Just a reminder that the Charles W. Morgan will be setting off on her 38th voyage this year - her first since 1941. This is a great landmark achievement - and from what I've read - her 5 year restoration that finished last year in Mystic goes down as one of most historically complete ones ever undertaken. She visits a number of ports between New London and Boston. I visited her several times at Mystic when she was being restored - amazing to see a wood ship of such size/tonnage being worked on. There will be lots of places to see and board her over the course of the voyage:
May 17: Charles W. Morgan departs Mystic Seaport for New London, CT.
May 24 - June 1: City Pier, New London, CT.
June 17: Newport’s Fort Adams State Park.
June 21 - 24: Vineyard Haven’s Tisbury Wharf.
June 28 - July 6: New Bedford: The Charles W. Morgan will dock at State Pier and will open to the public from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
June 28: Official New Bedford Homecoming Ceremony
Opening of the Morgan and Traveling Dockside Exhibitions
Evening Gala at State Pier (ticketed event)
June 29, Sunday
Ecumenical Service at Seaman’s Bethel
Boat Parade in New Bedford Harbor
Whaleboat Races
June 30 - July 3:
Summer Camp for New Bedford Students
Whaling History Symposium
Friday, July 4
Fireworks and 4th of July Celebration
July 5:
New Bedford Folk Festival
Cape Verdean Independence Day Parade
Regattas and Whaleboat Races
July 6:
New Bedford Folk Festival
Official Closing Ceremony
Bon Voyage Party
July 12 - 14: Day sails on Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in collaboration with NOAA.
July 18 - 22: Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard berthed next to the USS Constitution.
July 26 - 27: Massachusetts Maritime Academy for the centennial celebration of the opening of the Cape Cod Canal.
August 9: Welcome home celebration upon the Charles W. Morgan return to Mystic Seaport.
More info see:
http://www.whalingmuseum.org/programs/charles-w-morgan/new-bedford-homecoming
