We came across this funky little boat after lobstering one late afternoon / early night. It was docked at our Marina. I wondered, out loud to Captain, had it been here before? Did he recognize it? No, he didn't. But he stopped and admired it, check out all the cool little things on it and "hmmmed" a bit. The very next day, while at a convenience store buying his lottery tickets (can't we just win 1 million? that's all we need) he saw the local newspaper on the counter. The front page had a picture of this little boat on it! Seems that this little boat had come a loooong way.
Here is a bit from the Time Record newspaper article:
BRUNSWICK — Thirteen months after she launched into the Big Sioux River in South Dakota, the Adventure — a 14-foot wooden boat with Bowdoin College graduate Michael “Tug” Buse at the helm — sailed up the Harraseeket River on Friday afternoon.
Buse navigated the hand-built boat around ledges near Pound of Tea island into Brewers South Freeport Marine. That final bit of seamanship marked the culmination of his solo journey along three of America’s great inland rivers, up the East Coast and through the living annals of American history.
Here is the picture from the article, almost identical to mine. Well, minus Tug.
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We went back to the boat yard on Thursday night, looking for him. I was even going to give him a bar of my soap (http://www.cascobaysoap.com/) but alas, he was no where to be found. Maybe he found a hot meal and full size bed in the area. Maybe he was off for a walk. If he sees this we just wanted to say, great adventures Tug!
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