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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 17, 2013: Portland steamship, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon

Paul Heymont ·
Fascinating to see how many forms tugs and towboats take! Here's one from New York with a similar history. She's the W.O. Decker, one of the last steam tugs built in New York Harbor (1930) and also later converted to diesel...and also retired in the 1980s. She's a tiny tug, built to move barges in an out of the small coves and streams that join New York Harbor. Since 1986, the W.O. Decker has belonged to the South Street Seaport Museum. I was fortunate to have had a harbor cruise that...
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A Remote Canadian Village offers Indescribable Natural Discoveries

Marilyn Jones ·
  As I left the hotel in Winnipeg I was outfitted in all my brand new cold-weather gear headed for the airport and a two hour flight to the remote village of Churchill.  I prayed my preparation for facing the sub-zero temperatures and brutal...
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Valparaiso—Chile's Oceanside Gem

Marilyn Jones ·
Join Marilyn Jones on a tour of Chile's major seaport, a town that is recovering its faded beauty
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April 17, 2020: Old Customs House, Key West

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger enjoyed this beautiful 19th century Customs House, now an art gallery, on Key West's historic waterfront.
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Halifax's Seaport Farmer's Market

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger visits the Seaport Farmer's Market adjoining Halifax's harbor.
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Port Townsend, Washington

Jonathan L ·
Jonathan L spends some time in a former major port that's become a pleasant waterfront community on Puget Sound.
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Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery, Halifax (Where Gumbo Was #274)

DrFumblefinger ·
Gumbo was visiting Halifax's historic brewery, founded by Alexander Keith in 1820. It is one of the oldest surviving commercial breweries in North America.
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Manhattan from the Other Shore

Paul Heymont ·
Manhattan's skyline is constantly, although the changes are not always instantly obvious, at least not so much as the change between the city's days as a port where the ships lined the shore and the growth of huge buildings clustered together in their...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb. 2, 2014: New York Harbor at Sea Level

Paul Heymont ·
In New York's concrete canyons, it's possible to lose track of the city's connection to the sea...but not when you're out on a harbor trip on a tour from the South Street Seaport . This scene looks up the mouth of the Hudson River from the Upper Bay,...
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New York Harbor: View from a Tugboat

Paul Heymont ·
  As travelers, we like to poke around in cities and look for the less-seen sights—but it’s easy to forget we have them at home, too. New York from the water is an example. In this century, we New Yorkers tend to forget how important...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 18, 2013: Sailing the Seas in NY Harbor

Paul Heymont ·
The clipper ship Clipper City passes the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges in New York’s East River. Clipper City carries passengers on harbor cruises, leaving from the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan.   The South Street Seaport...
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Viking (not that Viking) ship sails into Mystic Seaport

Paul Heymont ·
The largest Viking longship of modern times has completed its expedition and docked at Mystic, CT after crossing the Atlantic and visiting North America.
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Starwood's Aloft brand previews voice-activated rooms

Paul Heymont ·
New technology uses iPad and custom app to allow guests to control lighting, ventilation and more by voice commands.
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A View from the Bridge

Paul Heymont ·
PHeymont shares a favorite walk, across the Brooklyn Bridge, with its views of both Manhattan and Brooklyn
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Charlottetown P.E. I. Seaport

Travel Rob ·
Charlottetown P.E. I. Seaport
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Mayflower ready to sail again to Plymouth

Paul Heymont ·
Mayflower II, a replica of the Pilgrims' ship, has been extensively renewed and will be returning soon to its home in Massachusetts.
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Mystic Seaport: A Walk Along the Shore

Paul Heymont ·
Take a step into the past with PHeymont at a museum of museums and living history in Connecticut
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Ships' Carving at Mystic Seaport

Paul Heymont ·
At Mystic Seaport in Conneticut, PHeymont was fascinated by the sure hands and skills of a master ships' carver.
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Hills of Valparaiso, Chile

Paul Heymont ·
With hills so many, and so steep, Valparaiso, Chile could be called a 'city on the edge.'
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The Last Whaleship: Mystic Seaport

Paul Heymont ·
Last of its kind afloat, Mystic Seaport's Charles W. Morgan gives us a deep glimpse into the world of 19th-century whalers
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Tugs in the Harbor, New York City

Paul Heymont ·
PHeymont shares his nostalgia for New York's tugboats and some photos of them at work.
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Where To Rent A Car In Curacao

Nitin S (Guest) ·
Looking for a car rental when in Curacoa? Here's a helpful suggestion for you ()sponsored content)
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A Way with Wood: Mystic Boat Builders

Paul Heymont ·
At Mystic Seaport, maintaining the museum's wooden boats is carried on as a public exhibit.
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Mystic Seaport Lighthouse, Connecticut

Paul Heymont ·
Mystic's lighthouse is a copy of a working lighthouse, and houses an exhibition about lighthouses.
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Dockside at Mystic: Ships and Boats

Paul Heymont ·
At Mystic Seaport, the fleet comes in all sizes and types, and many of them are working vessels as well as exhibits.
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Mystic Seaport's Working Shipyard

Paul Heymont ·
At Mystic Seaport, maintenance for the many ships and boats is a major exhibit itself, in full view for visitors at its working shipyard.
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Three Stories about Cannery Row

Paul Heymont ·
Cannery Row today, an upscale mall in Monterey, gives little hint of the other stories that have shaped the area.
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Chemin Mystérieux, Pokesudie, New Brunswick

Travel Rob ·
Gumbo goes to an island in the Acadian Peninsula and learns about a mysterious road.
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The Cairns Gateway to Reef and Rainforest

Barry Barford ·
Barry looks back nostalgically at a former home in northern Australia.
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Paphos: Jewel of Cyprus

Barry Barford ·
In Paphos you could be forgiven for thinking you'd stumbled on some far-flung corner of England ... there are British accents everywhere.
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Scenes from Waimea, Kauai

DrFumblefinger ·
DrFumblefinger visits the small town of Waimea, a former sugar cane growing community in southwestern Kauai.
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Mayflower sets sail for Plymouth

Paul Heymont ·
After winter repairs, the famed 'Pilgrim ship' replica returns home to Massachusetts
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island

Paul Heymont ·
Formerly a home for "aged, decrepit and worn-out" seamen, Snug Harbor has become a premier cultural site for New York's Staten Island
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Bar Harbor votes cruise curbs

Paul Heymont ·
Maine's Bar Harbor, increasingly a popular cruise port, has decided just how much is enough.
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Mariehamn, Finland

Marilyn Jones ·
Marilyn Jones's Baltic cruise with Viking takes her to a Finnish island with much to see, and the largest fleet of wooden sailing ships
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Bar Harbor goes extreme on cruise curbs

Paul Heymont ·
A citizens' ballot initiative passed in Tuesday's election, clamping down even further than a recent agreement between industry and local officials.
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Spain and EU: Drop Gibraltar border

Paul Heymont ·
Spain wants to remove the border between Spain and Gibraltar, since both are now part of the Schengen area.
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Gdańsk, Poland

Marilyn Jones ·
Marilyn Jones shares view of historic Gdansk, one of the historic ports of the Hanseatic League.
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Piraeus: Gateway to Athens

Barry Barford ·
Located just south-west of Athens, Piraeus serves as the gateway for countless travellers looking to explore the capital's treasures.
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