A town meeting. An undefeated volleyball team. A truck parade welcoming a neighbor home. These stories may not make national headlines, but they matter here. At The Rising Tide, we cover the stories that affect our daily lives alongside the creativity, challenges, and moments of kindness that make the Blue Hill Peninsula so special. 

In our first year, our small team published more than 800 stories and 1,200 calendar listings, and more—all of which is free to read.

Now, we’re asking for your support to help us reach our $50,000 goal by November 24. Your gift helps keep our coverage free and accessible to everyone, regardless of income, and supports more in-depth reporting, more video, and new ways to connect with readers in 2027. Whether you give once or choose a monthly donation, every gift helps.

What Your Support Makes Possible

A local story might take just a few minutes to read, but getting it to your screen takes much more. Behind each piece are hours of interviews, research, fact-checking, editing, and publishing. At The Rising Tide, we make that work free for readers because everyone deserves to know what’s happening in their community.

We are incredibly grateful for donations of any size. Here’s what a gift can help make possible:

• $100: Helps keep our events calendar and classifieds free to all

• $250: Funds one original piece, including reporting, editing, and publishing

• $500: Supports long-form, in-depth reporting

In 2027, we want to give you more opportunities to see the stories shaping the peninsula. That means more long-form articles that give our reporters time to dig deeper into local issues. It also means more video, bringing you closer to the people, places, and moments behind the headlines.

The Rising Tide is a tax-exempt public charity under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3). Our official name is “Rising Tide Media.” Our tax ID number is 39-3495023.

Paper checks can be mailed to:

The Rising Tide, P.O. Box 131, Penobscot, ME 04476