Bottom Line Fisheries in Corea Harbor was awarded $25,000 in matching funds from Maine's Working Waterfront program to help repair damages from the January 10 storm.
Corea Harbor Resilience Kick-Off
Gouldsboro will kick off its Corea Harbor Resilience project at the Black Duck Inn in Corea on Sunday, August 25th, at 4 PM. The project wll identify the best ways to modify the Crowley Island Causeway and the Corea-Cranberry Point road junction so that they can withstand large storms and sea level rise.
Looking Ahead for Three Key Harbors
A new project funded with $50,000 from the Coastal Community Grant/Shore and Harbor Planning Grant program will focus on increasing coastal resilience in Bunkers Harbor, Prospect Harbor, and South Gouldsboro harbor. It will evaluate working waterfront infrastructure and recommend improvements.
Gouldsboro Receives $50,000 for Corea Study
Gouldsboro has received $50,000 from the Community Resilience Partnership to bring residents, stakeholders, engineers, and climate specialists together to identify new road designs for two Corea Harbor locations. The goal is to withstand storms larger than the one that hammered Corea Harbor on January 10 this year.
Storm Surge in Prospect Harbor
The January 10 storm brought about 4 feet of storm surge to Gouldsboro's shore, with 5 and 6 foot waves running on top of it. The surge and waves reached the top of Prospect Harbor and had nowhere else to go. Here are some pictures.
Sand Cove Proposal
Gouldsboro submitted a proposal to the Maine Department of Transportation, asking them to support a feasibility study of alternatives to the current Corea Road at Sand Cove. Losing the road cuts hundreds of household off from emergency services.
Storm Update from Lighthouse Point
In the twenty years we have been here, there have been only a few occasions when we have had splash over on our shore. We thought the next decade would bring more such events, but we never imagined getting the destruction of the storm of January 10th.
Wonsqueak Harbor Woes
Wonsqueak Harbor was not spared by the January 10 storm. Here are some photos along with a report from John Renwick, whose house faces the harbor.
The January 10 Storm
On the morning of January 10, 2024, Gouldsboro and other Downeast Maine towns were battered by a powerful winter storm. The storm washed boats ashore, destroyed wharves, and battered coastal roads. Here are a few pictures.
Coastal Resilience Committee – January 2024 Update
Gouldsboro's Coastal Resilience Committee met on January 8 to work on requests for funds to reduce sea-level rise and storm surge vulnerabilities in the village of Corea and along Rt. 195 (Corea Road) at Sand Cove. This post provides an update on the committee's plans. The January 10 storm underscores the importance of that planning.