Podcasts by Wharfside
Listen to Wharfside: Stories from Portland Harbor's Working Waterfront to hear stories about the people, places, and work that happens along the waterfront in Portland Harbor. Stories take you from wharves to tugboats. This project was made possible by Waterfront Alliance and Casco Bay Estuary Partnership.
Further podcasts by Galen Koch
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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Pierce Atwood from 2017-05-08T18:52:21
In 2011, the Portland-based law firm, Pierce Atwood, moved from their office in Monument Square to Merrill's Wharf. The law firm's move was emotional for some Portland residents, but by working wit...
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A Port in Portland from 2017-01-16T13:21:26
The design of Portland's waterfront is no accident. In the late 1980s, the Waterfront Alliance began drafting recommendations for Portland's waterfront zones. Those recommendations laid the groundw...
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The Terminal from 2016-12-13T15:34:46
In the past four years there's been a lot more activity under the Casco Bay Bridge. The International Marine Terminal is now a fully operational freight facility, connecting Maine with the rest of ...
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Dredging the Slips from 2016-12-08T18:06:36
There's a lot of silt between Portland Harbor's wharves and piers, and some of it is very, very dirty. For decades, piers owners have worked to incite a collective effort in the Portland community ...
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The Desert from 2016-12-04T23:00:39
On the end of Merrill's Wharf on Portland's waterfront there's an empty lot. This is The Desert, where ground fishermen stretch out and mend their trawl nets.
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Gretchen Frank on Machigonne II from 2016-11-05T22:06:21
Gretchen Frank is the first mate senior designating deckhand on Machigonne II. Five days a week, seven runs a day, Gretchen directs cars and passengers onto the Casco Bay Lines ferry to Peaks Islan...
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The Workhorses from 2016-10-25T19:27:50
Ships come in-and-out of Portland Harbor daily carrying precious, and sometimes even hazardous, cargo. This is the story of one ship's passage through the port and the tugboats, and crew, who make ...
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Keeping The Lights On from 2016-10-04T17:58:10
EM1 Tony Robb and EM3 Alex Tade of the Coast Guard are in charge of keeping the lights burning at 22 lighthouses in Maine. In this story, Tony Robb describes his work and pride in the lighthouse ke...
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Leland Merrill on Widgery Wharf from 2016-10-02T15:53:02
Between Chandler's Wharf, to the east, and Union Wharf, to the west, there stands a narrow wharf, flanked by fish houses and lobster boats. It is here that Leland Merrill, a 92 year-old resident of...
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