Replica Half Moon May Move To The Netherlands
It would be a wonderful thing if people could rally around keeping the ship here. Otherwise, the only Half Moon that we will have left will be the historic weather-vane atop the old D&H Building on Broadway.
For more information on the ship and its activities...or to make a donation...please see their site:
The Half Moon
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Not that it takes away from your point, but there are actually two Half Moon weather vanes in Albany.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct Ms. Lemire, relative to Albany's track record concerning its treasures -both civic and maritime.
DeleteTo date, there has been very little interest in our maritime heritage since the building of the HALF MOON in 1989. Many Albanians, and tourists alike, don't have a clue about our once famous Day Line steamboats, let alone the HALF MOON. Both have been my pursuit for years, especially the latter when I worked with the late Nick Benton designing her topsides and rigging.
After a quarter century on the river, it will now be another treasure lost...like the steamboat; which, I may add, are no models existant in the maritime area of the New York State Museum. So, in essence, can we really embrace our heritage or let it fly to the wind?
As a partaker of the 1989 build, I am the only member that have a copy of the original plans of the ship. So there will be more than weather vanes existing. There will be models available to keep the ship 'afloat' as a collectible and keepsake for those who truly respect the history.
Thanks for posting.