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Gate House 1; Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 2007

Gate House 2; Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 2007
The town of Cape Elizabeth was in the news last week about their talks regarding the future of Fort Williams State Park.  The Portland Head Light as well as several dilapidated military structures lie within the boundaries of this […]

Foxy Lady Pulling in to Get Bait; Holyoake Wharf, Portland, Maine 1999

Erhard Griffin at the Helm; Casco Bay, Maine 2000
In recent years I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a collection of memoirs. Usually I get some free time, choose a topic, write an opening paragraph, then get sidetracked and forget about the whole […]

Lobster Pound; Stonington, Maine 2007
I have been eating a lot of lobster in recent weeks and it gets me thinking about the fishery. A lobster pound is a place where lobsters are stored live. In the Portland area they are all on docks or wharfs, and consist of fiberglass tanks that circulate sea water […]

Fort Williams; Cape Elizabeth, Maine 2007
There was a time when I too sneaked backpacks full of stolen spray paint out of my parents’ house, and knowingly defaced public and/or private property under the cover of darkness. But, I never wasted valuable time writing rude or hateful slander.  My intent was always to leave behind […]

Inside the second floor corridor at Fort Popham in Phippsburg, Maine

Fort Preble at Spring Point in South Portland, Maine
The Maine Coast is crawling with these old granite forts.  I have been thinking about this project ever since getting the below shot a couple years ago, but didn’t start shooting until this past January.  It amazes […]