I’m not sure how many of you are really aware of all the ways the volunteers and staff at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) are getting out the word of Middlesex County and its heritage but, just this coming month, DMM’s “floating ambassadors” — the Explorer and our partners on the sloop Luna will be seriously on the move!
Both vessels will be in Urbanna all day Saturday, Aug. 5, for the Urbanna Founders Day celebration.
Luna, a working replica of an early 18th century coastal trading sloop, was built in Deltaville by the Colonial Seaport Foundation (CSF) and has been established to provide pierside education, classroom lectures and possibly underway field trips. Just christened in 2022, Luna has had her sea trials, new sails and a couple of appearances under her belt and is ready to go.
The Explorer is the Deltaville Maritime Museum’s own replica (built for the 2007 Jamestown quadricentennial) of John Smith’s 1608 exploration shallop. She has just finished a major “facelift” by boat shop volunteers Dr. Jim Robusto and Jim Luton, and is headed out next weekend to show off her new good looks in Urbanna.
The Explorer will be on display, Saturday, Aug. 5, on the green space to the north side of Mason Realty at the corner of Cross and Virginia streets. She will be accompanied by Jamestown re-enactor “Anas Todkill,” who was a listed (from John Smith’s journal) crew member on the 1608, 180-day voyage of exploration and mapping by Smith. “Anas,” from his colonial campsite next to Explorer, will regale all with stories about this great adventure exploring what is now the Chesapeake Bay.
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