February 29, 2024
February 2024 – The Mills administration recently announced Sears Island as the preferred location for an offshore wind hub to facilitate deepwater ocean wind energy development in the Gulf of Maine. Decades ago, Sears Island was acquired by the Maine Department of Transportation to support marine transportation as part of the state’s three-port strategy. In […]
August 31, 2023
MCHT Steward Trevor Herrick offers his thanks! Marshall Island is a massive undeveloped gem on the coast of Maine and it sparkles a little brighter today thanks to a hardworking group of people. On August 24th, 2023, 40 people joined together on the most idyllic late summer day to network, picnic, compile bags of trash, […]
October 10, 2022
In Memoriam: Peter P. Blanchard III Peter P. Blanchard III, 1951 – 2022 All of us at Maine Coast Heritage Trust mourn the passing of Peter Blanchard, a true champion for the Maine coast. Peter served on the board of MCHT from 2009 through 2018 and actively on council in the years following. However, his […]
February 14, 2022
By MCHT Land Steward Kirk Gentalen Written February, 2021 And then, seemingly overnight, everything changed. Suddenly, the ice did not crack when I waddled (my regular walking gait) onto it. Suddenly, there were no bare patches of grass to be found, just a wide-open expanse of deep snow. Yes, the winter that was previously MIA […]
December 1, 2021
“Almost every kid who grew up on Owls Head has been to Sheep Island,” says Dick Carver, Owls Head native, fisherman, and former town selectman. “Fishermen, fishermen’s kids… families would picnic on the beach and play Treasure Island.” He mentioned this earlier this fall, when he bumped into Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s David Warren on […]
October 25, 2021
Thirsty anyone? Maine Beer Company has just announced the newest beer in their lineup: Little Whaleboat Island IPA. In August, Maine Beer Company pledged $50,000 to the effort to protect Little Whaleboat Island West, Nate, and Tuck islands in Casco Bay and keep them open to the public forever. “These islands are real treasures,” Maine Beer Company […]
July 15, 2021
“Everyone I know who visits Little Whaleboat Island feels how special it is,” says Daneel Dafni. “I’ve taken kids I care for out there, and it’s like their souls ignite.” Daneel, who grew up in Freeport and Brunswick, has been visiting Little Whaleboat Island since she was a young girl, when her stepdad started bringing […]
