SHIPNOTES, SEAPORT & MUSEUM NEWS east Lighthouse on Block Island RI. • The Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts wi ll receive $1, 175,000forplanning and reconstruction of historic wharves and $440,000 to develop plans for a reconstruction of a 19th-century China trade vessel. •The National Park Service will contribute $1 .5 million to the expansion of the USS Constitution Museum. •Mentioned earlier in "Shipnotes" are the $1 million appropriation for Mystic Seaport and $600,000 for the preservation of Lowell's Boat Shop. Calendar • May 26-June 1, Fleet Week 1993, a series of events hosted by the Intrepid Museum and including a parade of US and international Navy and Coast Guard vessels, ship visitations and a "Battle of the Atlantic" commemoration service. (IM, W. 46th St & 12th Ave, New York NY 10036;212 245-0072) •June 12, "Cruise into History" on the historic Liberty ship SS John W. Brown from Norfolk VA. (Project Liberty Ship, PO Box 25846, Highlandtown Station, Baltimore MD 21224-084q).
•August 7, Re-enactment of the Simcoe Landing at Toronto, a "Toronto 200" event at Harborfront commemorating the founding of the Town of York at Toronto in 1793 and featuring the brig Niagara. (Toronto Historical Board, Marine Museum, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3C3) •August 21-22, International Steamboat Muster, Pawtucket RI. Includes a parade of steam vessels, a steam history exhibit and steamboat film festival. (Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, PO Box 7663, Cumberland RI 02864; 401 334-7773)
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