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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 The coast of the State of Maine is a


special place as we who live and/or work along it know. This is a working coast with the summer people fi tting in as best they can and at times not very well. Is it the tranquili- ty, the scenery or the people that creates this special environment? For many of us it is all the above, and if any these traits are lost what is it that will be the drawing factor. Some of the people from away see this


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


and do not try to change it to make it like the hell-hole they left. Others come and see dollar signs and buy up as much property as they can hoping to make a lot of money from their investment. They fail to see that once the special traits are gone, the prices go through the roof, what do you have left? I spent the past weekend in Boothbay,


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a place Ann and I have been going for 38 years. It is interesting to see the changes in this small town. One person came in and cre- ated a golf resort that none of the locals say they can aff ord to be part of. Then this person purchased the Rocktide Inn, completely rehabbing the facility, but again pushing the prices up out of the reach of normal people. One wonders if the trend will continue and encompasses the whole town or just a few places. If just a few places become high-end, then it is not too bad. As I have stated before in regards to Portland and the prices they are getting for hotel rooms. I fl atly refused to pay $500 for a room in Portland and this means I do not go as much to the local restaurants, which is unfortunate as they have many great places to eat. Another major issue amongst Mainers


is the cruise ships. Back before the cruise ships began visiting Bar Harbor in the sum-


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


-15 October 2017: The Net Results: Our Evolving Fisheries


Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport


Info: (207) 548-2529


– 22 October 2017: See the Light: The Preservation of Midcoast Maine Light- houses


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


- September 2017: Famine, Friends & Fenians


New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA


JUNE 24 RYC Solstice Race Rockland Yacht Club Rockland


24 Harraseeket Regatta Harraseeket Yacht Club South Freeport


15-16 Penobscot Bay PHRF Front Street Shipyard Belfast


17 MMA & Storm Trysail Jr. Safety at Sea


Castine Info: (207) 326-0606


22 Seguin Island Trophy Race Southport Yacht Club Southport


23 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Friendship


Info: Robin Reed (207) 975-9826


18-20 Belfast Rotary Club Harbor Fest Belfast


19 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island


Info: Lisa Kimball (207) 332-3968


25 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor Info: Wayne Rich (207) 244-9623


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


2 Round Southport Race Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


9 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington


Info: Cory McDonald (207) 664- 4525


Genevieve McDonald (207) 266- 5113


15-16 PHRF New England Championship Handy Boat/Hallett Canvas Falmouth


27-29 Camden Classic Cup Camden


29-30 Boothbay Regatta Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


AUGUST 2 Castine Classic Symposium Aage Nielsen MMA Castine


3 Castine Classic Yacht Race Camden to Castine Castine


5 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta Brooklin


12 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor


Info: Chris Byers, (207) 963-7139


12-13 Monhegan Race Portland Yacht Club Falmouth


13 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races State Park Restaurant Pemaquid


Info: Brent Fogg (207) 380-4909 Sheila McLain (207) 677-2100


19 MS Regatta Handy Boat Falmouth


20 MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races Portland Yacht Services Portland Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846


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


Info: Peggy at schick@maritimeme.org


25-27 Ted Hood Regatta Boston Yacht Club Marblehead, MA


SEPTEMBER 9 Around Islesboro Race Northport Yacht Club Northport


14-17 Newport International Boat Show Newport, RI


16-17 Maine Rocks Race (Shorthanded) Rockland Yacht Club Rockland


19-21 NEFMC Meeting Beauport Gloucester, MA


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


mer it was slightly overfl owing with tourists. Now, add 1,000 to 5,000 people to the streets of that small town in a day and what do you have? Yes, the shop owners like it as busi- ness booms, but you are losing those people who come here to escape. A friend who has lived in Bar Harbor most of his life just put his home on the market and moved to Hope and away from the choked sidewalks, shops and restaurants. In a Port Safety meeting the head of the cruise ship association in Maine failed to understand that the more cruise ships that visit the small coastal towns of Maine removes those special traits and the reasons why so many love the coast of Maine. She was actually surprised when someone said that most Maine towns did not want cruise ship visits. She thinks every Maine town wants this business, but really it is just the businesses that do, not the people who live in the area. I absolutely despise not completing a


project so I am going to make a more asser- tive eff ort to get the work done on the tug SATURN. I have been up on her, will be formulating a plan to gussy her up and get her running so she can be taken around as an exhibit and a place for people to stay on. The big hurdle will be fundraising. You all know that my GMC pick-up


truck has just a few miles, now over 391,000 miles. Since I did not want to get caught and be forced to take what was on the lot I decided to begin looking around and now I have a new GMC pick-up with payments. There goes e-Bay! However, I am still going to run the old one to see just how many more miles she will go.


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