Sunken Steamboats of Moosehead Lake Official Trailer
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- To think you could take a train from Boston, New York, or other big cities beyond and be dropped off in the middle of the wilderness, several hundred miles from anywhere…right at the water’s edge of Moosehead Lake, then take a steamboat to a grand 600-guest resort hotel in the midst of the Maine woods. In 1900 you could do this. Thousands of people escaped from the hustle, bustle, and heat of the cities to the wilderness of the Moosehead Lake Region - for the same reasons they do today.
Now imagine over 25 steamboats cruising Moosehead Lake ferrying tourists, sportsmen, businessmen, and cargo, or even towing logs. What happened all of them?
While we can’t go back in time, we can visit the underwater remains of the steamboats, show their history, and tell the stories of those whose lives were impacted. By combining high-definition underwater video, oral history interviews, and historic images, this historical documentary tells the real-life tale of the sunken steamboats and what happened to them, while also providing an overview of steamboating history on Moosehead Lake. Produced in partnership with the Moosehead Marine Museum.
Director: Ryan Robbins
Executive Producer: Liz McKeil
Historic images provided by: Moosehead Marine Museum, Moosehead Historical Society, Ben Campbell, and Northeast Historic Film
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Amazing. We've been up to Moosehead camping a few times. A beautiful area. These steamboats were so cool. Nice work!
Fun random fact and no one will probably see this: My great-great grandfather was Fred J. Sawyer, Stillman’s brother (father was Henry P. Sawyer) who built boats. I have photos of both of them and so I wanted to learn more about my family history since my grandmother (one of Fred’s granddaughters) has told me some. When the name “Sawyer” popped up and then “Henry Sawyer” I was kinda shocked. I know the Sawyers are in the Moosehead Historical Society. I also know that Fred’s father built “The Captain Sawyer House” which then was a bed and breakfast but it was torn down (which I’m upset about cause I wanted to visit one day 😕). My first name was actually going to be “Sawyer” after the last name but my mom chose to name me after Fred’s wife, Isabel (great-great grandmother). This video was super interesting and I did enjoy learning more. I hope to visit up there one day, maybe ride a boat too lol. I think I’ll save this video to show my grandmother to maybe clarify if I’m right on some things or not haha! Glad I stumbled upon this video. So yeah, random
That is going to be something to see in its entirety !! Been on the lake many times trolling between Deer and Sugar islands to see Kate steam by,,
wicked awesome!!!
Thank you so much for kind words!
This is amazing love your work!! Im in Maine would love to work together if you ever see a chance!!
Have you thought of making the documentary available on the Museum's website because I'm watching the trailer right now and I'm finding it very very interesting
Is there a place to watch this documentary?
If they kept going cutting everything in sight down what would be the sense it would be barren land government had to step in and preserve what was left but unfortunately jobs went with forest regulation even today they replace what they cut down back then nobody knew