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As a kid in the late 60's and throughout the 70's, we always stopped to see the Hesper and Luther Little on our way up to Lake Damariscotta. I remember being obsessed with seeing them every time we passed. And of course we always begged Mom to stop at Red's! Boy do I miss those trips. When I found out decades later that they eventually collapsed and were finally removed, it felt like a huge piece of my childhood was ripped out of my heart. The last time I saw them was in 1982, so they look pretty much the same here still. Thanks for the Video, and the memories!
Harry Haggett was my uncle...nice man!
Hello Jim, It was a pleasure meeting your uncle back then. He was very generous with his time. Glad you watched the film. Thanks for reaching out. - Leo
I remember and looked forward as a kid in the '60's and early '70's viewing the 2 schooners, including with masts; very evocative; my family looked forward to viewing "Hesper" and "Luther Little" each August as we crossed the bridge journeying up to Camden from Mass to camp in our tent, then tent- trailer. When returning to Mass after vacation, we glimpsed them too, but they were on the right side for viewing when riding north. I too wished they had been preserved as picturesque hulks for current and future generations.
I think they’re mostly gone now. Not much left
MY DAD CARROLL PENDLETON. USED TO PLAY ON THESE, WHILE THEY WERE ABONDONED AND ROTTING BACK IN THE 30S
Hello Kyle - thank you for watching and commenting. When I made the film I interviewed many Wiscasset residents who recounted the same thing - playing on the ships in their youth. Those interviews, for the most part, did not make the final film because they were outside the theme of the preservation effort. I often wonder what I left on the cutting room floor. There was probably a second short film that could have been made from that.
i had the opportunity to see those ships when i was a kid. rode a boat around them just like the guy in this beginning.
I am glad you found this film and that it brought back a memory. Thank you for sharing!
@4:22, narrator states "even though, both ships were built in 1917". Still constructing ships, out of wood in 1917🤨?? That's the first problem here. NO technological advancements, learned from the past, is a recipe for failure, in the future😉!!! I live on an island, off the coast of South Jersey. When I was a kid, there was a sunken 3 masted schooner, in one of our local marina's. My Dad used to take me to go see it (before, AND after it sunk), every so often. When I was older, I'd go see it, whenever I got the chance. It sat there for years, until the Federal Clean Air and Water Act, of 1974-75, which required the owners (or in this case, the marina) to clean up, sunken ships/boats. The federal act helped businesses financially, with the endeavor. They didn't wreck it, but patched it up and refloated it. This happened a couple of times, until they were successful. Turns out, the name of the schooner was "THE AMERICAN", and had won awards for it's speed, in the past. During around 1980 or so, it was going to be restored down south, but sunk on its way, there.
Economics I suppose. Wood was still cheaper and more plentiful. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.
@@bluewirepa Agree, thanks for your video! and for pointing it out: Wood was cheaper, much more plentiful. I've heard it described also, for schooners in their later days: built of wood, when loaded with wood, old schooners were unsinkable in coastal operations. They could squeeze a profit out of carrying lumber or bricks or...
Should have been in cradles
It's so true
Thank you for this wonderful document of these two ships. Used to pass by the wrecks everytime my family drove up to Maine from PA as a kid. I remember my face pressed against the window in amazement as we drove by. Not sure when as an adult I finally noticed "something" was missing from the harbor as we again drove up to Maine but I suspect it was sometime in the 00's. Thumbs up to this!
I’m very pleased it brought back memories for you: of the schooners and of your times in Maine. Thanks so much for commenting.
Me too! Fond vivid memories. Fr me as a kid riding from Mass up to Camden& Rockland Maine in Augusts
It is like a piece of our heart is missing.
I agree Paul. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
This was beautiful. I'm wondering what song you used in the background?
My recollection is that it was composed and performed by a student from a local music college. We recorded the performance in our studio. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
Good news old friend.. we will NEVER forget the 52 chevy truck they're a favorite they will be preserved forever.
5:20 this guy is speaking the gospel, it is so important to preserve history and tools and architecture and Technology even if they are no longer used because it shows people the evolution of the things they have today and the techniques that gave birth to them. And so as a child you may think it's boring or stupid to go to a museum and see an old wooden ship but as you get older and appreciate life more you appreciate archaeologists and preservationists and what they do. And yes I'm probably talking about myself. Anyway just as he predicted they didn't take a chunk of the ship with the mast in time and move it to a secure location for future generations to enjoy. Sad.
Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated.
My Home Town ....
Wonderful place!
Models, measurements, There’s a real ship of Theseus undertone that most people who are you against preservation don’t seem to grasp
This is my hometown
Pretty town. Wonderful people.
*Thanks ‘Bluewire Video’.In my youth my first ship was the last registered Swedish merchant navy 4-masted Schooner Elna, built in Denmark 1919. A handsome ship. The sails were only hoisted once as we were bound for Denmark, Horsens. Loaded with of wood, planks from Kotka, Finland. I also recall the thumping auxillary engine. The year was 1968. Elna was later sold and sunk in the Mediterranean. November 2022 I’m 73 I live in Thailand 🇹🇭 and make CZcams videos* czcams.com/video/5FWm9DUH8Ig/video.html
Very interesting
I fondly remember the Wiscasset schooners. And I was born in Horsens, Denmark; where your Elna was bound. My parents were American teachers. We moved to the USA when I was a young child.
Throckmorton. Now that's a handle.
"Prettiest Village in Maine"
It is that.
For a few years my mother lived on Barter's Island in Boothbay and I would drive up almost every weekend. I always stopped to take pictures of the two ships and had kodachromes of them in all seasons. They lasted much longer than I thought that they would. Ghosts of another time.
Do you still have those photos? Have they been digitized; I’d be so interested to see them. - Leo
I remember seeing them when I was stationed in Brunswick, from 1986 to 1992. I don't know if they were still there that whole time. I didn't really understand their significance at that time.
I believe they were removed in 1998.
Great video are the ships still there?
The ships are no longer there. They were removed in 1998 having been ravaged by time and weather. Harry Hager said it well in the film: “the masts are what draw people.” Once the masts fell it was time to clean up the remains. The Maine Maritime Museum saved a few pieces for their museum in Bath, Maine, and wood from the schooners is also on display in the Somerset Historical Society. There is a public deck near the spot of the schooners where informational kiosks with photos still tell their story.
Harry Haggett (autocorrect)
@@bluewirepa Good to know a little something was saved. And that there is at least a sign kiosk now. I remember missing the schooners when I traveled that way as an adult -- they were gone.
What year was this made?
I made this film in 1984 - 1985.
My great grandfather was a french Canadian merchant Mariner. I don't know what what ships he sailed but he might have been on a four master
How interesting!
I remember them well...unfortunately the audio was not working on this!
Hello Anne. I have double checked audio on this end and all seems good. Please double check on your end. Hope you are able to listen. - L
@@bluewirepa thanks! I rebooted everything and was able to listen.