Optimist and 420 Class Sailboat Races

Posted by on Jul 30, 2014 in Event, Sailing
Optimist and 420 Class Sailboat Races

It was a foggy day on Mount Desert Island, but that didn’t prevent nearly 40 boats from competing in today’s Opti and 420 races sponsored by the MDI Community Sailing Center (MDICSC) in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Optimist is one of the most popular single-handed sailing dinghies in the world. It is intended for use by children up to the age of 15. The International 420 is a …

Art Meets Science

Posted by on Jul 18, 2014 in Eclectic
Art Meets Science

The MDI Biological Laboratory invited me to be an artist in the 2014 Art Meets Science event. Art Meets Science “explores the similarities and intersections between the two disciplines and creates a space where artists, scientists, and the public can communicate and learn from one another. Science and art describe the world to us and offer new ways of understanding the diverse and complex …

MDI Community Sailing Center

Posted by on Jul 14, 2014 in Sailing
MDI Community Sailing Center

The MDI Community Sailing Center (MDICSC) is an independent non-profit organization located on Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. It offers maritime education and boating instruction to the general public of Mount Desert Island and surrounding coastal communities. Janice and I are enrolled in the adult beginners sailing course and loving it. And what’s not to love. We walk a mile …

Northeast Harbor Fleet

Posted by on Jul 14, 2014 in Event, Sailing
Northeast Harbor Fleet

The Northeast Harbor Fleet formed in August of 1923. Northeast Harbor has long been a popular sailing destination with the first organized races recorded in the 1890s. The Fleet is a seasonal organization formed to promote boating and sailboat racing in the waters surrounding Mount Desert Island. I shot the photos below prior to and during an International One-Design Class race at the head …

Pretty in Pink Flamingo Festival

Posted by on Jul 12, 2014 in Event, People
Pretty in Pink Flamingo Festival

Pink, pink, and more pink is the color of the weekend during the annual Pink Flamingo Festival in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Sponsored by the Harbor House, a non-profit organization serving the communities of Mount Desert Island, the festival boasts a parade, craft fair, kids carnival and lots more. The awesome Southwest Harbor Public Library puts on their paperback book sale that weekend …