Coast Encounters

Coast Encounters For tourists and natives alike, tidepool explorations with Coast Encounters are a unique, fun, and hands-on way to learn about Maine’s rocky coast!

Carol Steingart is a marine science educator who has been conducting intertidal programs for over 20 years. Carol, also known as “Coastal Carol,” fell in love with the marine world when she first went to the Shoals Marine Laboratory as an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire in 1977. Having grown up on the flat, sandy beaches of Long Island, NY, she was immediately captivated by the ro

cky shoreline of Maine and the critters under the rocks. After working in the freshwater streams of New Hampshire in the 70s, and in the music recording engineering field in the 80s, she returned to her passion in the tide pools of Maine when she was asked to bring in some marine creatures to her daughter’s second grade class. Her presentation on tide pool critters was so good, the teachers and students asked her back year after year. Today, Carol offers unique intertidal excursions on the Maine coast to small groups and brings the tide pools to schools and other locations. Carol’s favorite marine creature is the horseshoe crab. Her passion for horseshoe crabs comes out in her special program offerings and excursions featuring these “prehistoric helmets of the sea.”Carol holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation from the University of New Hampshire. She is a Shoals Marine Lab faculty member and a lifetime member of the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA). Carol is also a past president and lifetime member of the Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association (GOMMEA). She holds a Maine state license to collect intertidal organisms for educational purposes.Whether she is leading excursions to the rocky shore or bringing live organisms into the classroom, libraries, birthday parties, camps, or assisted living facilities, kids and grown-ups love Carol’s enthusiastic approach to hands-on learning.

Effervescing with excitement at 6am!
08/31/2026

Effervescing with excitement at 6am!

Sea Urchin Central
08/29/2026

Sea Urchin Central

A handful of hermits
08/28/2026

A handful of hermits

If you’ve ever enjoyed one of my programs or just like what I post on this page, please vote for me under category #29 ...
07/29/2026

If you’ve ever enjoyed one of my programs or just like what I post on this page, please vote for me under category #29 “Best water/recreation activity”.

1-Just open the link
2-Scroll down to #29
3-Type in COAST ENCOUNTERS
4-Scroll down to the bottom and click DONE

Kids and adults can vote multiple times as long as it’s only once per device.

Thanks a bunch!!!

http://tinyurl.com/DriveVoting2026

Coastal Carol visits ol’ friend THE SEAWEED MAN (aka Larch Hanson), in the peak of health at 80 years old!Check out his ...
07/23/2026

Coastal Carol visits ol’ friend THE SEAWEED MAN (aka Larch Hanson), in the peak of health at 80 years old!

Check out his products, variety packs, soup mix, and a beautiful fully illustrated cookbook at theseaweedman.com

MOLTING DAY for this little horseshoe crab!
07/15/2026

MOLTING DAY for this little horseshoe crab!

I brought the sea creatures to Portsmouth’s Piscataqua Riverfest today. It was very popular!
07/11/2026

I brought the sea creatures to Portsmouth’s Piscataqua Riverfest today. It was very popular!

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Wells, ME
04090

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 9pm
Tuesday 6am - 9pm
Wednesday 6am - 9pm
Thursday 6am - 9pm
Friday 6am - 9pm
Saturday 6am - 9pm
Sunday 6am - 9pm

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(207) 831-4436

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