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  Maine aesthetic celebrated in prints - The Boston Globe
ROCKPORT, Maine -- In 1826, Louisa Davis Minot sketched a scene of the Kennebec River in Maine on a lithographic stone she'd brought with her from Boston.
It wasn't the first print made in Maine, but as engraving shops began to thrive there in the mid-1820s, it was an early example of the democracy of fine art printmaking in the state.
The Maine Print Project is the brainchild of CMCA curator Bruce Brown, a longtime collector of prints, who plans to retire soon.
www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2006/12/08/maine_aesthetic_celebrated_in_prints   (1009 words)

  
 History of Eastport, Maine
Eastport is a town and island in the south-easterly part of Washington County, in Passamaquoddy Bay.
Eastport was incorporated February 24, 1798, and was named Eastport from being the most eastern port in the United States.
Eastport furnished 403 men to the Union cause during the war of the Rebellion.
history.rays-place.com /me/eastport-me.htm   (1021 words)

  
 Eastport, Maine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eastport is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Washington County, Maine) Washington County, Maine.
Eastport, Maine is the easternmost city in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States.
Out of the total population, 27.7% of those under the age of 18 and 12.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/eastport,_maine.htm   (482 words)

  
 
The Tides
& "Old Sow" Whirlpool
Eastport, Maine
As tides ebb and flow in the area between Eastport, Maine, and Deer Island, New Brunswick, and mix with the currents from the St. Croix River, the whirlpool forms.
Eastport historian and author Joyce Kinney joins Barteau in referring to the March 28th, 1830 drowning of the three Stover brothers.
Eastport's distinction of being the second deepest natural seaport in North America also has an effect along with the undersea mountain and trenches.
www.eastportme.info /oldsow.html   (955 words)

  
 Full Service Video Production Company, New England - Accompany, Concord, NH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Castine, Maine is one of the oldest communities in North America.
Eastport, Maine is the eastern most city in the United States.
Once the world's largest producer of sardines, today this town is home to farm raised salmon, stone milled mustard, woody rides, a lot of history and an interesting mix of artists.
www.accompanyvideo.com /mainevideo.htm   (520 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
Daniel B. MacNaughton of Belfast, Maine, is a Project Manager at Rockport Marine, a yard on Penobscot Bay that builds and maintains wooden boats.
Before that, he was the Director of the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine for eight years.
Moving to Maine in 1988 to teach at a small private school, he recently took early retirement.
www.eyd.net /authors.shtml   (2536 words)

  
 The Quoddy Tides
Eastport for Pride is a Main Street Maine program dedicated to the preservation and renewal of historic downtown Eastport.
Maine outdoor activities span hiking, biking and river rafting in summer to skiing and snowmobiling in winter.
The Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce represents the quaint, rural communities that stretch along US Route 1 and Route 214, from Edmunds, Dennysville, Charlotte, Pembroke, Perry, and Robbinston, to the spectacular drive on Route on 190 through the Passamaquoddy Tribe's Pleasant Point Indian Reservation to the Moose Island City of Eastport.
quoddytides.com /links.html   (654 words)

  
 Windows on Maine: Similar Objects Search
Very few Eastport boatmen take to lobster fishing and less than 100 traps are owned at 4 mile island seaport.
As Europeans began to look seriously towards Maine as a desirable economic region, there were many debates about who owned or controlled the varied and plentiful natural resources, especially timber.
In the mid-1800’s, the timber harvest from the communities in the far north woods traveled via the river communities to the prosperous coast where the wealth of natural resources set sail for the world beyond.
windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu /similar.aspx?objectid=4-68   (400 words)

  
 Eastport
Formerly known as Plantation 8, Eastport was incorporated as a town in 1798 and adopted the form of city Government in1936.
The City of Eastport, Maine, is located on several islands of which the principal two are Moose Island and Carlow Island in the junction of Cobscook Bay and Passamaquoddy Bay before the waters empty into the Bay of Fundy.
Hosted by the Eastport Gallery, artists of all ages and all skill levels register at the Gallery in the morning then spend the day painting, returning to the gallery in the evening with their finished artworks.
www.cobscookbay.com /eastport.htm   (890 words)

  
 Eastport, Maine Area Information Directory
This site provides visitors and residents of Eastport, Maine, home to the largest 4th of July Festival in the state of Maine, with rapid access to area product and service providers as well as to the many recreational, cultural, and historical opportunities that exist.
CulturePass, a project of the Tides Institute & Museum of Art of Eastport and Collaborating Partners, is the on-line and regional network that explores, connects and promotes the cultural resources of the international Passamaquoddy Region.
From Ellsworth to Eastport is about 100 miles along Route 1 or you can enjoy 200 miles of nature's beauty in tiny villages and small cities along the Big Sur Scenic Drive.
www.eastportme.info   (441 words)

