In the War of 1812, during the British blockade of the east coast, two British frigates, HMS Junon and HMS Tenedos, chased the USS Constitution into Marblehead Harbor and the safety of Fort Sewall. July 1997, in honor of the 200th anniversary of USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," commissioning, Capt. William Harland Kelley was chosen to sail the famous 204’, 3-masted wooden frigate out of Boston, into Marblehead Harbor and back to Boston. This was her first independent sail in 116 years.
Description: In the War of 1812, during the British blockade of the east coast, two British frigates, HMS Junon and HMS Tenedos, chased the USS Constitution into Marblehead Harbor and the safety of Fort Sewall. July 1997, in honor of the 200th anniversary of USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," commissioning, Capt. William Harland Kelley was chosen to sail the famous 204’, 3-masted wooden frigate out of Boston, into Marblehead Harbor and back to Boston. This was her first independent sail in 116 years. [show more]
Description: Acadia, built for Adrian Edmondson who wanted a Friendship sloop like the Endeavor but twenty-eight feet long instead of twenty-five-and-a-half.
"The liquor store, left, was built first. The next building to the right was the second one built - originally a fish market and then Barbara Strubell's hair salon."
Description: "The liquor store, left, was built first. The next building to the right was the second one built - originally a fish market and then Barbara Strubell's hair salon."