#popham beach

[aestum]

(by Evan Leith)

[vintagecamping]

Those beautiful cottage summers on Popham Beach.

Maine

1959

[acrylicartsacademy]

Popham Beach Maine Seascape: Easy Acrylic Painting Tutorial

[fruitcage]

A dusting of snow reflects the moonlight in the intertidal areas of Popham Beach, Maine.

[doctorsparkles]

Oh, how I want to live on this island house.

[inkylizard]

the wind was blowing the top layer of loose sand so that it looked like fog.

[olivesjaw]

[theladytumbledown]

Greetings from Phippsburg, ME

[thebreakfastgenie]

No place in Maine would ever be called "Crabapple Cove" and Richard Hornberger should have known that but he was not just from away, he was from New Jersey.

[47burlm]

Popham Beach Light House after the storm Tuesday night thru Wednesday Morning

Commercial St in Portland, Maine

[pwlanier]

LARGE EXTREMELY RARE TROPHY CARVED AND PAINTED STRIPER

STRIPED BASS BY LAWRENCE C. IRVINE. Winthrop, Maine circa 1969. Lawrence C. Irvine (1918-1998) was a carver in Winthrop, Maine known best for his lifelike fish carvings which he did for his clients. This extraordinarily rare and magnificent carved example depicts a trophy striped bass. To our knowledge this is one of only 2 of this species ever carved by Irvine. It is mounted on a natural oval stained backboard and is unsigned. The plaque on the front reads "B.K. Still-June 27, 1969 at Popham Beach, Maine 21 1/2 lbs. 37 1/2" long".

Poulin Fine Art

[novumtimes]

BC tourism minister says new rules on short-term rentals needed to house hospitality workers Okanagan

The McEwan family from Alberta lathered up for a beach day in Kelowna Wednesday but this year they had to forgo the Airbnb they stayed in last year. “The condos weren’t available,” said Albertan Dustin McEwan. “Short term rentals I suppose.” The family opted for a hotel but it seems tourists like them aren’t coming in droves this season. “I’m not just noticing it, I am living it,” said Wyn Lewis, owner of the Vibrant Vine Winery. “Basically we are at 60 per cent of last year.” Lewis said a number of his wine club members have indicated that the new legislation restricting short term rentals is keeping them away. “I think there’s, you know, unintended consequences with the recent law that was passed with the Airbnb. What we are hearing is a groundswell of people who are saying, that’s the reason why you’re empty … look around here,” he said, pointing to an empty tasting room. Story continues below advertisement Tourism Kelowna acknowledged that July appears to be softer in terms of visitation numbers compared to previous years. “It certainly feels like it’s down a little bit,” said Lisanne Ballantyne, president and CEO of Tourism Kelowna. Breaking news from Canada and around the world sent to your email, as it happens. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News’ Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. But Ballantyne said with a strong June, the numbers will likely balance out. “I think once we get our numbers in … we’re going to guess visitation might be on par with last year,” Ballantyne said. 2:12 Tourism operators report fewer visitors in Central Okanagan She added that pointing the blame for a seemingly slower July solely at the new short-term rental rules doesn’t make sense. “We’re thinking back to that incredible three weeks of heat wave we had that brought down visitation,” Ballantyne said. “Think about the fact that we had a WestJet strike. We lost some airline coverage in the middle of June that affected other people’s decisions about their July holidays. Think about the fact that we have uncertainty sometimes about what kind of sky is going to be … it’s a number of factors that influence tourism.” Trending Now Toronto terror arrests and the enduring appeal of ISIS Canadian seniors are getting a top-up to old age benefits. How much? Story continues below advertisement B.C.’s tourism minister Lana Popham told Global News tourism is down globally, not just in Kelowna or B.C. “We are not doing badly on the tourism front but we would absolutely like to see more traffic,” Popham said. She said one of the most important ways to support tourism is to ensure housing is available for hospitality workers, which the new short-term rental legislation is trying to achieve. “Trying to get people into housing so they can support the economy …. is a huge priority for the government and we’re going to see how that looks with short-term rentals.” Ballantyne added that Tourism Kelowna will have a better idea of the type of tourism season Kelowna is experiencing when it can take a look at visitation statistics in a few weeks. 5:07 Jasper wildfire: Economic impact on tourism &copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Source link via The Novum Times

[yescs2020]

Still not reading fiction

[racingtoaredlight]

Opening Bell: June 11th, 2024

PEDs: they aren't just for athletes anymore! (picture unrelated)

According to Maxx Crosby, the Las Vegas Raiders encountered a UFO while on a team flight home from Miami.

Wrapping up today's sports section, I will once again reiterate my stance that sports betting should go back to being mostly illegal ASAP.

Cold Stone Creamery is being sued for not actually having any pistachios in their pistachio ice cream.

Water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine have been doing some wild shit lately.

In other Maine news, watch out for quicksand if you decide to hit up Popham Beach (which you should, as it's pretty nice aside from the quicksand).

Finally, the classic film Gremlins just celebrated the 40th anniversary of its release, so you know what that means: ORAL HISTORY TIME.

[inkylizard]

[wandering-bard-from-the-id]

Every child of the 70's greatest nightmare come true.