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The 2006 launching of Schooner ISABELLA
Charters with the Schooner Maine
Did you know the Tall Ships are coming to Boston in July? |
Current Events
June 2008 to present- With the bow of the National Historic Landmark "Ernestina"
now completed,Harold Burnham is currently taking a break from his work as the owner's
representative whose stewards are the State of Massachusetts' Department of Conservation
and Recreation and is now gearing up for the summer charter season and is milling timber for
possible new schooner projects. Ernestina left Boothbay Harbor Shipyard - where the restoration
took place for the year - on May 5 and the Ernestina arrived in New Bedford with stopovers in
Gloucester, Boston's Rowes Wharf, Mass Maritime academy arriving May 8 in New Bedford..
For a video of its launching at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard and subsequent trip along Cape Cod Canal
go to these videos here: : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_AWVy3ltGg for the launching or view its ride down the
Cape Cod Canal at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quPzWolaJ8s&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecapecodonline%2Ecom%2Fapps%
2Fpbcs%2Edll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20090508%2FNEWS11%2F90508020%2F%2D1%2FNEWS&feature=player_embedde
For more information go to http://ernestina.org/news
Through June 7, 2009
Keepers of Tradition, Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts
featuring
artist Harold Burnham
National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA
http://www.massfolkarts.org/object_detail.asp?ObjectID=8010074
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Harold Burnham bears a family name that is virtually synonymous with Essex, the birthplace of approximately 4,000 schooners. He is the 28th Burnham to operate a shipyard in Essex since 1819, Growing up in a family of shipbuilders and a town where shipbuilding is a tradition handed down over the generations, Harold has learned the standards of the past and traditional techniques. Harold Burnham has carved out a place in history as a master boat designer, shipwright and sailmaker. Like his ancestors before him, Harold has a holistic approach to vessel design, construction and operation which makes him uniquely efficient. In addition to holding a bachelor’s degree in maritime transportation and fisheries from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, he draws upon extensive experience at sea, and of course, techniques learned in the famous shipyards of Essex. |