Astronomers make a pitch for dark skies, with a glimpse of Saturn
When it comes to finding a place to view the night sky, planets, stars and constellations, it doesn't get much better than Harpswell.
By drone and by net: With a mix of new technology and old practices, Harpswell Neck family harvests pogies by the boatload
Fishing runs through Harpswell like the rise and fall of the tides. For Josh and Emily Morse, it's more than a livelihood — it's part of who they are, woven through generations of family tradition.
America’s pastime is alive and well on Great Island diamond
You know summer is just around the corner when boys and girls begin gathering at the Trufant-Summerton Athletic Field on Great Island for another season of baseball.
Kids learn how to sail — and a lot more — at Orr’s Island school
It's never too early to find your balance on the water. You know it's summer in Harpswell when small sailboats from the Orr's-Bailey Yacht Club begin dotting the horizon on Merriconeag Sound.
With simple tools and a big field, fishermen mend purse seine to harvest baitfish
There is camaraderie in the air early one May morning in a field off Knight Way in West Harpswell as Mark Cota, Larry and Avery Anderson, and Alan Auclair patiently crisscross a purse seine, a type of fishing net, looking for holes to mend. Between the four, they have more than 100 years of experience in commercial fishing.
