RAID ERIE is an annual gathering of small boat enthusiasts, traveling in loose company around the islands of Lake Erie, and camping along the way. There is no cost to register for the event https://www.raiderie.net/ 2026 Participant Packet https://www.facebook.com/groups/raiderie
The Downeast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association (TSCA) is proud to host and along with the National TSCA co-sponsor the Festival. The Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. We are planning a fun summer day by the bay, with a lot of maritime and historical related activities: boats, and boat building demonstrations, ...
Imagine the anguish of receiving this telegram, “Your child Gertrude burned yesterday. No chance of recovery.” That was the telegram received by John Filmore Hudgins, Assistant Lightkeeper at Nansemond River Lighthouse in January 1896. When he received it, the telegram was at least a couple of days old, having traveled from its origin in Port Haywood Virginia, near Mobjack Bay, ...
Imagine the anguish of receiving this telegram, “Your child Gertrude burned yesterday. No chance of recovery.” That was the telegram received by John Filmore Hudgins, Assistant Lightkeeper at Nansemond River Lighthouse in January 1896. When he received it, the telegram was at least a couple of days old, having traveled from its origin in Port Haywood Virginia, near Mobjack Bay, ...
