We have five new 9-month and 2-year apprentices in the building this fall, as well as two new 12-weekers…
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We have eight new 9-month and 2-year apprentices in the building this fall, as well as two new 12-weekers…
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We have 6 new apprentices in the building this fall. They started at the ‘Shop on September 2nd…
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It occurred to me earlier this summer that the pier could use a wind vane large enough to see from a decent way out…
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Finally! It may have taken 24 years, but now I have it. ‘It’ is the job I moved to Maine for…
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In partnership with several other organizations, including One Community Many Voices, we’re participating in an initiative to provide garden beds, soil, and seedlings to Rockland residents…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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After a Wednesday field trip up to Searsport to visit the Penobscot Marine Museum, we got an email from Education Director Jeana Gaskop…
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Recently, our Board Chair, Molly Mulhern, sent me a post about a new line of wooden bathtubs designed and built by NK Woodworking. The post reminded me of a different context in which I’ve heard of boatbuilders building bathtubs…
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We have a new two-year apprentice. He’s been here now for 3 weeks, lofting, building molds, and sailing around Penobscot Bay on expedition…
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Douglas Brooks recently came to the shop to teach a week-long course in traditional Japanese boatbuilding. Students in the course built a 21-foot long traditional river boat…
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If you’ve been keeping up with our newsletter, you’ve probably seen something about the Sea Rocket project our Maritime Skills students have been working on…
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Many of you have already heard about Break the Anchor, perhaps from attending the fundraising auction the Shop held last March. Well, the project is finally underway…
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This year, we sent two teams from the shop to the US Toboggan National Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl…
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