by Alethea | Feb 25, 2017 | Ship's Log
Team Carpentry got a new member this week! Drew, a shipwright who’s worked with Niagara for years, arrived from Seattle to help us rebuild the waterway timber and wrap up some other winter projects. As of today, we’re still in the “making splinters...
by Alethea | Feb 21, 2017 | Ship's Log
We’re still cleaning up from Wintertime at the Maritime, but it doesn’t feel very wintery out—the temperature rocketed into the sixties today. We took advantage of the warm weather to do some work on the bowsprit, which has been waiting patiently on the...
by Alethea | Feb 16, 2017 | Ship's Log
Out on the plaza, preparations for Wintertime at the Maritime are underway, and I’ve heard rumors floating around about building some specialized equipment for ice bowling. In the woodshop, Team Carpentry has been making blanks to replace some of the pinrails...
by Alethea | Feb 11, 2017 | Ship's Log
Next week will be a busy one at the museum. This coming Friday, February 17th, is our fourth annual Wintertime at the Maritime, and Saturday the 18th is our next sail training day. So stop by on Friday for ice bowling, hot drinks, and a funky hat competition, and then...
by Alethea | Feb 7, 2017 | Ship's Log
Things are quiet in the office and down in the rig shop today. The office staff, the captain, and two of our mates are headed to Boston for the 44th annual Tall Ships Conference. They’ll be gone all week, so Adam and Bosun are taking charge in the meantime....
