Annapolis in Early May- A Wonderful Time to Visit! The "Athens of Colonial America," also known as "Crab Towne," Annapolis is a marvelous locatio n for those with maritime imerests to visit in early May, when the weather is at its best. The C h esapeake Bay, Severn River, Spa C reek, and South and Magothy Rivers provide prime places to sail, motor, paddle, and fish . The town is full of historic architecture dating from the 1730s to the presem, such as the oldest state house in cominuous use, the third oldest college in America (S t. John's College, 1696), and the monumemal Beaux Arts structures of the Naval Academy. Among the other sites not to be missed are the histori c Maryland State House; the l 8'h-cemury Georgian m ansion William Paca House, the H ammond-Harwood William Paca House and C hase-Lloyd Houses; St. John's College; the waterfront with its Alex Haley Memorial and market ho use dating from 1857; and the shops and restaurants of Main Street, State C ircle, and Maryland Avenue. 1he Banneker-Douglass Muse um features local African-American histo ry and culture. The Annapolis Maritime Museum covers local watermen's trade and maritime ar t. The Maryland Federation of the Arts on State C ircle displays work of local artists and the Mitchell Gallery at St. John's College will be hosting its annual communi ty art exhibition while we are in town. To the north and south of the four-mile C hesapeake Bay Bridge are the 1883 Sandy Point Shoal Light and the 1885 Th o mas Point Screwpile Lighthouse. The Annapolis Yacht C lub will be hosting the SERC Spring Regatta on 9 May. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Maryland Hall for the C reative Arts on 8 and 9 May; man y Annapolis watering holes feature live entertainmem on weekends. There is a gorgeous new Jewish C hapel at the Naval Academy for Friday night service. On Sunday the Naval Academy's impressive main chapel has a 9AM Catholic Mass and an l l AM interdenominational Protestant service, featuring the sevemh largest pipe organ and wo nderful choirs. - James Cheevers
Two great reads from Sea H-istory Press ... A Dream of Tall Ships
The Skipper & the Eagle
How New Yorkers came together to
by Captain Gordon McGowan,
save the city's sailing-ship waterfront
USCG (Ret.)
by Peter and Norma Stanford
with an Introduction by
with an Introduction
Admiral Robert]. Papp, Jr. , former
by john Stobart, RA
Commandant, US Coast Guard
This lively account of a great urban adventure begins in the 1960s with two New Yorkers who were committed to creating a maritime museum in Manhattan's old sailing ship waterfront-the South Street Seaport Museum. They moved to save the old buildings as an historic district, and breathe new life into New York's old Street of Ships. The idea of recreating the old sailing-ship waterfront inspired young and old, rich and poor, Wall Streeters and blue-collar workers, seamen, firemen , policemen and teachers to work together to found a museum showcasing the ships that built the port, which built the city, which built the natio n. Hardcover, 596 pages, 20 pages of photos and illustrations • $34.95 + $6.95 s/h in US; call for international rates
In the yea r 1946, amid the post-war confusion, Commander Gordon McGowan, US Coast Guard, found himself the mas ter of a three-masted barque, a battered prize of war. With her carry-over crew of Germ an seamen and neophyte Coast Guard personnel, he transformed her into a well-found Coast Guard training ship able to make a trans-Atlantic voyage under sail. In Adm iral Papp's words," .. . in his sim ple effort to documem a small portion of Eagle's history, [McGowan] related a story of courage, initiative, humili ty and devotion to dury which stands the test of time, and should serve as both a lesson and example .. ." Hardcover, 255 pages, 36 illustrations • $25.00 + $6.95 s/h in US; call for international rates
To order, visit the NMHS Ship's Store at www.seahistory.org, or call 914 737-7878, ext. 0. SEA HISTORY 150, SPRING 20 15
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