Mystic Seaport

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2007-11-07 00:00:00

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Tips for taking photos in the fall

2007-09-25 16:43:09

Photographer Ferenc Mate lives in Tuscany, but his latest book portrays the colors and landscapes of the woods, coast, farmhouses and even the doorsteps and porches of New England in the fall. His book, "A New England Autumn: A Sentimental Journey"...

Norwich students prepare for creative turn as storytellers

2013-05-20 01:54:03

A group photo can be dull, with phony smiles by unwilling participants. But not this group of elementary school students who were posing for a promotional photo at a recent workshop for their debut performance on the stage at the Mystic Seaport Sea...

Day Trips from the Lehigh Valley

2013-05-19 00:00:00

DAY TRIPPIN' •Eagles/Carolina pre-season game, Aug. 15. $80. Whitehall-Coplay PTO, Rhonda, 610-266-1995. •"Noah," lunch at Shady Maple, July 24. $88. Landis Valley Village, Wilbur Chocolate, Sturgis Pretzels, lunch, Aug. 20. $74. "Motown,"...

Amesbury whaleboat gets its 'whiskey plank'

2013-05-17 11:34:02

Throughout shipbuilding history, the last plank fitted to a ship's exterior has been known as the whiskey plank, because it marked a major milestone and was cause for celebration. Amesbury's long history of shipbuilding lives on at Lowell's Boat Shop,...

Connecticut Audubon Center At Glastonbury's Annual Art For Nature's Sake Event This Weekend

2013-05-13 08:30:00

The Connecticut Audubon Center at Glastonbury's annual "Art For Nature's Sake" art show and sale will be held this weekend. The free show will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the center located at 1361 Main St. The show will include...

EDITORIAL: Troubling questions

2013-05-13 09:04:02

A recent expose by Day news columnist David Collins raises numerous disconcerting questions about the state's relationship with the organization responsible for managing the Amistad. It also raises the larger issue of how well the state monitors the...

READER SUBMITTED: First Sunday Strolls: Cedar Grove Cemetery Walking Tour

2013-05-02 16:10:04

On Sunday, June 2, Connecticut Landmarks presents a walking tour of the Cedar Grove Cemetery with New London City Historian & Hempsted Houses Historian Sally Ryan and William Peterson, Curator Emeritus of Mystic Seaport. Visit graves of the Hempstead...

READER SUBMITTED: The War Of 1812 And Connecticut: Asymmetrical Warfare Comes To Long Island Sound

2013-05-02 16:10:04

In Southeastern Connecticut, the War of 1812 was up-close and personal. Most people know that the British attacked both Essex and Stonington. However, few people know about the other local events in that war. In Niantic, the British burned the bridge at...

Whaleboat Project reaches $100,000 goal

2013-04-25 09:34:02

Lowell's Boat Shop announced last week that it has officially reached its fundraising goal of $100,000 for the Whaleboat Project, giving the shop enough money to complete the replica whaleboat while continuing apprenticeship and education programs into...

Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport Presents Art Of The Sea

2013-04-22 07:55:00

Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport presents it 34th annual spring exhibition and sale until Sunday, June 9. The exhibit will show more than 75 artworks — original paintings, drawings, sculpture, scrimshaw and models — from more than 50 top...

Coast Guard Museum Must Be Part Of Bigger Picture

2013-04-12 16:45:00

News that New London is planning a $100 million Coast Guard Museum was reported with the finality one might expect if someone had won the lottery. Facts don't lie. But this report was a puff piece, based on a rollout, based on a wish and a prayer....

Seaport visitors walk across the massive bow of the Charles W. Morgan, the last surviving whaling ship in the world. The vessel, built in 1841, is undergoing a three-year restoration and sits in dry dock at the Henry B. DuPont preservation shipyard at Mystic Seaport.

2013-05-10 09:37:35

Quentin Snediker, director of the Henry B. DuPont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport, inspects the framing timbers and planks in the forward hold of the 168-year-old Charles W. Morgan, the last surviving whaling ship in the world in 2009.

2013-05-10 09:37:43

Mystic Seaport is the country's leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the museum is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, and features a working preservation shipyard, a re-created 19th-century seafaring village, exhibits and a planetarium.

2013-04-09 06:32:53