Page 4. MAINE COASTAL NEWS July 2013


Maine Coastal News Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A.


P.O. Box 710 (207) 223-8846 Fax (207) 223-9004 E-mail - igmatats@aol.com Web site: www.mainescoast.com Publisher's Note Summer is here, but the days are already


Maine Coastal News is published 12 times a year and is dedicated to covering the news along the entire coast of Maine, Kittery to Eastport. We cover general marine news, commercial fi shing, yachting (power and sail), boat yard and waterfront news and maritime history. Distribution of Maine Coastal News is from Eastport to Marblehead, MA and is free on the newsstand. It also can be by subscription. A year subscription, 12 issues, is $20.00. A single copy is $2.00, which covers the postage. Foreign rates for subscriptions are $40.00 per year. The Maine Coastal News offi ce is located at 966 North Main Street, Winterport, Maine. Comments or additional information write: Maine Coastal News, P.O. Box 710, Winterport,


Maine 04496. Publisher Editor-in-Chief Writer/photographer


Jon B. Johansen Rachel Elward Molly Dugas


Advertising Deadlines: The deadline for the August issue is 12 July. The deadline for the September issue is August 9.


getting shorter. Lobster boat racing is in full swing and already there was controversy at Boothbay and Rockland, which makes one wonder why you do this. Having been a hockey offi cial I am use to abuse. Fortunate- ly my stay at the Tugboat Inn in Boothbay to run the races there was most enjoyable. Hot dogs from the stand around the corner, a nice dinner at the Tugboat Inn’s dining room both nights and able to enter more steamships into the computer, what more could one ask for? Most anyone that reads this publication understands the devotion we have for doc- umenting maritime history. I am not going to guess the amount of hours that are spent on a yearly basis to create databases of var- ious marine subjects like vessels, captains and shipwrecks. I have always had a love of maritime history and that gave me a dif- ferent agenda when writing articles for this paper. Most journalists take a much quicker approach to everything they do because they work on extremely tight deadlines. They try to write down their interviews, and even though this does save time, it opens them up to inaccuracies. I tape interviews, transcribe and save the tapes for historical purposes. When a photographer takes photographs most are disposed of when they are done. Some create fi les in case they are needed later, and that has been made much easier in the digital age. Still I am betting a lot of photographs end up deleted. Not here, we probably have more than 50,000 images and growing.


What some fail to realize is that this is all history and by throwing it out, the history captured in that document or photograph is


gone. Recently I had an older friend pass away. I was informed indirectly by an e-mail from someone saying they were sorry to hear of his passing. Well that was the fi rst I had heard about it so I looked for an obituary and there was none. A Yahoo group we both are on had no news and he had not written or commented on the group for a couple of weeks. Without any other options, I called his house and was informed that indeed he had passed away a couple of weeks before. During the conversation with his widow she remarked that they were in his offi ce clean- ing it out and tossing it all in the trash. I do not know what his collection consisted of, but here was a man who had dedicated his life following retirement, at least 20 years, learning everything about this particular maritime industry. As politely as possible I asked them to stop and box everything and I would pick it up and save it. A couple of years ago another friend


passed away, who had been in a nursing home with no hope of ever getting out. I knew what he wanted to do with some of his collection and waited to hear what his heirs planned to do with the rest. Even before he passed his relatives began selling some of his property. The more you heard the more you understood that to at least one of the relatives it was all about the money. Some of the more pricy items were sent to a high end auction. Others were bundled up and sent to a regular auction and sold for pennies on the dollar. If I had had more money that day I would have bought a lot more than I did. The place that was to end up with some of


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On-Going Exhibits: - 15 October 2013 Beyond the Breakers: Lighthouses, Life-Saving and the U.S. Coast Guard Maine Maritime Museum, Bath General Admission


Beyond the Breakers presents the story of the heroic service of the United States Coast Guard in Maine and how it evolved from the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, the U.S. Lighthouse Service and U.S. Life-Saving Service. Rarely seen artifacts, from iconic to humble. FMI visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.


