City of Ships

Bath Maine is known as the City of Ships. It’s location is on the west side of a navigable, straight, 5-mile stretch of the Kennebec River, a site that has proven to be ideal for shipbuilding for more than 200 years. We visited the Maine Maritime Museum,  very interesting to see whether you’re a sailor or land lubber, made more so by the fact that one of our host’s family had much to do with the shipping industry.

Diorama of the early shipbuilding area

 Depicts the launching of the Wyoming

 Ollie and Susan each want to steer 

 
William S. Newell is Ollie's grandfather

The longest wooden ship ever built, the six-masted New England gaff schooner Wyoming

 
The original build and launch site of the Wyoming

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

July 27, 2013 Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

 It was a beautiful day! We took a drive to view this lighthouse, one of 116 in the state of Maine. 

 On our way to the lighthouse. What a beautiful day it was!

Historic downtown Bath Maine and Saturday Farmers market on the waterfront

Historic downtown Bath Maine and Saturday Farmers market on the waterfront

 Signal flags, can  you read what they say?

 Downtown historic Bath from the bridge

 Lunch with Liz and Ollie

Doubling Lighthouse

 City Hall

Top of City Hall 

 Saturday Market at the waterfront

Our Home While in Bath Maine

July 25, 2013 Arrived yesterday afternoon at the seashore home of Liz and Ollie. Have a lovely campsite above their home with a great view of the water. Liz and Ollie took Judy, Callie and their dog Ginger out for a boat ride to photograph Osprey nests. Unfortunately the rains have followed us.

 Their home from the water

 The intrepid sailors waiting to get aboard

 Lobster traps