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2011

Lawsuit alters access rights across beaches

A recent Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling in an Eastport case is being viewed by some as fundamentally altering the law on the public's right to use privately owned intertidal areas, while others see the decision as still narrowly limiting those rights.

2011

MENDING THEIR WEIR to harvest herring at Schooner Cove, Campobello, is the crew of the SHG. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)

MENDING THEIR WEIR

MENDING THEIR WEIR to harvest herring at Schooner Cove, Campobello, is the crew of the SHG. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)

2011

ROCKWEED is brought to shore at Deep Cove in Eastport as the sun goes down. Harvesting has been going on during the past few weeks in Cobscook Bay, with a mechanical harvester being used to

ROCKWEED

ROCKWEED is brought to shore at Deep Cove in Eastport as the sun goes down. Harvesting has been going on during the past few weeks in Cobscook Bay, with a mechanical harvester being used to cut in sectors allocated to Butch Harris and Patrick Driscoll. So far the harvesters are

2011

Sardine queens recall royal status

Susie Knight Calder remembers 1949; Ginny McCaslin remembers 1980. Before, between and after those years, Maine may have acclaimed more titled rulers than have most countries where royalty lingers.

2011

Two Festivals Cook Up Crowd-Pleasing Fun

Seafood, music, a community yard sale, a fishing derby and boat tours are among the offerings during the 25th annual Eastport Salmon Festival, which will be held on Labor Day weekend, September 2, 3 and 4.

2011

Two Festivals Cook Up Crowd-Pleasing Fun

A pirate encampment, street dance, cutlass fighting, lobster boat racing and fireworks are among the events featured for the sixth annual Eastport Pirate Festival on September 9, 10 and 11. "There's a lot of growth," reports Chris Brown, who co-chairs the event with Ross Furman and

2011

Coast Guard stages joint rescue efforts

Three days of search and rescue exercises in Passamaquoddy Bay this week by the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards involved simulated rescues of an overdue kayaking tour out of St. Andrews and of the crew of a fishing boat that sank without time to send out a distress call.