KITTERY, Maine — In their heyday, the rugged surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service were the stuff of legend. These “storm warriors,” so called by scribes of the era, would row out in wooden boats ...

KITTERY POINT, Maine — As with Frankenstein’s monster – but with far more pleasing results – electricity has pumped new life into the old Life Saving Service station at Wood Island. Like Mary ...

KITTERY, Maine – Emotions overcame Sam Reid, president of the Wood Island Life Saving Station Association, as curious local summer campers docked at the newly-constructed pier on historic Wood Island ...

In 1908, the U.S. Lifesaving Service — a Coast Guard precursor — built an outpost on a sliver of rock where the Piscataqua River empties into the Gulf of Maine. For 40 years, “surfmen,” as they were ...

A look at the effort to save the Wood Island Live Saving Station and the plans to create a one-of-a-kind museum. See how "the Bone Finder" uses ground penetrating radar to see underground. On Fritz ...

The Wood Island Life Saving Station has opened a public museum showcasing the work of Maine's first seagoing first responders. PHOTO / COURTESY, WILSSA Not far from the crowded beaches of York County, ...

KITTERY POINT, Maine — As with Frankenstein’s monster – but with far more pleasing results – electricity has pumped new life into the old Life Saving Service station at Wood Island. Like Mary ...