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Lobster Trap Christmas Trees – Christmas Tradition & Friendly Competition
Lobster traps, also known as lobster pots, are ubiquitous around the coastal towns of New England. Around this time of year, Christmas trees built from stacked lobster pots rise in many towns along the coast. With fishermen being fishermen, a friendly competition between the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beals, Gloucester, Jonesport, lobster pots, Lobster traps, Maine, Rockland
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Sail Power and Steam Museum, Rockland, Maine
The Sail Power and Steam Museum of Rockland, Maine looks like a great little museum. Sail Power and Steam Museum Seu browser não suporta iframes.
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged Maine, Rockland, Sail Power and Steam Museum
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Sweetheart Cruise and Sailor’s Valentines
Museums on two coasts have special Valentine’s Days events planned for sailors. The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine is offering a sailor’s valentine workshop for adults on Saturday, Feb. 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day. In San … Continue reading
300th anniversary of the Nottingham Galley wreck on Boon Island
On December 11, 1710, the English ship Nottingham Galley came ashore on Boon Island, off Cape Neddick, Maine, stranding its 14 man crew, of whom four would subsequently die. It became one of the best known shipwrecks in New England … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Cape Neddick, Maine, Maine State Museum, Nottingham Galley
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Is the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy too big for Portland?
We have previously posted about efforts to permanently moor the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy in Portland, Maine. The Navy is is considering proposals from Portland and Rhode Island. Many in Portland are not happy at the prospect … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged decommissioned aircraft carrier, Maine, Portland, USS John F Kennedy
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Energy from Waves in Oregon and Maine
Two projects are underway in Maine and Oregon to produce energy from ocean waves. Ocean Renewable Power Company, in Maine, is using horizontal turbines to capture the energy of ebbing and flooding tides. Initial tests have met or exceeded their targets … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged Maine, Ocean Power Technologies, Ocean Renewable Power Company, Oregon, PowerBuoys
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Camden’s Windjammer Festival Starts Friday
Camden, Maine’s Windjammer Festival starts Friday, September 3rd, and runs through Sunday. Camden’s harbor always seemed to me to be a windjammer festival on virtually any summer day so this gathering of the Maine Windjammer fleet and the dockside Maritime Heritage Fair should be quite an … Continue reading
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Tagged Camden's Windjammer Festival, Maine
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