October 2013 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9.


PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE: FISH, WIND & TIDE Waterfront News


“Fish, Wind and Tide: Maine’s Future Resources?” Conference at Univ. of Maine Hutchinson Center


SEARSPORT - “Fish, Wind and Tide: Maine’s Future Resources?” is the topic of Penobscot Marine Museum’s 2013 History Conference, which will be held on Satur- day, November 2 at University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. This year the conference brings together scientists, historians and educators to discuss Maine’s important resources of fi sh, wind and tide. The issues examined will be the change in Maine’s fi sheries over the centuries and the current state of this important resource, whether Maine can lead the way in new wind and tidal power development, and what the future looks like for Maine’s working waterfront.


Panelist and lecturers include profes- sors and researchers from the Universities of Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and Maine Maritime Academy, as well as from the Maine Ocean & Wind Industry Ini- tiative, Ocean Conservation Law Founda- tion, Island Institute, Maine Department of Conservation, and Tide Mill Institute. The discussion topics are: Historic Tide Mills


Thomas Gamage passed away on the evening of Sept. 2, 2013. Born in South Bristol, he was the son of Lettie Hodgdon Gamage and Charles Gamage. He spent his childhood in South Bristol, attending schools there. He worked as a caddie at Wawenock Country Club, later becoming a member and winning several champion- ships. During World War II, Edward was stationed in Pensacola, Fla., where he fl ew as a navigator in PBY airplanes. Edward married Bernice ‘Bunny’ Bellefontaine in 1946, and had two daughters, Priscilla and Jacalyn. He worked for several years at his uncle Harvey Gamage’s Shipyard before branching out on his own and running his own shipyards, fi rst in Boothbay and then in Thomaston. He built several fi shing, sight- seeing, and sailing vessels, working fi rst in wood and then in steel. Several of his inno- vative designs are still used today. Edward spent many years racing boats in the lakes and rivers of New England. These years were combined with family camping trips throughout the New England area. After the girls were grown, Ed and Bunny continued camping for several years. Edward was a


of Maine, Maine’s Tidal Power Develop- ment, Gulf of Maine Fisheries An Historic Overview, Sail Making The Old Fashioned Way, Planning Maine’s Coastal Resources, Maine’s Wind Power Development, and Maine’s Wind Power Development. The museum’s annual history confer- ence draws together scholars, historians, educators and the public interested in the history of Maine and Penobscot Bay. The Conference provides a forum for the ex- ploration and sharing of ideas about the region’s traditions and resources to promote a deeper understanding of the possibilities for Maine’s future. “Fish, Wind and Tide: Renewable or Finite Resources?” Penobscot Marine Museum’s 2013 History Conference is Sat- urday, November 2, 8:15 am to 5:00 pm at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Avenue, Belfast, Maine. To reg- ister online go to https://historyconference. eventbrite.com. For more information go to www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org or call Penobscot Marine Museum at 207-548- 2529.


Penobscot Marine Museum, 40 East Main Street, Searsport, Maine 04974.


Edward Gamage Passes Over the Bar


Master Mason and a member of the Kora Shrine. He later converted to Catholicism and enjoyed going to church with Bunny. Edward was predeceased by his mother and father; brothers, Arnold and Charles, and sisters, Amy and Cleo. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Bunny Gamage; his daughters, Priscilla and her husband Louis Waters of Greenville, N.C., and Jacalyn and her husband Linwood Fraser of Damariscot- ta; grandsons, Charles Edward Waters and his wife Theresa and their sons River and Charles of Gorham; Patrick Louis Waters and his wife Sharmaine and their children Diandra, Jerome and Ethan of Greenville, N.C.; Ryan and his wife Sarah Fraser and their children of Damariscotta; and Mat- thew Fraser of New Orleans, La.; his sister, Shirley Haley of South Bristol; sister-in-law, Gloria Gamage of South Bristol; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held at St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle on September 5, followed by a reception in the Cheverus room after the service. He will be laid to rest in the Hillside Cemetery on Church Street in Damariscotta .


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