WORKING WATERFRONT • October 5, 2026
In The Rise and Fall of the Maine Coast Joseph and Alice Kelley condense more than 500 million years of planetary, tectonic, and glacial history into an accessible volume of just under 200 pages. The longtime University of Maine geology experts have produced a compelling and insightful narrative about the big forces that shaped this corner of the planet. The authors end the book with straightforward warnings about the need for Mainers to learn how to live with rising sea levels.