From the Wharf
Wharf life, Bailey Island, cooking notes and the pieces of this place that are worth a longer story.
5 stories from the wharf. Scroll through the journal, or browse every story below ↓.
October 12, 2026
The Maine Lobsterman statue at Land's End on Bailey Island, the fishermen's memorial that honors all Maine fishermen who have devoted their lives to the sea. Photograph by Joann Gardner, courtesy of The Harpswell Anchor. In December of 1939, a newspaper ph...
Read the story →
October 3, 2026
Weighing in tuna beneath the Bailey Island Tuna Club sign, 1941. Photograph by George French. Courtesy of the Maine State Archives. There is something almost unbelievable about the old photographs of bluefin tuna on Bailey Island. A fish hangs from a block...
Read the story →
September 15, 2026
Long before modern shipping, Maine’s well smacks solved the puzzle of moving live lobsters to market. These unique boats, with part of the ocean built right into their hulls, helped launch the commercial lobster fishery. Discover how these ingenious vessels...
Read the story →
September 9, 2026
The Cribstone Bridge has connected Orr’s and Bailey islands since 1928. Here’s a little of its history, how its unusual granite construction works, and some of the stories that have grown around it over the years.
Read the story →
September 2, 2026
Of Maine's 5,300 miles of coastline, less than 20 are still working waterfront — places where a boat can actually land, buy bait and fuel, and sell a catch. We're one of them, on Bailey Island. Here's why that number is so small, and what's being done about...
Read the story →The Maine Lobsterman statue at Land's End on Bailey Island, the fishermen's memorial that honors all Maine fishermen who have devoted their lives to the sea. Photograph by Joann Gardner,...
Read the story →Weighing in tuna beneath the Bailey Island Tuna Club sign, 1941. Photograph by George French. Courtesy of the Maine State Archives. There is something almost unbelievable about the old p...
Read the story →Long before modern shipping, Maine’s well smacks solved the puzzle of moving live lobsters to market. These unique boats, with part of the ocean built right into their hulls, helped launc...
Read the story →The Cribstone Bridge has connected Orr’s and Bailey islands since 1928. Here’s a little of its history, how its unusual granite construction works, and some of the stories that have grown...
Read the story →Of Maine's 5,300 miles of coastline, less than 20 are still working waterfront — places where a boat can actually land, buy bait and fuel, and sell a catch. We're one of them, on Bailey I...
Read the story →