It"s peak lobster season in Maine, and colorful wooden buoys like these are marking lobster traps (or "pots") along the state"s coastline. Each lobsterman or woman has a unique color and pattern to their buoys, and designs are frequently passed down through generations. When not being put to use, lobster buoys are often hung from the sides of barns and sheds—they"re an iconic sight in coastal Maine.
Lobster tales
Today in History
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Sands of time
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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A bohemian feline
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Jackie Robinson Day
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Guiding ships to safety
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Green fields of grain
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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Flocking together in the Antarctic
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World Otter Day
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An historic forest
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Maybe we should be looking up
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Hut, hut, hike!
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Eurasian otter and pup, Estonia
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International Mountain Day
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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World Frog Day
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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World Environment Day
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Brotherly cubs
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Last day of National Park Week
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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Pandas pucker up for International Kissing Day
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US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
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