Trail Stories
The Deer-Isle Stonington Historical Society is a great place to learn about seining, trawling, canning, lobstering, and Native American heritage.
Get a taste of what you can do, see, and learn on the Downeast Fisheries Trail.
Student Stories about Downeast Fisheries Collection includes:
- Short video about working waterfronts in Steuben, Northeast Harbor and Boothbay Harbor
- Short video about alewives and elvers at Somesville Mill Pond
- How Lobsters Consume Herring
- Rockweed: a growing industry potentially cut short
- Growing out: expanding perspectives of aquaculture in Downeast Maine
- Law Enforcement, Marine Resources and Community Downeast
Spring is here, and that means fish — a lot of fish
From Lobster Smacks to Lobster Pounds
The Downeast Fisheries Trail by regions