Sea Bags: Musings from Maine

While it’s a pretty wet and dreary day here in Freeport today, the weather didn’t keep this old salt from visiting the Sea Bags store. Our newest friend, and her captain, sail their 36 Pearson up from Padanaram Harbor, MA each summer and  have been visiting the coast of Maine with their 13 year-old black lab, Max, for the last 13 years.

She had heard about the Sea Bags store in her hometown (we love how news spreads like that). She decided to come check out the place where we would eventually turn their old sails one day into something useful that also helps the environment as well. As much as they love the beautiful state of Maine, she loves her new Sea Bag that tells her retirement story equally as much.

Featured: Medium SAIL tote.

We love summer! The fresh air, the salt and the ocean. Love to see the boats go by and really love a good outdoor shower. There is something so refreshing about the hot water and the cool air at night or cool water on those sticky days. Not to mention it’s really nice not to track the sand and dirt inside the house. We love these Sea Bags curtains from recycled sails we did for a customer on Isle au Haut. Where is your favorite place to shower outdoors?

Kate from Black Dinah Chocolatiers living her dream job!

Oprah recently did a show on dream jobs. We want to know what your dream job is?  I was lucky to spend the day with a French film crew doing a documentary on Maine. They clearly were doing their dream jobs–the quite famous host, Girard Klein was full of personality showing their viewers in France cool things about Our State. Every angle and shot was thought provoking. We shot my friend Kate, who owns Black Dinah Chocolatiers. Kate and her husband, Steve have built a great gourmet chocolate business living on the island they love to call home.  We shot the Inn at Isle au Haut where Diana has used her amazing decorating and culinary talent to create a quaint Inn.  I left a great Corporate Career to do Sea Bags with my business partner, Hannah. I was inspired by my sister, Linda whose dream job is to swordfish. I’m lucky to get to create a company where we work with amazing talent and we recycle beautiful sails into great, functional and sometimes funky totes. We give back to causes we believe in. I live in a gorgeous place, get to travel to great places, and love the people I work with from our team, to our customers and our vendors.  Yep, its a dream job. What’s yours?

Beth Shissler, co-owner, Sea Bags, Inc.

This brave U.S. Naval Pilot is a New Englander now stationed in Jacksonville, FL. She was stationed in Brunswick for many years before the base closure slated for next year took place. She flies the P3’s we were all so used to seeing flying overhead and protecting our country. She is home for a  well-earned and much deserved vacation and had to have the Red Anchor tote to bring back to Jacksonville to carry all of her gear.

Thank you Ms. Pilot for all you do to serve and protect our country. Enjoy your Sea Bag!