What Ever Happened to Maine’s Giant Fisherman Billboard?
May 6, 2025
Known as Big Jim, the billboard has survived the death of the sardine industry and multiple owners.
Known as Big Jim, the billboard has survived the death of the sardine industry and multiple owners.
The muse for photographer Benjamin Williamson is Downeast.
The Maine-based painter encourages students to observe and paint dynamic marine surroundings.
The schooner American Eagle comes around Owl’s Head at the mouth of Penobscot Bay in Maine in the painting Breaking Storm by Carol L. Douglas.
Researchers on a barren Maine nesting island needed to be supplied with food and water. We went along for the ride.
The ultra-quiet 26-foot electric commuter will launch in the fall of 2024
Peter Ralston has spent the past four decades photographing Maine’s coast.
Since the early 1970s, Jock Williams has built hundreds of boats at his yard, John Williams Boat Company in Mount Desert, Maine.
The sixth running of the Camden Classics Cup regatta was a hit and a launch party for Lyman-Morse’s new waterfront facility.
A 24-foot research vessel will be used to test the latest technologies to detect and protect whales.
The Italian yard adds a new model to its popular Gozzo line.
According to these owners, when it comes to buying a day boat, it pays to shop around.
This American firm founded in California built elegant cruisers for 85 years.
Days after she won the prize that became the America’s Cup, she was sold, but that was not the end.
Spring has sprung in Maine and beautiful boats are being prepped for launch
Ocean Signal has an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional flares.
This cruising destination is so under the radar, it’s really a boaters’ paradise.
Before she was sunk by a German torpedo in 1915, Lusitania was one of the grandest and fastest passenger ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Cuttyhunk and its neighbor Penikese are quiet cruising destinations in the Elizabeth Islands.
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