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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X I I I O C T O B E R 1 8 , 2 0 2 1 18 M I D C O A S T / D OW N E A S T M A I N E O n any given summer day, Lyman-Morse's Camden opera- tion is a hive of activity. Boaters from around the world and surrounding communities come and go from the marina's docks and moorings, perhaps taking trips into town to enjoy local restaurants or buy provisions for their travels. Employees are busy providing repairs and refits, sail and metal fabrica- tion, engine fixes and launch services. An on-site restaurant and distillery attract boaters and local residents. Visitors are welcome to view the yard's working waterfront activities. e company's annual sailboat race joins other races, boating programs and historic passenger vessels to keep Camden Harbor a lively sight. is year, the boatyard has been even busier with a $15 mil- lion improvement project, financed through Bangor Savings Bank, that includes reconstruction of an 11,000-square-foot facility, teardown of a hodgepodge of old buildings totaling 31,400 square feet and new construction of a 33,000-square-foot marine service complex. "I want it to be open and inviting to the community and to visitors," says Lyman-Morse's president, Drew Lyman. "at's the whole goal." e project benefits the broader community in many ways, says Camden's planning and development director, Jeremy Martin. "Lyman-Morse is one of the largest employers in town," says Martin. "ere are a lot of spinoff businesses that ben- efit from Lyman-Morse being here. I see this as an extension of our existing waterfront and our downtown." Boatyard fire e yard, on the east shore of Camden Harbor, was formerly known as Wayfarer Marine. Large cargo schooners, World P H O T O / DAV I D C L O U G H F O C U S Lyman-Morse's president Drew Lyman, center, says a 2020 fire at the company's Camden facility was an opportunity to move forward with a $15 million improvement project to build modern working waterfront infrastructure. R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y O F LY M A N - M O R S E Lyman-Morse's new construction of a 33,000-square- foot marine service complex at its Camden facility. HARBOR HORIZONS New waterfront investment seeks to enhance Camden's power of attraction B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r