Connecticut Diaries

Mystic, CT  2021 The Morgan is the last wooden whaling ship in existence and has been pictured in this blog many times previously.  Currentl...

Mystic, CT  2021  

Mystic, CT  2021  

Mystic, CT  2021  The L A Dunton is being prepared to be taken out of the water for repairs.  You can see the masts have already been remove...

Mystic, CT  2021 The upper masts of the world's last wooden whaling vessel have been removed to prepare her for being lifted out of the ...

Mystic, CT  2021   The Regina M  is a "carry-away" boat built in 1900 for the purpose of catching herring and sardines for the can...

Mystic, CT  2021 Here is one of a number of current restoration/preservation projects being undertaken at the Henry B. DuPont Preservation S...

Mystic, CT  2015 We had a lot of snow back in 2015 in February.  This year has been pretty snowy as well.

Mystic, CT  2020  The Pilot, built in 1924 as a pilot boat for Boston Harbor is one of two schooners undergoing repairs this winter in the s...

  Mystic, CT  2020 This reconstruction of a viking ship has been visiting Mystic Seaport since 2016, after a trans-Atlantic crossing that fo...

Mystic, CT  2020 The last time I visited the seaport, there were no identification on this ship.  Repairs must be nearing completion now, wh...

Mystic, CT  2020 Here is another current project undergoing repairs at the Seaport's shipyard.  I could find no information on this part...

Mystic, CT  2020 The Florence  is a western rigged dragger built in 1926, not far from the seaport.  Mystic Seaport has an active shipyard a...

Mystic, CT  2020 The seaport is often a destination for ships to visit, so one never knows who might be visiting on any given day.  The Argo...

New London, CT  2020

New London, CT  2020 After being completely restored at Mystic Seaport the Mayflower II , underwent sea trials over the last couple of weeks...

New London, CT  2020

New London, CT  2020

New London, CT  2020 On a recent photo walk along the Thames River in New London, I came across the fireboat Fire Fighter. This fireboat ser...

Mystic, CT  2020