The Maine

August 30, 2022

Schooner Mess Mate

Our intrepid photographer Jim Dugan did a weekend stint as mess mate (assistant cook) aboard the schooner Mary Day. He cooked some food, washed some dishes, made buckets of coffee, and took some pictures.

Published: August 30, 2022

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June 28, 2020

Rockland Main Street

Photography by Jim Dugan

Rockland closed its Main Street for two weekends and allowed outside dining for restaurants. While not exactly teeming with activity, it was a sweet and safe “reopening.”

Published: June 28, 2020

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January 15, 2020

Schooners in Snow

photography by Jim Dugan

A walk on the Rockand harborfront.

Published: January 15, 2020

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January 14, 2020

January Thaw

photography by Jim Dugan

A warm-up sent us exploring to Owls Head

Published: January 14, 2020

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August 21, 2018

New At Every Moment

painting by Jessica Ives

But of all the water’s secrets, he saw today only a single one — one that struck his soul. He saw that this water flowed and flowed, it was constantly flowing, and yet it was always there; it was always eternally the same and yet new at every moment! Oh, to be able to grasp this, to understand this!

– Herman Hesse, Siddhartha

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Tuesday 207 Paintings are exclusive to The Maine. They depict the land, the light and the people that make this state a state of wonder. Jessica is editor of The Maine and writes occasionally as The Outsider.

Published: August 21, 2018

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April 24, 2018

Spring Salmon, Grand Lake Stream

painting by Jessica Ives

Land-locked salmon have been swimming in the waters of Grand Lake Stream since the last ice age. It is home to one of the four native pools of land-locked salmon in the United States.

– from Fly Fishers Guide To New England

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Published: April 24, 2018

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March 27, 2018

Winter Warm Up

painting by Jessica Ives

Many thanks to Maine Boats Homes & Harbors for featuring Jonathan’s words and my paintings in their January/February issue! “The Joy of Pond Hockey” was originally published here on The Maine and begins:

Every winter The Carpenter’s Boat Shop sets up a hockey rink on a small pond in New Harbor. Built with 2x6s screwed into a 2×4 base, the height of the rink is just enough to keep the puck in and the snow out. Still, it’s a lot of work trying to maintain an outdoor rink all winter. At the end of every snowstorm we put on our skates and shovel the ice with the same care and precision we use to build boats….

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Published: March 27, 2018

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