HMS Bounty & 8 other Tall Ships in Duluth, Mn.

[dmiller]

Lovely day on Friday/ blue skies/ warm weather/ and just enough wind for the 9 Tall Ships to sail into the Duluth Harbor

(the world's furthest inland seaport), to bedazzle the locals with their history and memories of "days gone by".

We had nine "Tall Ships" sail into port yesterday. The population here has swelled considerably with many, many,

many folks coming in from all around to take a look at/ tour/ and get to sail on/ these magnificent vessels.

The Bounty is the most popular of them all, since it was in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Here's some pics of the ships as they sailed into the Harbor here. Thought y'all might enjoy this.

Hanging out on Lake Superior. The HMS Bounty:

The Pride of Baltimore II.

Coming through the Canal into the Harbor:

The Barque Europa:

The US Brig Niagra:

The Bounty docked at the wharf:

[waysider]

Beautiful ships, David.

HERE is the Buckeye Lake version. :P

[mstar1]

Thanks--I LOVE tall ships---living nearby the coast I get to see them once in awhile, the biggest gathering being in 1992, the 500th anniversary of Columbus' sail to discover the new world. Several 100 from around the world, made a world tour

I happened to be working ON Boston Harbor at the time , which was a weeklong stopon that tour. No matter how jaded or worldly I thought I was, It was a breathtaking sight to see, sailors from all nations out on the yardarms, and the sight of the ships coming into the harbor in full sail was unforgettable and like some journey back in time.

Im not, but if anyone is anywhere near Duluth at all and has the slightest inkling to go --I bet it is well worth the trip

thanks dave

The Krusenstern and the Radich

Edited August 1, 2010 by mstar1

[Broken Arrow]

Absolutely georgeous pics!

[krys]

Does anyone besides me wonder what it was like crossing an ocean in ships like that? I have a love of sailing....and even raced sailboats for a time...but, clearly these were no races!

[mstar1]

Does anyone besides me wonder what it was like crossing an ocean in ships like that?

There are some classic books that describe the life by those that lived it in great detail.

Moby Dick, Mutiny on the Bounty, Two Years Before The Mast are all good reads, that I think everyone should read anyway.

They are full of details of what everyday life was like on ships like these.

They are probably the most famous books , but I am sure there are many others as well, if you really want to uench your curiosity

[waysider]

Does anyone besides me wonder what it was like crossing an ocean in ships like that?

There must be quite a few people who wonder.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_%28ship%29

[Watered Garden]

Well, I have no idea how to transfer a photo have tried several; no luck.

But fairly high on my bucket list is to visit the U. S. S. Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship in the US Navy.

Old Ironsides

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!

Long has it waved on high,

And many an eye has danced to see

That banner in the sky;

Beneath it rung the battle shout,

And burst the cannon's roar;

The meteor of the ocean air

Shall sweep the clouds no more!

Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,

Where knelt the vanquished foe,

When winds were hurrying o'er the flood

And waves were white below,

No more shall feel the victor's tread,

Or know the conquered knee;

The harpies of the shore shall pluck

The eagle of the sea!

Oh, better that her shattered hulk

Should sink beneath the wave;

Her thunders shook the mighty deep,

And there should be her grave;

Nail to the mast her holy flag,

Set every threadbare sail,

And give her to the God of storms,

The lightning and the gale!

Old Ironsides

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Holmes wrote this as a protest when she was going to be scrapped. School children across the country collected pennies and donated them to find her a safe berth.

WG

[waysider]