Belfast Summer Nights Reinvents Live Music with Bridge-to-Boat Concerts Belfast, Maine, has adapted its long-running summer music tradition to meet the challenges of the coronavirus era by bringing live performances onto a bridge and into the water. For 25 years, musician Andro Anderson has been a fixture of downtown Belfast’s summer nights, organizing and performing … Read more

Sea Bags: Upcycling Used Sails into Handcrafted Bags on Portland’s Working Waterfront Sea Bags, based on the working waterfront in Portland, Maine, specializes in transforming used sails into durable, stylish bags and home accessories. The company has balanced rapid growth with a commitment to local production, refusing to outsource the craft that defines its brand. … Read more

Marvin Creamer: The Mariner Who Circumnavigated the Globe Without Instruments In 1984, Marvin Creamer completed a remarkable maritime feat: a full circumnavigation of the globe without the use of conventional navigational instruments. He sailed without a compass, sextant, clock, radio or even a wristwatch, relying instead on direct observation of the natural world. By day … Read more

Fill your sails Sharon Green’s new collection, Sharon Green’s 30 Years of Ultimate Sailing (Windward Productions, $60), is a celebration of three decades of elite yachting and racing photography. Compiled from an extraordinary archive—250 images selected from more than half a million frames—this 200-page coffee table book delivers a powerful, visual narrative of life on … Read more

Linda Greenlaw: Sea Captain, Commercial Fisherman, and Bestselling Author Linda Greenlaw’s introduction to commercial fishing began while she was an undergraduate at Colby College in Maine, where she earned a degree in English and government. Needing money for tuition, she took a job as a cook and deckhand on the swordfishing boat Walter Leeman. She … Read more

Portable OM4500 Omnia Oven — Bake Fresh Bread and Meals Almost Anywhere The portable OM4500 Omnia Oven brings the convenience of an oven to boats, RVs, campers and small kitchens where a conventional oven is impractical or unavailable. Designed for use directly on a cooktop, this compact oven lets you bake cakes, casseroles, breads and … Read more

The Burning of the Steamship Caroline: A Night on the Niagara and Its Lasting Consequences On a cold, moonlit night in late December 1837, the American side-wheel steamship Caroline was set ablaze and sent over Niagara Falls. The vessel, ablaze from stem to stern, became a dramatic symbol of a border conflict that had begun … Read more

Igloo Glide 110-Quart Wheeled Cooler — Smooth Transport and Long Ice Retention The Igloo Glide is a 110-quart wheeled cooler designed to make hauling large loads easier for one person. Equipped with a telescoping handle that locks into place, the Glide gives users a mechanical advantage that reduces effort when rolling a fully loaded cooler. … Read more

WATCH DOG The Coast Guard cutter Ridley, a patrol boat home-ported in Montauk, New York, maintained a visible security presence in the East River on Sept. 20 while the United Nations General Assembly met in the city. A permanent security zone has been in place since Sept. 11, 2001, restricting vessel traffic within 175 yards … Read more

Spitsbergen, now commonly called Svalbard, lies between the Greenland Sea, the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean, roughly halfway between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole. This remote Arctic archipelago is characterized by sweeping glaciers that cover about 60 percent of its land, rugged tundra, and a wildlife population that includes polar bears, Svalbard … Read more