What was the currency used by our native peoples? Wampum, right?

Not so fast.

Can you identify this coastal scene? Two hints: It's on an island, and a closer look at the boat at the upper right might help you indetify which island.

Can you identify this week's "mystery harbor"? Here's a hint: It's most certainly on an island. 

If Maine is indeed "Vacationland," the state should be well-documented in postcards. And it is, as can be seen in Maine Memories: A Vintage Postcard Tour, by John Brunkowski and Michael Closen.

The University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole will host a coastal and estuarine monitoring workshop on Sunday, April 10 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

That incident set the tone for the weekend. Saturday I woke up with chills and body aches, and though I tried to convince my daughter to hang out in bed with me she responded by falling out, giving herself a purple goose egg and a big scare.

Without in-migration, Washington County is facing a future where its population will be lower than it has been in over a century. A shrinking population creates many economic challenges.

The man who used to name Christmas as a deadline for getting his traps out of the water now embraces semi-retirement one month earlier.

Among the goals the plan articulates are growing recreational- and cultural-based tourism.