Meet the New Apprentices!

We have five new 9-month and 2-year apprentices in the building this fall, as well as two new 12-weekers…

StoriesGuest UserNovember 4, 2022Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Woodworking, Rockland, Midcoast, Apprenticeship

Alum Story: Building a Susan Skiff

I’m slow to connect the dots. When my wife and I announced to our grown daughter we were moving to join her in Maine, our daughter suggested I take the wooden boat building class at The Apprenticeshop…

Stories, AlumniGuest UserAugust 5, 2022Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Alumni, Maine, Apprenticeship, Susan Skiff

Profile: Missy Hatch

Like any organization that’s been in existence for a long time, The Apprenticeshop is ripe with its own lore. You hear stories from the “old days”…

Stories, AlumniGuest UserMay 3, 2022Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Alumni, Maine, Apprenticeship

Alum Profile: Ellery Kempe-Chalmers

A recent graduate of our 9-month apprenticeship program, Ellery Kempe-Chalmers, reached out in response to our last newsletter with some photos of her time at the ‘Shop…

Stories, AlumniGuest UserFebruary 3, 2022Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Alumni, Maine, Apprenticeship

Alum Profile: Dagmar Bay

We recently reached out to Dagmar Bay (alumna ‘96-’98) to ask her a few questions about her experience at the ‘Shop and what she’s doing now…

Stories, AlumniGuest UserJanuary 11, 2022Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Alumni, Maine, Apprenticeship

Meet the New Apprentices!

We have eight new 9-month and 2-year apprentices in the building this fall, as well as two new 12-weekers…

StoriesGuest UserNovember 8, 2021Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Woodworking, Rockland, Midcoast, Apprenticeship

Georges River Land Trust Collaboration with BTA

This week, our very own Youth Program Director and Break the Anchor project leader, João Strout-Bentes, was featured in the Penobscot Bay Pilot…

News, AlumniGuest UserMay 10, 2021Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Break the Anchor, Canoa de Picada, Georges River Land Trust, Ash Point Preserve, Maine, Wooden boats, Wooden boat building

RPM Foundation Grant

We are excited to announce the recent award of a grant from the The RPM Foundation to provide financial support for one of our 2021 Fellows…

News, AlumniGuest UserMarch 15, 2021Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Fellowship, Cliffy, RPM Foundation, Lobster boat

Kickoff of the Mary Lacy Scholarship Raffle

In honor of Women’s History month 2020, we announced the establishment of the Mary Lacy Scholarship for women…

Stories, NewsGuest UserFebruary 9, 2021Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Maine, Susan Skiff, Women in Boatbuilding, Women, Raffle, Scholarship, Mary Lacy

A New Bow Fender For My Susan Skiff

Let me start by answering the oft-asked question "why does your skiff need a bow fender"? Bear with me…

StoriesGuest UserJanuary 13, 2021Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Maine, Susan Skiff, Bow fender, Marlinespike

Alum Profile: Tom Weis

We reached out to Tom Weis recently to ask him a few questions about his experience at the ‘Shop and what he’s doing now…

Stories, AlumniGuest UserDecember 7, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Alumni, Maine, Apprenticeship

The Dronthiem

For the past two seasons of heavy engagement through youth programs, adult lessons, apprentice training and Free Fridays, we’ve struggled to put a name to what the Twins are…

StoriesGuest UserDecember 1, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Maritime History, Maritime Heritage, Dronthiem

Meet Our New Apprentices

We have 6 new apprentices in the building this fall. They started at the ‘Shop on September 2nd…

StoriesGuest UserSeptember 28, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Woodworking, Rockland, Midcoast, Apprenticeship

In the News

In the past few months, we’ve been featured in two magazines, MaineBiz’s Work for ME 2020 issue and Cape Air’s in-flight magazine…

Stories, News, AlumniGuest UserJuly 16, 2020Apprenticeshop, Rockland, Midcoast, Apprenticeship, Wooden Boats, Boatbuilding, Maine, Dublin Bay

Prospective Perspective

In early March, Jonathan Goodman came to the ‘Shop to do his volunteer week. The following piece was written by Jonathan about his volunteer experience…

StoriesGuest UserApril 20, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Woodworking, Rockland, Midcoast, Apprenticeship, Volunteer Week, Prospective Apprentice

Women's History Month Interview

This month, amidst all of the coronavirus uncertainty and upheaval, I had an opportunity to sit down with recent graduate of the 12-week program, Emma Hathaway…

StoriesGuest UserMarch 25, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Woodworking, Rockland, Midcoast, 12-Week Program, Apprenticeship, Women in Boatbuilding, Scholarship, Women

We're All in This Together

Former 12-week apprentice Chris Battaglia has been interviewing apprentices and staff over the last few months to create a series of videos that tell the story of The Apprenticeshop…

Stories, VideosGuest UserMarch 19, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Woodworking, Rockland, Midcoast, 12-Week Program, Apprenticeship

Before it was the Apprenticeshop

After a Wednesday field trip up to Searsport to visit the Penobscot Marine Museum, we got an email from Education Director Jeana Gaskop…

StoriesGuest UserMarch 16, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Woodworking, Rockland, Midcoast, Maritime History

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