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| "God's Tugboat - Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" 1949 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "God's Tugboat - Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" 1949 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Newspaper page with article "God's Tugboat - News for the Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" by Edith Drury, about activities of the Seacoast Mission, with photo of Capt. Bert Stanley. From Maine Coast Fisherman, Oct 1949. | |||
| Sinking Barge Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Sinking Barge Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bar Harbor Times article about the Beal and Bunker Barge, the Moleska, sinking just off of Islesford. Clarence Beal and Harvey Bunker were aboard the vessel when it collided into the old steamboat wharf. At the time the barge was carrying a drilling rig, and this rig got caught causing the damage. The moleska got towed away back to Great Cranberry Island, where it was beached and underwent repair. On the way to GCI the moleska hit another boat, causing that boat to also have to be beached and repaired. As for the oil rig, it was towed out of the water and mechanics were able to get it up and running again. [show more] | ||
| Schooner Bessie M. Dugan Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Schooner Bessie M. Dugan Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Three newspaper articles about the schooner Bessie M Dugan. All three of the articles mention the schooner landing in the harbor and the amount of mackerel it is bringing in. | ||
| " 'Old Ironsides' faces new battle." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  " 'Old Ironsides' faces new battle." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A newspaper article talking about the historic boat the 'Old Ironsides.' The article says Forer commanders worry about historic ship's seaworthiness, want her tested in harbor." It also says "The former commanders argue that to see whether the ship is ready to sail in the open sea it needs to be tested in a protected harbor." |
| "Warship heads to the open sea" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Warship heads to the open sea" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A newspaper article about Old Ironsides, a navy warship from theh late 1700's. This ship used to sit as a museum piece but after a 3.5 year restoration the ship is put back to sail the seas. The article ends by saying "Its no longer a museum piece... she's actually a living ship." |
| "American Marksmanship Claims British Vessel." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "American Marksmanship Claims British Vessel." Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "American Marksmanship Claims British Vessel." - Part 185 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - and Women." This story is about Edward Preble, it starts by telling of Preble's youth as a farm boy and his journey with learning how to be a seaman. The story then switches over to the story of a navy ship that fired a deadly shot to a British ship. This part says " The 'protector' fired a deadly raking broadside, which brought down the mizzenmast and set the main top-gallant afire." [show more] |
| Steamship "Cimbria" - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 1, 1878 Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Steamship "Cimbria" - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 1, 1878 Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| 73-foot Yacht is Ready Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  73-foot Yacht is Ready Southwest Harbor Public Library |