Monday
May 15th, 2017
Saint Michaels, MD was a great stop...
It was going to be a blustery day at the Maritime Museum, so we thought, why not a Bloody Mary with a good Nippitaty Chaser...
Definition of nippitaty: particularly good and strong liquor; especially : good ale
First stop the Boat Shop...
This is one nice boat shop...
A couple of dinks being completed...
One of their boats under construction...
A little bright work...
A couple of old keels...
Size 10 1/2 Chain for sure...
Next, Hooper Strait Lighthouse...
Removed from operation on the water and now at the museum...
The Fresnel Lens in the Hooper Strait Lighthouse...
A Fresnel lens (/freɪˈnɛl/ fray-nel or /ˈfrɛznəl/ frez-nəl) is a type of compact lens originally developed by French physicistAugustin-Jean Fresnel for lighthouses.[1]
The design allows the construction of lenses of large aperture and short focal length without the mass and volume of material that would be required by a lens of conventional design. A Fresnel lens can be made much thinner than a comparable conventional lens, in some cases taking the form of a flat sheet. A Fresnel lens can capture more oblique light from a light source, thus allowing the light from a lighthouse equipped with one to be visible over greater distances.
This Fresnel Lens was on display in the lighthouse...
Looking East out of the lighthouse...
Got a little cold and rainy but we kept going...
The "Screw Pipe" used for securing lighthouses into the sea floor in the water...
The girls are looking good...
Myron was just not enjoying his photo-op, sometimes we girls can have off days...
Hey, the "Tower of Power" Mercury outboard...
Mikes' parents had a 125 hp on the back of their 1963 20' Cruisers Inc. wood boat back in the day...
Stopped in the Crab Claw to check out their prices...
An order of a dozen large crabs went for over $80 dollars...
We had a beer and scrammed outta there...
Had to post a picture of this beautiful wooden Nonsuch Sail Boat in the harbor...
In the mid-1970s, Gordon Fisher, a respected Canadian sailor, commissioned designer Mark Ellis to create a design for a cruising sailboat which would have decent accommodations, but still be easy for a singlehander to manage.
A newer version...we have one at the South Shore Yacht Club which Heidi and her father Bob sail...
This Christ Church was founded in 1672. It was one of the original water churches for the church of England. The English crown levied taxes payable on the feast day of St. Michael and the settlement and shipbuilding community that grew around this church became known as St. Michaels.
The Parsonage Inn/Dr Seth's House was built in 1870 with elaborate brick work. The brick came from the Dodson and White Brick Yard in St. Michaels. It is the only example of brick Queen Anne style building in St. Michaels.
The Wickersham home was a part of a large plantation owned by Robert Hardwood, a wealthy Quaker farmer. It was moved from Easton, MD to St. Michaels, prior to demolition for enlarging the airport.
St. Michaels is known as "the town that fooled the British" for its role in the War of 1812. It is said the town folks new attack from the British was inevitable, so they hung lanterns in the trees to make it believe the town was on a hill. Only one home was hit by a ball and it still stands today. All is not known about that day, but it was August 10, 1813.
What was interesting about these canons is they are replicas of the two used on August 10, 1813, to warn the British and were only owned by the town because of a prank. Jacob Gibson sailed up San Domingo Creek flying a red flag during the War of 1812. The town folk fell for his prank and called out the Militia believing they were being attacked by the British. As an apology, Gibson gave the town two cannons. They were soon used in defense of St Michaels on August 10, 1813, against the British.
Saint Michaels Marine and Restaurant..
Another bayside restaurant..
Getting Elwood off the boat...
Do we have this puppy trained or what...
We will be heading north again tomorrow morning, Tuesday May 16th.
