by Pip | Aug 11, 2020 | Ship's Log
We’re about a week into our “Don’t Give Up Your Ship” campaign — launched with the announcement that Niagara wouldn’t be sailing in 2020 — and frankly the outpouring of support has been amazing. To date, we’ve had over...
by Pip | Jul 9, 2020 | Ship's Log
The Fourth of July has come and gone, and still there is no baseball in our country. There are plans afoot for a truncated sixty-game season, but even that will be an odd spectacle, without fans in the stands. I’m not generally one for sports — but...
by Alethea | Aug 7, 2018 | Ship's Log
So much has changed here at the Erie Maritime Museum in the last few months that I’m not sure where to start. Our first ever Tall Ship Summer Camp is winding down (only one full week left! How is it August already?) and the schooner Lettie G. Howard is making...
by Alethea | Feb 8, 2018 | Ship's Log
In mid-January, the Chief Mate left for a six-week stint on another ship. He’ll spend part of his time being very cold in Lunenburg, and the rest of it being very warm in the Bahamas. Meanwhile, we’ll be toiling away back in Erie, spending part of our time...
by Alethea | Dec 20, 2017 | Ship's Log
1. Chad insisted that I get a picture of the “bumblebee stay” that’s currently strung up down in the rig shop. Admittedly, it does look very two-toned and stylish: 2. The rig shop and wood shop will be closed from Saturday, December 24 through...
by Alethea | Dec 15, 2017 | Ship's Log
The whole winter crew (except for Amy, our resident Luke Skywalker superfan) has seen the latest Star Wars movie, so we’re being scrupulously careful not to let any spoilers infiltrate the workplace. Instead, we’re pouring our energy into recoating the...
