ship was also once named the WiLLis B. Boyer). The new museum takes the place of the GLHS's forme r museum at Vermilion, Ohio , in order to attract and acco mmodate more visitors and increase exhibi t space and museum facilities . Financing for the new $ 12.5 million facility came from a com bin at io n of pri va te and public fundin g so urces. (1 701 Front St., Toledo, Ohio, Ph. 4 19 214-5000; www.inlandseas. org) ... The Charles W. Morgan's 38th voyage to historic ports in New England is underway! When the 184 1 whaler left her berth at Mystic Seaport on 17 May, it was the first time the ship has been below the Mystic River Bascule Bridge since she arrived at the museum in Novem ber, 1941. A month-long fitting out period is taking place while the Morgan is in New London, CT, which will include ballas ting the ship for sea. On 14 June the whaling ship will depart New London and begin her journey up the coast of New England. Each port tran sit is sch edul ed with a three-day wi ndow of opportuni ty with the intention that the ship will sail on the first acceptable-weather day. The Morgan will be accompanied underway by the museum's
1947 eastern-rig dragge r Roann, and in port by a traveling exhibition th at includes histo ric interpretation, live demon strations, musi c, and more. In Provincetown, at the tip of Cap e Cod, th ere will be no dockside exhibition or visitor access to the ship, as the ship will be making daily sails out to NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. There will be extensive online programming, however, during the day sails (see next entry). Opportunities to catch the ship sa iling in Cape Cod Bay may be available, as the local whale watching fleet may choose to fo ll ow the ship . For the ship's itinerary and a map of her planned route fo r the 38th Voyage, see www.seahi story.org or M ys tic Seaport's website at www.mysticseaport.org) ... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries will be producing OceansLIVE broadcasts during Mystic Seaport's 38th voyage of the whaleship Charles W. Morgan during her day sails to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in Massachusetts Bay. Live broadcasts will be hosted from the Pilgrim Monumenr and Provine-
etown Museum in Provincetown on Cape Cod, 11-1 3 July. Each day there will be onlin e programming at 10AM, noon, and 2PM, live over th e internet on http :// oceanslive.org. G uests for the shows will include authors, historians, acoustic scientists, ocean ographers, interpreters, and ocean advocates. OceansLIVE is a partnership between NOAA's Office of National M arine Sanctuaries, the Narional Marine Sanctuary Foundatio n, and the University of Rhode Island's Innerspace Center. It seeks to bring awa reness of the ocean, its impact on the global environment, and human impact on th e health of the wo rld's oceans to communities nationwide through a mul ti- m edia platform. (NOAA/ Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster Rd Scituate, MA 02066; www.stellwagen. noaa.gov) ... The Biloxi, Mississippi, Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum will celebrate a grand opening of its new facility on 18 July. The museum was established in 1986, but the building was destroyed by Hurricane Katrin a. Since then it h as operated out of a tem porary location in a shopping mall, while it ran educational programs on
MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM Home of America's Great Schooners Only at Maine Maritime Museum can you :
• See th e full-size scul pture of Wyoming, largest wooden U.S. sailing ship • Tour the intact historic shipyard site where the great schooners were built • Go aboard and below deck on a Grand Ban ks fishing schooner • Inspect the remains of Sno w Squall the la st Ameri ca n clipper ship •
New Blacksmith Shop exhibit opens this summer
National Historic Landmark 6 National Memorial to Coast Guardsmen who lost the ir lives during WWII through Vietnam. • Awarded two Naval Presidential Unit Citations for her service during Vietnam. • Credited with sinking U-Boat 626 during convoy duty in the North Atlantic. Don't miss the opportunity to tour this ship. learn about its remarkable history. the recently completely underwater re-fit and the current work being done restoring her topside. USCGC ING HAM is located in Key West on the Truman Waterfront.
You Can Visit ...You Can Help The foundation seeks donations to continue restoration of this important vessel. Please send your tax- deductible contributions to:
USCGC INGHAM Memorial Museum 243 Washington Street ·Bath, Maine · 207-443-1316
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org
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P. 0. Box 186. Key West. Florida 3:3041 • Phone: (305)-385-8554 www.uscgcimgham.org
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