Folks pitching in, shifting and storing items, re-finishing spars, inventorying rigging elements... the autumn transformation of Virginia and the interior of the Freight Shed continues.
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More from downrigging Virginia and the "seasonal shift" within the Freight Shed.
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Fred is at work on the new topmast while on the ship, in the boatyard, and in the Freight Shed folks are downrigging Virginia and packing up our interpretive exhibits to make way for the winter season of the Bath Farmers' Market. It's a beautiful, bustling Monday morning here at Maine's First Ship on the bank of the Kennebec River in historic downtown Bath.
#downrigging #1607pinnacevirginia #bathfreightshed Bath Farmers' Market #fallinmaine #bathmaine Main Street Bath
in all these years i've ye to see her actually sailing... motoring with sail set is as close as it's come. why?
America's First Ship!
MFS Treasurer Michael Walton, our photographer in this case, and Matt Blazek, Director of Programs & Partnerships, are hosting a visit with representatives from both Bath and Bath's sister city Tsugaru, Japan. The longstanding Sister City relationship all began when the Bath-built Cheseborough wrecked off the northern coast of Japan on October 30th, 1889. The people of Shariki Village (part of Tsugaru) rescued 4 survivors.
Friends of Aomori #cityofbathmaine #tsugarujapan #sistercity #maritimehistory #historyingenuitycommunity
Meg Steele Barker You really do live & breathe Bath history! More on the story is available from bath-tsugaru.org/history/ and maine-aomori.org/ ; was trying to keep our post brief and trust others with the details.
One of the crew that died grew up in my house (for a few years) if anyone’s ever doing any research…
A great connection to maintain . . . an important memory to keep alive.
EXcellent!
And they're off on the final training sail of the year.
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Is the mast fixed
Where are the sails??!!
Lest you think a field trip to Maine's First Ship is all fun and games, Matt's pre-boarding instructions to students yesterday included, "no climbing in the rigging like monkeys."😉 We caught a moment of the golden hour sun on both Virginia and the shallop Jane Stevens at the end of the day yesterday. This morning it looked a bit cooler out there as a few volunteers gathered for sail training.
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America's First Ship!