  
 Diving in Eastport, Maine
Some of the things to be seen in Eastport are found nowhere else in the United States.
The diving in Eastport is dictated by the tides.
This sea star is normally seen only in the arctic, but the coooold water in Eastport allows it to survive in a more southern latitude.
www.jonathanbird.net /eastport.html   (756 words)

  
 Ocean Kayaking from Eastport, Maine to New Brunswick, Canada.
Maine Office of Tourism offers information and a free travel planner, www.visitmaine.com or Eastport Maine Chamber of Commerce, www.eastport.net.
I had joined GOMEX, The Gulf of Maine Expedition, in Eastport and been briefed on their trip the previous day at "the Boat School," Down East Maine terminology for the Marine Technology Center campus of Washington County Technology College.
Eastport, in fact was the last occupied town in US history with the British capturing it during the War of 1812.
www.travelwithachallenge.com /Kayak-to-Canada.htm   (1477 words)

  
 Fodor's Travel Wire | Eastport, Maine
She shows up in the waters off of Eastport wherever and whenever the tides move her, sometimes manifesting as a whirling 40-foot-deep hole several hundred feet wide in the ocean, or as a funnel-shaped hole roughly 12 feet wide and 12 feet deep.
Whale-watching excursions and Eastport ferries sometimes pass by Old Sow, depending on where she happens to be that day.
On your way to Eastport plan a stop in the town of Perry to snap a picture by the 45 Parallel Degree Marker -- you're half way between the Equator and the North Pole.
www.fodors.com /wire/archives/001353.cfm   (702 words)

  
 The Chadbourne House - Eastport, Maine - BBOnline.com / Introduction
Eastport, Maine is the easternmost city in the United States and the first to see the sunrise.
David and Jill Westphal came to Eastport, Maine to explore and enjoy the offerings of the beautiful Down East Coast and - like so many others - fell in love with the pristine area, the warm and friendly people, and vast array of things to do.
Jill's main focus is to make the Inn a welcoming and comfortable place for the guests to rest and enjoy.
bbonline.com /me/chadbourne   (674 words)

  
 Eastport, Maine ME Home Improvement Contractors
The skating scene in the movie "The Preacher's Wife" was filmed in Deering Oaks Park in Portland, Maine.
Maine lobsters have won international fame for their flavor and contribution to the culinary world.
ServiceMagic has helped homeowners in Maine find prescreened and customer-rated home improvement contractors to meet their home improvement needs.
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 Eastport, Maine Bed and Breakfast - Eastport B&B from Pamela Lanier
Search our database of Eastport B&Bs and you'll find detailed listings, current rates, and special deals for bed and breakfasts in Eastport, Maine.
Eastport, ME Step into the past in our Revolutionary-era Cape, with wide panorama of Passamaquoddy Bay.
Eastport, ME Elegant accommodations in a large, gracious 1846 home furnished with ornately carved Victorian marble-topped furniture.
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 More Area Information
The Eastport Gallery hosts Paint Eastport Day and invites artists to come and paint their favorite Eastport scene.
After an early morning registration and a day of painting, the artists return to the Eastport Gallery where the works are hung and a reception / silent auction takes place.
After leaving Eastport on the ferry and arriving on Deer Island the traveler has two options.
www.eastportme.net /areainfo.htm   (488 words)

  
 Eastport Vacation Rentals Cottage 2BR, Bayside, Eastport, Maine USA
The remote portion of Maine's east coast got its name due to sailors preferring a "down east" wind, a breeze in their back as they headed east that gave them a feeling of sailing downhill.
Today, the Sunrise Coast (so named because the region is the first in America to see the morning sun) is for anyone who prefers a vacation in a natural land of plenty where age old traditions are as alive today as they were one hundred years ago.
A great way to get a feel for the city is by taking the Eastport Historic Walking Tour, which spotlights the city's 18th, 19th, and 20th century buildings, some of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.
www.a1vacations.com /eport/1   (1056 words)

  
 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
ERIC DOW was brought up a Maine fisherman, but pursued boatbuilding “as a means of being able to sleep later in the morning.” He graduated from the marine department at Washington County Vocational Technical Institute, and for over 25 years he has been building boats in Brooklin, Maine.
She currently teaches at Southern Maine Community College; works on outreach for the organization Mainely Women in Science; and is the vice-president of Portland Trails, an urban land trust in Portland, Maine.
In 1977, she came to Maine to work as a trip leader at a summer camp in Deer Isle and fell in love with the coast and her husband-to-be, Frank, who owned a 38' schooner.
www.thewoodenboatschool.com /facultystaff.html   (11794 words)

  
 Eastport Maine Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Eastport ME
Eastport Maine Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Eastport ME Real Estate Agents: Partner with us.
Eastport, Maine, real estate has never been better with RealEstate.com.
I would like to thank you for refering my real estate agent to me, She did a great job and did everything possible for me to make sure we were happy and able to get the most out of our experience with purchasing a new home.
www.realestate.com /local-real-estate/Maine/Eastport.aspx   (369 words)

