MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 26, 2025
When Maine gained statehood 200 years ago, the opening of the founding documents declared that Maine and its citizens owned from “high water” out 200 miles, and thus secured control and access to those natural resources for the benefit of Mainers. Somehow, about 40 years ago, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruledthat recreation on beaches in front of homes lucky enough to have a beach was the preserve of the owner of the house. Walking along the shore at low tide should be a right worth protecting. ~ George Seaver, Waldoboro