Really, you had me at movie night. Add in a cash bar thanks to our sponsor Bath Ale works, some nibbles, and a documentary that the Vancouver International Film Festival calls " a tribute to the spirit of adventure" and you have an evening of community in the Bath Freight Shed. Join MFS for a special showing of "The Race to Alaska" which follows this unique competition, a "test of physical endurance, backwater know-how, and bulldog tenacity to navigate the 760 cold water miles from Port Townsend Washington, to Ketchikan Alaska." Oh, and that's with no engines. mfship.org/events See you Thursday!
#movienight #bathfreightshed #community #r2ak #historyingenuitycommunity
Why not share this fun screenshot from the email inbox today? It's a little quiet here this morning with just two volunteers at work on the kitchen remodel and Matt focused on the new exhibit construction, but there should be more busy hands in Portland where Virginia is hauled out for a bit.
#community #historyingenuitycommunity #thankyouvolunteers #1607pinnacevirginia
Always something! JL
Put a little vicarious adventure in your week, come watch Race to Alaska with MFS! Next Thursday, 4/23.
mfship.org/events
#movienight #r2ak #sailingdocumentary #community #historyingenuitycommunity
Just like that: #docksin! Virginia is hauled out at Portland Shipyard and Portland Yacht Services Inc. for some spring TLC. We are: accepting donations for our #nauticalyardsale, contact mfs@mfship.com to arrange a drop-off or pick-up; getting ready for Saturday's dinner at JR Maxwell & Co in support of sending our #1607pinnacevirginia to #sailboston250; looking forward to showing the Race to Alaska documentary on #movienight April 23; hosting Captain Emma Hathaway for a #coastalnavigation class May 2+3. Behind the scenes new exhibits are under construction and summer plans are being made. Learn more at mfship.org.
Now it's time for a game of Cubb. 🙂
Dock's going in today. Now that is a sure sign of #springinmaine. #bathmaine #kennebecriver #volunteersatwork #historyingenuitycommunity
Tuesday's time travel tale:
Today MFS took our recent reconstruction (2011-2022) of the 1607 pinnace Virginia from her winter berth at the Strouts Point Wharf Company in South Freeport to Portland Yacht Services. There a statue of George Cleeve, one of the early (1630s) English settlers of what eventually became know as Portland, stood by as Virginia was hauled out for some spring maintenance work. #history #haulouttime #woodenships #historyingenuitycommunity Strouts Point Wharf Portland Shipyard and Portland Yacht Services Inc.