  
 Bed and Breakfast: Eastport , Maine, ME, Inn, lodging, B&B reservations and accommodations
Milliken maintained a wharf on Eastport's busy waterfront from which he serviced the tall ships that used the harbor for a flourishing international trade throughout the 1800's.
Delicious buttermilk pancakes served with a variety of fruit sauces made from native island berries and topped with whipped cream; blueberry crepes; and Quiche Lorraine number among the many specialties of the Milliken House, always accompanied by beautiful fresh fruit trays and homemade breads and sweetbreads.
Eastport Maine is a small 19th century island city located on Moose Island, connected by causeway to the mainland.
www.eastport-inn.com   (385 words)

  
 Quoddy Loop--Eastport, Quoddy Village, Moose Island, and Carlow Island, Maine
Eastport is the most easterly City in the United States.
Be sure to visit the Eastport 4th of July Committee's website, which lists the latest details of the celebrations.
Maine's first sardine canning business began here, but now Eastport and the surrounding Maine and New Brunswick communities make up the North American capital for Atlantic salmon aquaculture, where salmon are grown in sea pens (also known as salmon aquaculture sites).
www.quoddyloop.com /ep.shtml   (3287 words)

  
 Eastport, ME - Maine Funeral Homes - FSN Funeral Homes - United States and Canada Funeral Home Directory - ...
Eastport, ME - Maine Funeral Homes brought to you by FSN Funeral Homes, a directory of funeral homes in the United States and Canada.
This Eastport Maine Funeral Homes web page is provided courtesy of the advertising sponsorship of the funeral homes listed, along with thousands of other funeral homes.
If you do business with a Eastport, ME - Maine funeral home who is not listed in our funeral home directory, please help us by providing the Eastport, ME - Maine funeral home's information on the suggest a funeral home form.
www.fsnfuneralhomes.com /United-States-Funeral-Homes/Maine-Funeral-Homes/Eastport-Funeral-Homes   (188 words)

  
 Eastport Maine Vacation Rentals Victorian Home in historic Eastport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eastport is Maine's most eastern city and is a burgeoning arts community.
This is the 'old Maine' where life is slower and a remnant of quiet wilderness still flourishes.
We are the #1 site for your Maine Vacation presenting Maine vacation rentals, hotels, weather and map for each city.
www.mainevacation.com /listings/15640.html   (148 words)

  
 Eastport, Maine
Eastport, Maine, in Washington county, is 183 miles NE of Portland, Maine and 269 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts.
People in Eastport are less likely to be married than people elsewhere.
Eastport folks tended to give their money ($750) to John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential race.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/maine/eastport   (393 words)

  
 Eastport Port Authority
The Port of Eastport is a prime location to meet all your marine industry needs.
The Eastport Port Authority would like to thank all of those involved in making 2006 another outstanding and record breaking year for tonnage shipped through the Port of Eastport (358,075.2 mt).
The Port of Eastport is very pleased to announce the Spirit of Nantucket, of Cruise West, will be arriving in Eastport on the morning of July 5, 2007.
www.portofeastport.org   (143 words)

  
 Eastport, Maine ME, city profile (Washington County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Eastport is on Moose Island, at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Eastport was $14,864, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Eastport, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $322.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2110   (568 words)

  
 Here in New England: Eastport, Maine - Yankee Magazine
His dreams were coming true, and he drove excitedly back to Eastport to find Clarence, to tell him everything, that now he could buy him a truck, and when he got home Clarence was furious because he had not wanted Shirl to see him.
Shirl buried him in Eastport, placing his diploma in Clarence's hands and watching the coffin be lowered into the ground.
The first time his wife came to Eastport, she could not believe how everyone stopped to talk to Shirl.
www.yankeemagazine.com /issues/2007-01/features/eastport   (1563 words)

  
 Explore Maine - Ferry
Cousins Island is connected to mainland Yarmouth, Maine by a bridge.
Operated by the Maine Department of Transportation, provides fixed-route ferry service from Rockland to Vinalhaven, North Haven and Matinicus Island, and from Lincolnville to Islesboro.
MDOT and the Maine Turnpike Authority maintain Park and Ride parking lots where travelers leave their vehicles, and where commuters can connect with car and vanpools.
www.exploremaine.org /ferry/index.html   (583 words)

  
 Eastport Maine
Eastport is the easternmost port in the United States.
The waters of Passamaquoddy Bay and Cobscook Bay converge in Eastport generating some of the highest tidal ranges in the United States.
Eastport is also centrally located to many of the State's forest products industries.
www.maineports.com /water_eastport.html   (123 words)

  
 RudyMaxa.com: Secret Places: Eastport, Maine
Northeastern Maine is still largely undiscovered by the hordes of tourists that descend on southern Maine each summer.
The camp didn't last longer than one Maine winter, but it's an example of the surprises northeastern Maine holds.
The region is blessedly free of most chain hotels--visitors tend to stay in bed & breakfasts, camp out, or rent private residences.
www.rudymaxa.com /article.php?ArticleID=147   (677 words)

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