Jun 01, 2022
Today, in a follow up I mentioned on yesterday’s show, we’ll talk about the origins of something called Priscilla Pearls, unique artificial pearls manufactured for a time in the early 20th century in Martha’s Vineyard. A story from the days when herring were abundant there.
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Jun 1, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, in a follow up I mentioned on yesterday’s show, we’ll talk about the origins of something called Priscilla Pearls, unique artificial pearls manufactured for a time in the early 20th century in Martha’s Vineyard. A story from the days when herring were abundant there.
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May 31, 2022
Today we take a break from the troubles of the world, and hear from a pair of maritime musicians who hail from Martha’s Vineyard in New England.
Meet Molly Conole and Mark Alan Lovewell; they’ve just released a new CD called “Home with Molly and Mark.”
It’s got some maritime gems on it. We’ll hear one today called “The Herring Song.”
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May 31, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we take a break from the troubles of the world, and hear from a pair of maritime musicians who hail from Martha’s Vineyard in New England.
Meet Molly Conole and Mark Alan Lovewell; they’ve just released a new CD called “Home with Molly and Mark.”
It’s got some maritime gems on it. We’ll hear one today called “The Herring Song.”
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May 27, 2022
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and as I often do this time of year, I’ve put on my safety hat.
Just a few tips you can put in your pocket, to help you stay safe and happy in your maritime adventures in the Pacific Ocean and on the Mighty Columbia.
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May 27, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and as I often do this time of year, I’ve put on my safety hat.
Just a few tips you can put in your pocket, to help you stay safe and happy in your maritime adventures in the Pacific Ocean and on the Mighty Columbia.
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May 26, 2022
A few months back I told you about this amazing gal, Lisa Blair, who set sail in her 50 foot sloop alone to sail around Antarctica and set a new world record for that passage.
Well, she’s back and she did it. All she wanted was a shower and she’s off to new adventures.
Photo credit: Liam Quinn from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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May 26, 2022 | Ship Report Podcasts
A few months back I told you about this amazing gal, Lisa Blair, who set sail in her 50 foot sloop alone to sail around Antarctica and set a new world record for that passage.
Well, she’s back and she did it. All she wanted was a shower and she’s off to new adventures.
Photo credit: Liam Quinn from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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May 25, 2022
A look at some local history and a little reflection on what it must have been like being an ocean explorer outside looking in – at the mouth of the infamous Columbia River – when there were no dams to tame the rivers flow, no navigational buoys to guide you in, and no GPS.
Photo credit: Krystal Hamlin from Oak Harbor, WA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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May 25, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A look at some local history and a little reflection on what it must have been like being an ocean explorer outside looking in – at the mouth of the infamous Columbia River – when there were no dams to tame the rivers flow, no navigational buoys to guide you in, and no GPS.
Photo credit: Krystal Hamlin from Oak Harbor, WA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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May 24, 2022
Today a look at a new generation of cargo ships that look like the bulk carriers we see now, with an added twist: rotating columns and wing-like structures on deck that catch the wind and act like sails, even though they don’t look like anything we’re used to.
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May 24, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today a look at a new generation of cargo ships that look like the bulk carriers we see now, with an added twist: rotating columns and wing-like structures on deck that catch the wind and act like sails, even though they don’t look like anything we’re used to.
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