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Tag Archives: Philadelphia
Fourth Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Independence Seaport Museum
This Saturday the Fourth Annual Wooden Boat Festival will be held at the Independence Seaport Museum on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The festival will kick off with a Parade of Sail featuring the tall ships Gazela and AJ Meerwald as … Continue reading
Update: Duck Boats Return to the Delaware
The Ducks have returned to the Delaware River. Not mallards, but duck boats. Last July a tug pushing a barge ran down a disabled “Duck boat” DUKW 34 at anchor in the Delaware River off Philadelphia. Two of the 35 … Continue reading
Fishtown Shadfest
Until fairly recently, every springtime, American shad made their annual runs up the Delaware, Hudson, Connecticut and other rivers of the East and Northeast to spawn. The shad fishery in the Hudson lasted until the 1970s when their numbers dropped precipitously. After dropping off … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged 3rd Annual Fishtown Shad Fest, Delaware River, Philadelphia
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Hard Times at Two Seaport Museums – South Street and Independence
New York and Philadelphia are major ports and centers of art and culture. By all rights both should be home for major and successful seaport museums. Sadly that is not the case. Last month we posted about the Independence Seaport … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Independence Seaport Museum, new york, Philadelphia, South Street Seaport
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Cruise Industry Changes – Boston Sets Record, Philly Pulling Out, and Cruises Returning to Cuba
The cruise industry continues to change. While Boston reported a record number of cruise passengers traveling through its cruise terminal in 2010, the city of Philadelphia is planning on turning its cruise terminal into an an Urban Outfitters retail store, having only two cruise ships scheduled to call … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Boston, cruise ships, cruise terminal, Cuba, Philadelphia
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The Big U to become a dockside casino? What are the odds?
They are two projects in trouble. One is a group of ship enthusiasts trying to save the rusting hulk of an historic passenger liner and the other, an Indian tribe trying to save a long-delayed casino project. Yesterday, the SS … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged casino, Delaware River, Foxwoods/Harrod, Philadelphia, SS United States
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Cruiser Olympia to Stay Open, At Least For Now
The troubled Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia announced on Monday that it would continue to keep the cruiser ex USS Olympia open though the end of the year and shift to a three day schedule through the end of March. … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, SS Olympia
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Philly Museum Sends SOS to Care for Historic Ship
Terrible news from Phildelphia. Philadelphia maritime museum says it can’t afford to care for historic USS Olympia A Philadelphia maritime museum says it can no longer afford to care for a historic ship that served in the Spanish-American War.
Posted in Current, History, Ships
Tagged Battle of Manila Bay, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, USS Olympia
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