Breakthrough Surf Camps still going strongThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:14AMELIZABETH BASNIGHT CAPE LOOKOUT — Breakthrough Surf Camps, now operating for the sixth year at Cape Lookout National Seashore, had another awesome four days in early August with good waves, perfect weather, fresh seafood and an amazing group of young female surfers.
I have lots of books in me. Now, do I want to write any . . .Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:00PMFor a couple of months now -- well, eight or nine -- I've had a two-inch thick stack of papers sitting on my desk, just to the left of my monitor, a reminder that I need to mail them off to a very nice woman in Maine named Gay Grant. But for some reason I just can't bring myself to. Book - Shopping - Local Interest - Used and Rare - IPad
In the dunes of Island Beach, a handful of shacks enjoy their quiet summersThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:13AMBetty Height was at the stove, frying a batch of clam fritters. Her cherry-headed conure was perched on her shoulder, watching the process. Asked about other ingredients in the fritters, Betty replied, "Now, you’re asking for too much information." Betty’s...
Cockatoo is W.Va. owner's wakeup callMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:38AMAssociated Press - August 30, 2010 10:35 AM ET CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The love of Charlie Sattes' life hatched from an egg and keeps a steady perch on his houseboat on the Kanawha...
Artists prepare for Sausalito Art FestivalThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:36PMMarc Sijan’s lifelike sculptures earned him the Best of Show award at last year’s Sausalito Art Festival. It was the first time in his 42 years of sculpting that he earned such an award, which he received seconds after he won first place in the sculpture division — another first for him.
Lazy days on the Rideau CanalTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:15PMThe dawn quiet at Newboro Lock, between Kingston and Ottawa on the Rideau Canal, was broken by the irregular bark of distant gunfire.
Man felt tug to stay in New Bern, give water toursTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:40PMRandy Schrock originally bought the tugboat “Kandy Bar” as part of a plan to finally leave New Bern and travel to Montana by river, canal, waterway and gulf.
Boat lovers ready for Antique and Classic Boat FestivalTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:36PMThough the beaches are thinning out and the days are getting shorter, Swampscott residents and boat lovers alike are coming together for the 28th annual Antique and Classic Boat Festival ....
Boat lovers ready for Antique and Classic Boat FestivalMonday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:31PMThough the beaches are thinning out and the days are getting shorter, residents and boat lovers alike are coming together for the 28th annual Antique and Classic Boat Festival.