presentations at The Grand in Ellsworth. The Skippers Program began in 2012 as a … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousThe Maine Lobstermen’s Association, with support from Hannaford Supermarkets, the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, and the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative, once again conveyed a busload of interested Mainers to the 2018 Seafood Expo North America … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousThe coast of Maine is dotted with fishing cooperatives. They may be in small harbors with just ten or twenty members, or larger businesses with 80-plus fishermen involved. Each is run by its members, for … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, PeopleNext month, fishermen, researchers, environmental organizations, students and others will gather at the Samoset Resort in Rockport for the 43rd annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. The three-day event begins on Thursday, March 1, and is full … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousWelcome to 2018! Here we are at the beginning of an empty calendar stretching forward into the next twelve months. Who knows what stories we will be covering during this brand new year? To start … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousGovernment Wharf (so named because the federal government once owned it) and bait shed in Kennebunkport were both built in the early 1950’s, primarily for use by commercial fishermen with fishing vessels moored in the … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousBoothbay Harbor Country Club executive sous chef Nathaniel Adam was named the Maine Lobster Chef of the Year at the annual contest held October 20 in Portland. Chef Stephen Richards of the Fisherman’s Wharf Inn … Continue reading
Category: Miscellaneous, PeopleForecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the U.S. Winter Outlook in late October. La Niña may emerge for the second year in a row as the biggest wildcard in how this year’s winter will … Continue reading
Category: MiscellaneousFirst published in Working Waterfront and reprinted with permission Look out at Rockland Harbor and you may see a tanker heading up the bay to Searsport, a midwater trawler coming in with a load of … Continue reading
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