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Passagassawakeag River

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Passagassawakeag River by the Upper Bridge
Passagassawakeag River by the Upper Bridge

The Passagassawakeag River () is a 16-mile-long (26 km) river in Waldo County, Maine in the United States. From the outlet of Lake Passagassawakeag (44°30′04″N 69°07′59″W) in Brooks, it runs south and east to its estuary in Belfast, Maine. The river empties into Belfast Bay, an inlet of Penobscot Bay, where it passes under US Route 1. The waterway's name is of local Native American origin and is believed to mean "a sturgeon's place" or "a place for spearing sturgeon by torchlight."

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Passagassawakeag River
Front Street, Belfast

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N 44.43 ° E -69.006 °
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04915 Belfast
Maine, United States
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Passagassawakeag River by the Upper Bridge
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Front Street Shipyard
Front Street Shipyard

Front Street Shipyard is a custom boat builder, boat yard, marina, and service yard in Belfast, Maine, USA. The yard is located along the waterfront in Penobscot Bay. The business was established in 2011. One year later, the ownership group also purchased the neighboring business, Belfast Boat Yard. In 2014, Front Street Shipyard began leasing a building in Bucksport, Maine, where production boats are built. Front Street Shipyard is situated on a six-acre property with 1,500 feet of waterfront. The yard has 72,555 square feet of space for yacht storage and 10,320 square feet of shop space for boat building and yacht refits. The buildings on site are long enough and tall enough to accommodate yachts up to 155 feet long. There are seven acres of off-site storage space, as well as a production boat building facility in the neighboring town of Bucksport. The yard has a yacht lifting capacity of 485 tons, making it capable of lifting superyachts.Front Street Shipyard specializes in boat building and yacht refits. Notable superyacht refits at Front Street Shipyard include: ASHA, a 90-foot Palmer Johnson motoryacht, in 2015. ASOLARE, a 154-foot cold-molded wooden ketch, in 2014. MARAE, a 108-foot pilothouse sloop, in 2014. ATLANTIDE, a 122-foot historic steel motoryacht, in 2012-13. STONEFACE, a 106-foot aluminum Burger motoryacht, in 2011-12.Front Street Shipyard works with yacht designers to develop concept yacht designs for new construction. The designs available for construction at Front Street Shipyard include: 84-foot and 102-foot modern sloops designed by Bill Tripp. 118-foot and 130-foot sloops designed by Sparkman & Stephens.