Ralph Stanley, Boatbuilder & Historian, Passes Over Bar

Ralph Stanley, Boatbuilder & Historian, Passes Over Bar

Dec 14, 2021 | Features

This is the 33-foot Friendship Sloop HIERONYMUS built by Ralph Stanley of Southwest Harbor in 1962. SOUTHWEST HARBOR – It is with a very, very heavy heart that we learned of the passing of noted boatbuilder and maritime historian Ralph Stanley of Southwest Harbor at...
Lobster Boat Race Season Nearing End – Just Two Left

Lobster Boat Race Season Nearing End – Just Two Left

Aug 24, 2021 | Features

Andrew Taylor’s BLUE EYED GIRL and Mark Freeman’s FOOLISH PLEASURE in the best finish yet this year. POTT’S HARBOR, HARPSWELL – Just after drowning at the Friendship lobster boat races, the weather forecast was again for rain at the Harpswell races on 25...