- 1 December 2013 That Flaunting Rag! Maine’s Mari-


time War Against the Confederacy Maine Maritime Museum, Bath General Admission


This exhibit sheds light on the more obscure war against the Confederate sea raiders that played out in an ear of click- ing telegraphs – a maritime chess game of espionage, long distance sleuthing and diplomatic double-entendre. FMI visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.


JUNE 29 Moosebec Reach Lobster Boat Races


U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport


Info: E. Blackwood (207) 598- 6681


29 Harraseeket Regatta Harraseeket Yacht Club South Freeport


30 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island


Info: Lisa (207) 3968/Amy (207) 317-1576


6 Ron Gibbons Memorial Regatta Kittery Point Yacht Club Kittery Point


6 1000 to 1700 Pen Bay Days!


Free museum admission to all. Join the


party! See the ROV from Oceans Wide, hear great music, eat delicious food, watch the fl ares, play games with your children, and much more! Our annual summer party is a blast. Admission Free.


Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport


Info: 207-548-2529 or visit www.pe- nobscotmarinemuseum.org.


6 Historic Photography Lecture Series 1300 hrs., Free “North Haven: The Postcard View” PMM Photo Curator Kevin Johnson. Waterman Community Center for North Haven Historical Society 12 Main St. North Haven


Info: (207) 867-2100


30 Historic Photography Lecture Series 6:30 pm


“Bristol: The Postcard View” By PMM Photo Curator Kevin John-


son.


Old Bristol Historical Society McKinley School 653 Harrington Rd. Pemaquid Falls Bristol, ME


JULY


4 Schooner Trophy Race Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


9 0815 to 1215 Lighthouse Tour of Penobscot Bay by


Boat!


Join us on this exciting PMM fundraiser and see eight lighthouses, including Eagle Island, in Penobscot Bay on the Camden Harbor Cruises boats with Captain Garth Wells. Captain Wells will provide commen- tary on the lighthouses and other features of the Bay with PMM Curator Cipperly Good adding some historical context. Coffee and muffi ns on board. Leave Camden dock at 0815, return at 1215. Now through May 31, tickets are $100 per person for members, $115 non-members. June 1 through July 5, tickets are $115 for members and $130 for non-members. Call (207) 548-2529 to buy tickets or go to www.penobscotmarinemu- seum.org.


10 Children’s Story Hour/Book Signing 1100 hrs; Admission Free Celebrated children’s illustrator and


author Chris Van Dusen will read his be- loved children’s book The Circus Ship. This exciting story tells of the burning of the ship ROYAL TAR off the coast of Vinalhaven, and the rescue of the circus animals it was carrying. Book signing afterwards. Penobscot Marine Museum PMM’s Peapod Church Street Searsport


Info: (207) 548-2529 or go to www. penobscotmarinemuseum.org


13 Searsport Lobster Boat Races Searsport Town Dock Searsport


Info: Keith Otis (207) 5486362


13 Maine Antique Power Association Dis- play and Demonstration 1000 hrs.


Power Up in Searsport: Rev your engines at the Penobscot Marine Museum! The Maine Antique Power Association will get the engines rolling on the Mu- seum’s front lawn at 10:00 am and keep them going all afternoon. The Searsport Car Show will take place at Mosman Park during the day. Park at the Museum and enjoy a day of steam, diesel and gaso- line-powered engines. Crescent and Searsport Town Dock Info (207) 548-2529 or go to www. penobscotmarinemuseum.org


13-14 Monhegan Race Finish at Camden Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


13-14 Hospice of Maine Regatta Southwest Harbor


14 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington Info: Nick Wiberg, (207) 348-


2375


17 Children’s Story Hour/Book Signing 1100 hrs., Admission Free Learn about the history of lighthouses, their purpose, songs and stories with An- geli Perrow, author of Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue and other stories of shipwrecks and lighthouses.


Penobscot Marine Museum PMM’s Peapod Church Street Searsport


Info: (207) 548-2529 or go to www. penobscotmarinemuseum.org


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