Mystic Seaport: The L.A. Dunton
There was an era when men went to sea to scour the oceans for halibut, cod, and haddock.
There was an era when men went to sea to scour the oceans for halibut, cod, and haddock.
Seaports throughout New England are celebrating as the Charles W. Morgan sails in on her historic 38th voyage.
The last time the Charles W. Morgan was under sail was 1921 and Warren Harding was President. Twenty years later, in November, 1941, the skies were leaden and the wind whipped the chilly sea air as the 1841 whaleship was towed from New Bedford, MA to Mystic CT.
Imagine you have braved the wintery north Atlantic in a rough and tumble fishing vessel