News, history, and photos from Maine’s coast.

Our Way of Life

Lots of hard summer work also brings lots of enjoyment.

Boat Yard News

What is happening in a few of the yards along the coast

Who Do We Blame?

The changes and the pressures facing the lobster season for 2025

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Maine Coastal News is a monthly publication with news, history and photos from all across Maine’s Coast.

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Volume 38, Issue 7 of Maine Coastal News features articles on Penobscot Marine Museum’s Exhibit Sardineland, what’s happening in boatyards and shipyards along the coast, Sheila Dassatt’s article ‘Our Way of Life’, NTSB News, U. S. Coast Guard News, U. S. Navy News, Maine DMR News, and the DELA Report. Plus maritime history news from the past! And much more!