‘Welcome to the fishing grounds’: A journey with a tuna harpooner
The sun has just begun to peek over the horizon on June 29 when Tyler McLaughlin guides his boat, Cartwheel, away from its dock in Mackerel Cove.
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First Person: ‘My job is to show up. God does the rest’
"Did I always want to be a priest? It's an unfortunate answer, but it shows God has a sense of humor — and knows what he's doing. I was going to Seton Hall University on a track scholarship. It's a Division I school, so I was pretty fast. I went to the weight room, went to the workouts. The one thing I wasn't going to was the classes."
From a kitchen far, far away: Chef with Hollywood connections premieres at Harpswell Neck’s Auburn Colony
The dining hall at the historic Auburn Colony in South Harpswell overflowed with members on a Wednesday evening in July. A breeze off Casco Bay ruffled the sheer white curtains. There was an energy in the air, a buzz of anticipation.
Harpswell Collective’s grand opening highlights Open Studio Tour
The grand opening of the Harpswell Collective, a gallery and studio space in the former Estes Lobster House, attracted hundreds of curious visitors during the third annual Harpswell Open Studio Tour on July 18 and 19.
Harpswell marks America’s 250th with reading and reenactments
"History has a bad reputation of being boring," 17-year-old reenactor Addie Miller said. That wasn't so during Harpswell's Colonial Days celebration from July 16-18.
Photo gallery: Cook’s fireworks light up Garrison Cove
Fireworks filled the sky above Cook's Lobster and Ale House on July 11.
The other oyster: How an alien shellfish with a strange taste made Harpswell its home
About 30 years ago, Scott Moody was clamming near Harpswell by the Sea when he came across "a monster bed" of shellfish he couldn't identify. "What the hell are these?" he asked himself. He showed some of them to Bob Waddle, a lobsterman and seafood buyer. Waddle recognized them right away: European oysters.
New Harpswell venture Sip Seas pairs local foods with fine wines
Abby Wakefield and Sara Kronon hatched a plan to start a new business in Harpswell while slurping oysters on the half shell and quaffing sparkling rose wine at a local restaurant.
HCS kids launch rockets and learn to cook in volunteer-led mini courses
There's no better time at Harpswell Community School than a Wednesday afternoon as the school year draws to a close. For four weeks in May and June, community volunteers bring their skills to the elementary school at 2:30 p.m. each Wednesday to offer students hands-on learning opportunities.
Dead-end road to success: Out-of-the-way shop still crafting high-end shotguns 4 decades on
Looking back now, Rich Cole knows opening his gunsmithing shop on Bog Hollow Road, just off Harpswell Neck's main drag, in 1985 was a big mistake. It was far too isolated to attract the kind of clientele Cole was looking for: bird hunters and competitive clay target shooters interested in custom, high-end, Italian shotguns as beautiful as they are accurate.
