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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 A long time ago I learned to stay away


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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 obtained 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.


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


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from lawyers and doctors unless you abso- lutely needed their services. Over the last three years I developed an issue with my left hip to the point I knew it was not going to go away on its own. I went to see an orthopedic doctor in Bangor who instantly said I needed to have the hip replaced. My wife works with a cardiac surgeon who recently had this pro- cedure done. He had done a lot of research and I made an appointment with the doctor he chose, Dr. Babikan in Falmouth. It comes down to the approach, you want an anterior approach as this way they spread the muscles not cut them. I had two visits to his offi ce and the date was set for 22 December. I was told that I would be down six weeks and I said no, that was not happening. They then asked what I did when I was on the road. When I told them they said perfect as they want you moving about. When 22 December arrived I got to the hospital at 0600, in operating room at 0700 and then in my room by 1000 with my laptop going by 1015. Amazingly there was absolutely no pain. I went for a walk a couple of hours later and maybe two hours after that it was up and down some stairs. You could feel it, but it was not that bad. The next day I was out. For about a week I used a walker and then switched to a cane. In less than three weeks I was walking pretty much without a cane. If you have a hip issue, I would highly recommend Dr. Babikan. Rehab gave me a lot of time to do data


entry and read. I have read the fi rst volume of Voltaire’s life; and then read three books on the whaling disaster of 1871 and the de- cline of that industry. It is interesting to note how they kept thinking they were going to


be able to salvage something as their world crumbled around them. One would think the writing was on the wall in really big letters. Many of the most wealthy whaling people would end up broke because they failed to heed the signs of the coming collapse. Voltaire is someone I had always wanted to know more about and I fi nally took the time to. Life back then was not easy, but Voltaire did not make it easy on himself ei- ther speaking out on the French government or religion. Sometimes to the point that they would throw him in prison or banish him to a foreign country. It is interesting at that time that actors and actresses could not be buried in a cemetery until they were blessed by a priest. This was because they were not thought of very highly. As far as data entry goes, got more than


4,000 vessels into the computer from the 1960 List of Merchant Vessels of the United States, with just 42,000 to go. To keep my sanity, I also worked putting in magazine and newspaper articles. When working in ‘Atlantic Fisherman’ for 1943 came across a reference that Will Frost was not in Mas- sachusetts or Rhode Island, but Boothbay Harbor. He was working for Reed Brothers as head of their shipyard, but also designing the big draggers they were building at that time. I also found numerous other references for large commercial boats built during the war years. It was interesting to learn about the industry and how the war aff ected it. Did you know mussels were being harvested for the fi rst time commercially during the war? It was also stated that the rivers of Maine would not support an oyster industry, well I think that was disproven.


MCN's Calendar of Waterfront Events


On-going Exhibits – 10 June 2018: Pull Together: Maritime Maine in the 1914-1918 Great War Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


– 4 March 2018 – Drawn from Nature & on Stone: The Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane


Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant St. Gloucester, MA Info: (978) 283-0455


- 25 February 2018 – Shipshape: Decora- tion and Advertising in the Merchant Fleet


Dive Deep with Whales New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA Info: (508) 997-0046


- June 2018: “Thou Shalt Knot: Cliff ord W. Ashley”


New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA Info: (508) 997-0046


Enlightened Encounters: The Two Nations of Manijiro Nakahama New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA Info: (508) 997-0046


The Importance of Place: A Sketchbook of Drawings by Stuart Davis Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant St. Gloucester, MA Info: (978) 283-0455


FEBRUARY 15 Nelson Simon: The Accidental Sailor Adventure Series Mystic Seaport Museum Latitude 41 Restaurant River Room Mystic, CT


Info: (860) 572-5331


MARCH 15 Syma Ebbin: Researching Native Fisheries in the Pacifi c Northwest Adventure Series Mystic Seaport Museum Latitude 41 Restaurant River Room Mystic, CT


Info: (860) 572-5331


23-25 Maine Boatbuilder’s Show Portland Sports Complex 512 Warren Ave. Portland


Info: (207) 774-1067


APRIL 19 Elizabeth Cottrell: Expedition to Arctic Volcanoes Adventure Series Mystic Seaport Museum Latitude 41 Restaurant River Room Mystic, CT


Info: (860) 572-5331


MAY 17 James L. Nelson: From Tall Ships to Viking Longships Adventure Series Mystic Seaport Museum Latitude 41 Restaurant


JULY 8 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington


Info: Cory McDonald (207) 664- 4525


Genevieve McDonald (207) 266- 5113


22 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Friendship


Info: Robin Reed (207) 975-9826


29 Harpswell Lobster Boat Races Harpswell


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


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


SEPTEMBER


13-16 Newport International Boat Show America’s Cup Avenue Newport, Rhode Island Info: newportboatshow.com (800) 582-7846


OCTOBER 13 Awards Banquet & Dinner Robinson’s Wharf Southport Island Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846


River Room Mystic, CT


Info: (860) 572-5331


JUNE 16 Boothbay Lobster Boat Races Boothbay Harbor Info: Ashlee Lowrey (207) 808- 9230


17 Rockland Lobster Boat Races Rockland Harbor @ Breakwater Rockland


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


AUGUST 11 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor Info: Chris Byers, (207) 963-7139


12 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races


State Park Restaurant Pemaquid


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


18 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Ferry Dock Long Island Info: Lisa Kimball (207) 332-3968


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