schooner

As captain and first mate, they say piloting their 75-foot schooner has only strengthened their brotherly bond, with their small expedition team serving as an adoptive family.

Six schooners outfitted by George Washington to intercept British vessels at sea flew the flag in 1775 as they sailed under his command.

On April 15, 1848, seventy-seven enslaved people attempted to escape Washington by sailing on a schooner called The Pearl.

The schooner Atlanta, lost in 1891 and found in Lake Superior in 2022, revived the tale of the six crew members who clung to their lifeboat, only two of whom survived after it capsized.

The museum’s half-acre outdoor space presents more than two dozen opportunities to play and explore, including in a vintage schooner with a rope climb and plank to walk.