Category: Coastal News

ECHO, a 1960 Alden Challenger. Alden's first fiberglass sailboat.

The coast of New England is a floating museum.

4/13/2017 - Ancient working schooners, active fleets of classic racers - some a century old, coastal New England is a museum under sail. Joining this floating archive; ‘Classic Plastic’, the first molded fiberglass boats. A few of these pioneers that ushered in the new material - fiberglass, have put in 60 years… SEE MORE

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A Simple Route to a Stunning Retreat

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3/29/2017 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIuHMJbPtc[/embed] Half the fun of Mystic Seaport can be getting there by the water. From all points north and south, the route up Fishers Island Sound leads to the gorgeous Mystic River, and shortly thereafter, to the stunning Mystic Seaport. Mystic Seaport is the nation's leading maritime museum. Founded in… SEE MORE

Whale Ho!

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3/29/2017 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBn9I8K9tZg?list=PLrPiQIeOoQZEEqImUSA42DwEw0YSSM-dk[/embed] The CHARLES W. MORGAN sails with the whales on Stellwagen Bank. July 11, 2014 https://www.mysticseaport.org/explore/morgan/ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBn9I8K9tZg?list=PLrPiQIeOoQZEEqImUSA42DwEw0YSSM-dk SEE MORE

Visitng Mystic Seaport By Water

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NBWM is just steps from the working waterfront

New Bedford Whaling Museum welcomes you!

1/27/2017 - At the heart of the historic City of New Bedford you'll find the New Bedford Whaling Museum, bordered by cobblestone streets, and just steps from the working waterfront. This outstanding cultural gem tells the story of human interaction with whales through time and explores the history of the "City that… SEE MORE

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An old cabin house on saw horses is an archive of lines and measurements to be faithfully reproduced (and invisibly improved).

Every old boat tells a story: Here’s a short one.

1/19/2017 - Rockport Harbor never sleeps. There’s always something going on. That’s due in large part to Rockport Marine, a world class wooden boat builder that has been building boats on Rockport Harbor, since 1962. Not long ago in late winter, I stumbled on this old cabin house out behind their building… SEE MORE

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250 Main Hotel, a Boutique Hotel in Rockland, gets Ready for the Summer!

12/16/2016 - Our neighbors here on South Main Street, in Rockland, Maine, were recognized nationally by The Huffington Post as one of the “Dozen Top New and Renewed Hotels in the Northeast for 2016” and they are still delivering on that promise. Craftsmanship and quality are evident! The hotel’s owners, Cabot and… SEE MORE

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5:45 AM: Escape to Buckle Island.

12/5/2016 - If not for the soft hoarse clucks of a few nearby Eider ducks, there would be complete silence on Buckle Harbor. The elements of Buckle Island are shells, tree bark and wood, conifer needles and cones, moss, etc. Trail description: Mossy gates, crusty lichen, delightful dead ends. A faint human… SEE MORE

The JFK Musuem and Cape Cod Baseball Hall of Fame

11/17/2016 - John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, remains one of the most loved and admired figures in American history. In no place is this more true than the small Cape Cod communities of Hyannis and Hyannis Port. Hyannis Port, Massachusetts is situated midway down the Cape's southern… SEE MORE

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MAYFLOWER II under tow of the tug JAGUAR.

MAYFLOWER II: The restoration of an historic icon

11/3/2016 - The MAYFLOWER II was towed by the tug JAGUAR from her berth in Plymouth, MA to the Mystic Seaport Museum earlier this week. The tall ship is a replication of the original MAYFLOWER that carried Pilgrims to the continent in 1620. MAYFLOWER II was built by Upham Shipyard in Devon,… SEE MORE

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