Virginia is going sailing! Summer has come an Virginia is going sailing. Virginia is visiting Boothbay Harbor for Windjammer Days as the newest (and smallest) of theRead More
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Virginia is coming home! Spring has come and Virginia is coming home. The homecoming has been delayed by a winter storm which took out oneRead More
Virginia at WIscasset Town Dock Sunday March 26, 2023 – 3pm The annual meeting of Maine’s First Ship was held on Sunday March 26, 2023Read More
This winter Virginia has moved to the Wiscasset Town Dock. The Kennebec is to dangerous a place due to ice flows from the 130 milesRead More
The summer has moved moved swiftly since the launch of Virginia on June 4. The 2022 Summer Lecture Series is now complete. There have beenRead More
June 4, 2022 Bath Freight Shed Join us on June 4th for a celebration to commemorate the launch of the Maine’s First Ship reconstruction ofRead More
Winter has come to the boatshed at the Bath Freight Shed. This will be the last winter for the boatshed, as it will be tornRead More
As fall creeps upon us, we grow ever closer to our June 4, 2022 launch date. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic we had a good summerRead More
The 2021 lecture series is now complete, but we have recordings of 4 of the lectures. See mfship.org/events to watch the videos. They are alsoRead More
The 2021 Maine’s First Ship summer lecture series offers five lectures available both via zoom and in-person from June 24 to August 19. Topics include geology of Casco Bay, historic cod fishing, the slave trade, historic ship building, and conservation of archeological artifacts.