Maine boat show opens today

Author:: Trade Only Today Editors
Publish date:: Aug 12, 2011
Updated on: Jul 27, 2017

A show dedicated to all things Maine returns this weekend when the ninth annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show takes over Harbor Park on the Rockland waterfront.

Maine-built boats, marine goods, home furnishings and handcrafted wares will share the spotlight with art, live music, jewelry and special events.

The show's theme this year, "Tradition Shapes Innovation: 75 Years on Penobscot Bay — A Retrospective," was chosen in honor of the 75th anniversaries of Penobscot Marine Museum and the Maine Windjammer fleet.

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