[Boatanchors] Maine: Wireless North Pole Presentation about the Schooner Bowdoin and Don Mix's 1923 expedition.

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July 10

Maine: Wireless North Pole Presentation about the Schooner Bowdoin and Don Mix's 1923 expedition.

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John Dilks a radio historian and author, will make a presentation entitled, "WNP, Don Mix at the North Pole," on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.,at the Castine Historical Society. The presentation will be held in the Mitchell Room located on the lower level of the Abbott School on the Town Common. The presentation will be free of charge and open to the public.

The Maine Maritime Academy in Castine is the home port of the Schooner Bowdoin.

The Schooner Bowdoin was built during the winter of 1920-21 for the famed Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan, and launched from Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine. At 88 feet long, 21 feet wide, and weighing 66 tons, the Bowdoin is the smallest vessel designed expressly for Arctic work. In 1921-22, the design of the ship proved to be perfect for MacMillan’s Arctic work, and he sailed the Bowdoin more than 300,000 miles over 26 voyages through the frozen North in exploration and scientific studies. The Bowdoin was completely rebuilt in 1980-84 by Maine Maritime Museum’s boatshop, Percy & Small Shipyard.  It has been the official state vessel of Maine since 1988.



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