Launching an airboat in Maquoit Bay.

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Airboats find a home in Maine waters

Story and Photos by Kelli Park Long a staple for the swamps of the South, airboats are now finding their way into Maine waters.  The flat-bottomed, fan-propelled vessels have grown in popularity, and find practical use in shallow water. Airboat hulls are built with aluminum or fiberglass and are coated… SEE MORE
Gorham Mountain in Acadia National Park.

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Acadia National Park managing for changing environment

By Laurie Schreiber Climate change is changing Acadia National Park.  Native species are disappearing. Non-native species are introducing themselves. Longer warm seasons are drawing more visitors. Infrastructure and roads are flooding. Two winters ago, heavy rainfall followed by falling temperatures caused much of Sieur de Monts Nature Center to flood… SEE MORE
At the April 17 open house at Brunswick Landing

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Maine company deploys energy technology in Alaska

  By William Hall//Photos by Michele Stapleton Power-generating technology piloted in Washington County will soon provide a commercial source of electricity in Alaska. The technology’s developer, ORPC Inc., unveiled its RivGen Power System April 17 at a ceremony in Brunswick, attended by Gov. Janet Mills and 150 others. ORPC will… SEE MORE