The Maine Coast in Pictures
April 28, 2026
The muse for photographer Benjamin Williamson is Downeast.
The muse for photographer Benjamin Williamson is Downeast.
Researchers on a barren Maine nesting island needed to be supplied with food and water. We went along for the ride.
Peter Ralston has spent the past four decades photographing Maine’s coast.
Known as Big Jim, the billboard has survived the death of the sardine industry and multiple owners.
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.
The ultra-quiet 26-foot electric commuter will launch in the fall of 2024
Since the early 1970s, Jock Williams has built hundreds of boats at his yard, John Williams Boat Company in Mount Desert, Maine.
A cloud rolls across the blue sky on a summer day in Brooklin, Maine while three sailboats cruise through Eggemoggin Reach in Sarah Faragher’s painting Morning Sail, July.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.
Chanticleer, a 108-foot Burger motoryacht, brings a remarkable slice of American yachting history to Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
Maritime artist Michael Keane was known for his use of color and fine detail, which imbued his works with a romantic atmosphere. In Reaching Cats, he captures the serenity of a summer day on the water in New England.
A well-designed solar system ensures your boat’s batteries stay charged and systems run without noisy generators or shore power. But installation can be complicated. Here’s what you need to know.
