Rebecca and Michael Daugherty run Sea Kayak Stonington. The couple leads tours among the archipelago of islands and beyond from this largely commercial fishing port on the southern end of Deer Isle.

If you want to understand how sausage is made — or, in this case, how lobster is caught — look no further than the Bottom […]

By Mike Mandell The coronavirus pandemic forced Mainers to miss out on quite a few rites of passage last year, but fishing season was not […]

By Will Slater “Puffins are important because of hope,” says Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. naturalist Hugo Navarro. “They are proof that extinction can be […]

One of the best ways to see Maine is on the water. Though land in Maine is 95 percent privately owned, there is public access […]

Hancock County boasts many serene and pristine ponds and lakes to take a refreshing wade or dip in. Each has unique scenic assets, whether spruce-clad […]

Take an ocean dip, picnic, sunbathe, fly kites and hunt for sea glass and lucky stones at some of our favorite beaches.  Bakeman Beach, Brooksville […]

Captain Linda Greenlaw, a Maine author and fisherman who was portrayed in the 2000 film version of Sebastian Junger’s book “The Perfect Storm,” aims to […]

Bar Harbor Ferry: Operated by Downeast Windjammer Cruises, runs daily May 30-Columbus Day weekend (Sunday, Oct. 9). Between the Bar Harbor Inn pier and Winter Harbor’s […]

On one of his morning swims across Echo Lake, as the early summer sun danced off nearby Beech Cliffs, Rob Benson discovered he could stand […]

Havilah Hawkins is an outspoken advocate of “trailing edge” technology. He coined this phrase referring to the old ways of doing things that have been […]

It is a bright morning on Frenchman Bay. Eager paddlers slip into the glassy coastal waters and tentatively mount their boards. “Your legs might be […]

For over a decade, Daniel Lunt has stood at the helm of different ferries, most recently the Miss Lizzie, which runs between Bar Harbor on […]

From Herb Hodgkins’ living room, you get a sweeping view of the Tidal Falls. As a visitor sits and talks with the retired lobster pound […]

Nearly a century ago, canoe builders on West Grand Lake were tinkering with their molds. The far-flung fishing and hunting spot in Washington County was […]