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WEBQuoddy Tides. Home. Subscribe. Advertising. Links. Contact. Tel. (207) 853-4806 Fax 853-4095. September 27, 2024. ELLIS SANCHEZ of the Shead Tigers takes a shot and scores a goal against Calais as Kaeson Dana defends …
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WEBEastport proved to be a winning suitor for the Enchanted Princess cruise ship, following a sun-kissed rendezvous of shop owners and residents with the guests from the Love Boat-themed cruise who filled the downtown on September 3. The largest cruise ship to visit Eastport, at 1,082 feet, with nearly 3,500 passengers and over 1,360 crew members, was anchored off the breakwater throughout the ...
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WEBWith would be pirates about to descend on Eastport, the knots of fiction versus fact can be hard to untangle. There is a rich and documented history of smuggling around Passamaquoddy Bay, but real life pirates visiting the region are still a matter of stories of buried treasure, like that from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.The treasure is said to be buried deep somewhere along the ...
Steady warmth leads to one of hottest summers in Quoddy area
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Maine saw its warmest summer on record, and the Quoddy region experienced one that was as hot as the record-breaker three years ago. Ed Mekelburg of Robbinston, a weather observer for the National Weather Service, says that the mean temperature for June, July and August 2 was 66.40 F, which ties the figure set in 2021 for the hottest summer in ...
Local observations sought to assess flooding along coast
WEBIdeally, GRMI is hoping that observations will be made at each site a few times a year, particularly during flood events or king or high tides, Sun said. It's also important to make observations during calm days, as these serve as important comparisons. Lubec residents in attendance at the meetup responded favorably to the effort.
Boyden Lake’s low water level raising concerns for residents
WEBThe low water level is raising concerns not only about the impacts for those who live on the lake but also about possible effects on drinking water quality for the Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD), which serves Sipayik and Eastport. But some lakefront residents are not too worried. Kevin Raye, who has been on the lake for 63 years, says that ...
Storm delivers hurricane force winds, outages and damage
WEBby Lora Whelan. In the aftermath of the hurricane force wind and rain storm on Monday, December 19, Governor Janet Mills declared a state of civil emergency for 14 Maine counties, including Washington County, with hundreds of thousands of people without power and significant flooding and infrastructure damage, including to the state's federal ...
Local land trust legacy endures - Quoddy Tides
WEBWhen the 2008 recession hit, QRLT and the Great Auk Land Trust built on conversations that had started a few years earlier and merged to create what is now the Downeast Coastal Conservancy (DCC). From its founding in 1987 to the time of the merger, QRLT conserved, through 40 projects, 2,013 acres via conservation easement and 828 acres via fee ...
Tradition of Navy ship for Fourth returns to Eastport - Quoddy Tides
WEBby Edward French. After an absence of three years because of the pandemic, the U.S. Navy returned in full force to celebrate the Fourth of July in Eastport, a long tradition that dates back to at least 1860. The crew of the USS Oscar Austin spent six days in the island city, participating in many of the Fourth events.
Tribal sovereignty bill may be pared down to consensus issues
WEBA tribal sovereignty bill that was introduced in the legislature near the end of February may be pared down to those areas where agreement can be reached between the tribes and the state so that it doesn't end up being vetoed at the end of the short legislative session scheduled to adjourn in April.