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Mystery Harbor August: Lunt Harbor, Frenchboro, Maine

Mystery Harbor August: Lunt Harbor, Frenchboro, Maine

July 29, 2024 at 12:00 am

I was reading your magazine online and the minute I saw your Mystery Harbor I laughed out loud. We are sitting on a mooring in said Mystery Harbor as I type! The dead giveaway is F/V Heritage with its flagpole off the stern and its U.S. flag flying as wellRead More

Guilford Ware Full, 97

Guilford Ware Full, 97

July 6, 2024 at 3:31 pm

Brooklin, Maine Guilford Ware Full, lovingly known as “Giffy,” died peacefully on Saturday, July 6, with his children Bill Full and Arlene “Tuny” Page at his side in Brooklin. Giffy was born in Lynn, Mass., on Feb. 9, 1927, to William Sanford Full and Mabel Farnham Full. The family relocatedRead More

Dave Pavelko, 50

Dave Pavelko, 50

June 30, 2024 at 3:33 pm

Waterford, Conn. David James Pavelko, 50, of Waterford, Conn., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June 30 after losing his year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. David was born on July 8, 1973 in Bridgeport, Conn., the son of the late James Edward Pavelko and Susan Henchman Pavelko.Read More

Photo courtesy Paul KeyserThe author works on his journal while under sail.

A rare day off

June 24, 2024 at 12:00 am

A day alone on the water is greatly rejuvenating

Photo by Christopher BirchThe author’s 36-foot Morris Justine, Sundance, has been his home for the past two years.

Sail now or forever hold your peace

June 24, 2024 at 12:00 am

Two years ago they gave up life on land. They haven’t looked back with regret yet.

Aloft underway in earlier times. She’ll be going back into the water this summer after several years on the hard.

Striking a delicate balance

June 24, 2024 at 12:00 am

July 2024 By Jack Farrell There is a long-standing debate among historians about the origins of the name Isles of Shoals. To some it simply refers to the many ledges running out from the islands and the few especially treacherous ones that lie in open water offshore of them, commonlyRead More

Finding comfort in your floating castle

Finding comfort in your floating castle

June 24, 2024 at 12:00 am

After all, it’s your little world, it’s your creation, it’s a reflection of who you are.

June Mystery Harbor: Saquatucket Harbor, Harwich Port, Mass.

June Mystery Harbor: Saquatucket Harbor, Harwich Port, Mass.

June 24, 2024 at 12:00 am

The June 2024 Mystery Harbor is Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich Port, Mass. My parents were longtime summer residents of Cape Cod, and Brax Landing Restaurant was a favorite dining location for both the great food and scenic view of Saquatucket Harbor. This harbor also has a convenient public boat rampRead More

Photo by Tim PlouffThe author’s wife, Kathryn, with a celebratory drink while enjoying the return of the couple’s Searay 215 after a year of engine repair.

An unexpected view, part III

June 24, 2024 at 12:00 am

After a season of renting, repair and questioning, this couple is back in their beloved Sea Ray

Photo by Tim PlouffGrounded on a ledge near the bridge connecting Bailey and Orr’s Islands in Brunswick, Maine.

The man on the beach

June 24, 2024 at 12:00 am

July 2024 By Bob Muggleston A good friend of the magazine who lives in Maine recently sent me the photo below, which he’d taken in the vicinity of Brunswick. In the subject line of the email he wrote, “A bad way to start the boating season.” Indeed. Anytime you leaveRead More