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


P.O. Box 710 (207) 223-8846 E-mail - igmatats@aol.com Website: www.mainescoast.com Publisher's Note Where has the winter gone? It is almost 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


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T e 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


Jon B. Johansen Rachel Elward


the end of February and I do not have half the things done I was hoping to. I am still inputting ships and have 8,000 done and 9,200 to go. This is actually going well and I should be able to complete a year every two months problem is there are 52 years to go. Sometimes I do need to switch back to tran- scribing newspapers for something diff erent do and stay relatively sane. I am still working in the New Hampshire Gazette for 1794 and the Republican Journal for 1878. As for reading, I need a few more snow storms, but that throws off my on-the-road schedule and I cannot get everywhere I would like to. I did start another great book, “Boston Looks Seaward, the Story of the Port, 1630-1940.” Lots of good information, but where are the references? With the end of the winter comes the


Advertising Deadlines: T e deadline for the April issue is March 10. T e deadline for the May issue is April 14.


boat shows for me. The fi rst will be the Maine Fishermen’s Forum at the Samoset in Rockport on 2-4 March. I know all three meals are sold out, however I am not sure about the hotel. It should be another big event and that means lots of money for the scholarship fund. For those that have never been here, it is a great time. There are plenty of discussions on the fi sheries, but other topics are covered too. There is a meeting on Saturday morning for lobster boat racing and later in the day the Penobscot Marine Museum will be giving a presentation on the National Fisherman photography collection they are scanning and putting up online. I know that there are some unknowns in the collection and hopefully some of the fi sher- men can shed light on these.


MCN's Calendar


On-going Exhibits -24 September 1917: Through These Gates: Maine Shipyard Photography 1858-2016 Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


27 May – 22 October 2017: See the Light: The Preservation of Midcoast Maine Lighthouses Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


7 October 2017 – 10 June 2018: Pull Together: Maritime Maine in the 1914-1918 Great War Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


-May 2017: Power, Performance and Speed in 20th Design


Century Yacht


New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA


- May 2017: Inner Light: The World of William Bradford New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA


- September 2017: Famine, Friends & Fenians


New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA


MARCH 2-4 Maine Fishermen’s Forum Samoset Resort Rockport


Info: (207) 442-7700


JUNE 17 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races


Boothbay Harbor Info: Ashley Lowrey (207) 633- 3915


18 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland


Info: Dot Black (207) 975-9690


20-22 NEFMC Meeting Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland


25 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor Info:


20 MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races Portland Yacht Services Portland


Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846


24-26 Maine Boatbuilder’s Show Portland Sports Complex 512 Warren Ave. Portland, 04103 Info: (207) 774-1067


APRIL 8 Penobscot Marine Museum's History Conference


"The Net Result: Our Evolving Fish- eries"


Hutchinson Center Belfast


Info: (207) 548-2529 or PenobecotMarineMuseum.org


18-20 NEFMC Meeting Hilton Hotel Mystic, CT


29 Maritime History Conference Maine Maritime Museum Bath


JULY 1 Moosabec Reach Lobster Boat Races U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport Info: Adrian Rittenhouse (207) 598- 6387


9 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington Info:


23 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Barge middle of harbor Friendship Info:


27-29 Camden Classic Cup Camden


AUGUST 12 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor Info: Scott Young, (207) 963-7272


13 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races State Park Restaurant Pemaquid Info:


19 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island


Info: Lisa Kimball (207) 332-3968


24 Mariner’s Award Presentation Recipient: Maine’s Boatbuilders Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: Peggy at schick@maritimeme.org SEPTEMBER


19-21 NEFMC Meeting Beauport Gloucester, MA


OCTOBER 14 Awards Banquet & Dinner Robinson’s Wharf Southport Island Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846


NOVEMBER 14-16 NEFMC Meeting Hotel Viking Providence, RI


29-1 Work Boat Show


Ernest N. Morial Convention Center


New Orleans


DECEMBER 7 MBB Global Outreach Conference Maine Maritime Museum Bath


The next show up for me is the Maine


Boatbuilder’s Show, which this year will be out on Warren Avenue in Portland on 24-26 March. A lot of people are unhappy that it is not in those old buildings, as they liked the ambience. However, there were others, mainly exhibitors, who did not like that ambiance. The bottom-line was the buildings were under new management and there were issues that necessitated the promoters to change the venue. They looked at all the possible sites around Portland and this was the only one that had the required space. The new site is at the Portland Sports Complex, which I think could be a great venue. It is relatively new, has a carpeted fl oor, restaurant and side rooms for lectures. There have been questions about parking, but remember parking was no picnic over on the eastern promenade. Now this is not in downtown Portland, but some are still staying downtown and will frequent many of the restaurants and bars. I have opted to stay out at the mall. This is my protest against the downtown hotels and charging $500 a night for the room in the summer. What idiot is going to pay $500 a night for a room in Portland, Maine? Yes, I know the answer, an outer stater! Please come to the new venue as the promoters are working extra hard to make sure this show regains its immense popularity.


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