Bucksport sets cruise shedule, with 20 ships coming this year
Bucksport has announced its 2026 cruise ship schedule.
WinterFest offers healthy alternative to climbing the walls
WinterFest draws hundreds for Island celebration, where everything is free.
THE U-TURN: A rare and beautiful Arctic visitor
A rare Snowy owl makes an appearance in our area.
BACKSPACE: This local inn had the largest saltwater pool in Maine
The Mt. Ash Inn in Brooklin once had Maine’s largest saltwater pool. It is now the home of Wooden Boat.
Island program offers free clothing and monthly themes for donated items
The new Island Exchange program in Deer Isle and Stonington has themed donation ideas for each month, from winter jackets to cookware to outdoor equipment.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Frozen River’ weaves a tale of Maine injustice
The Frozen River weaves a tale of Maine injustice centuries ago.
Bucksport family launches hand-crafted lollipop and chocolate business
A Bucksport family is turning a lollipop and chocolate hobby into a business.
THE U-TURN: Reader shares his vintage Jed Prouty poster
After reading a Rising Tide story about Maine humorist Richard Golden, former local newspaper publisher Alan Baker showed us his vintage poster from the time the celebrated comedian returned to Bucksport.
The animal that gets a new coat—and a new name—every winter
Nature writer Kimberly Ridley explains the elusive ermine, known outside of winter as a weasel.
New life jacket law now in effect for boaters
Children 12 and under must now wear a life jacket while boating under a new law that went into effect in the new year.
Before ‘Bert and I’ there was Richard Golden and his tales from Bucksport
How a young man with Bucksport ties brought Maine humor to the world 150 years ago.
BOOK REVIEW: A spy novel in Maine where the spooks look familiar
Our new book reviewer gives her take on a spy novel set on the Maine coast.
Stonington launches Christmas tree recycling service to create free mulch
Stonington has a new recycling program to convert Christmas trees into free mulch for Island residents.
Local Princeton professor to discuss ‘six legal cases that will drive you nuts’
A local Princeton professor will hold a discussion in Castine on “six legal cases that will drive you nuts.”
Christmas Past was once a Puritan humdrum of ‘chopped in woods’ and ‘worked on bridle’
Steele Hays takes a look at Christmas past and what it was like on the Blue Hill Peninsula.
THE U-TURN: Town fills gym at surprise birthday party for Billy Hutchins
Well-wishers filled Penobscot’s school gym for a surprise birthday party for Billy Hutchins, a man who knows—and is known to—just about everyone in town.
10-year-old launches annual clothing drive for homeless
Alexsa Shepard, 10, of Deer Isle is collecting clothes for those who are homeless. This is her fourth year of running her holiday clothing drive.
For third year, Stonington draws shoppers and revelers ‘Home for the Holidays’
Stonington hosts “Home for the Holidays” for the third year in a row
Bucksport bistro focuses on community while raising funds for those in need
Verona Wine and Bistro cooks up community spirit and focuses on helping those in need this holiday season.
THE U-TURN: Santa at the controls
Santa Claus caught a ride to a local holiday fair on the back of a Penobscot fire truck.