Elissa at her berth after Hurricane Harvey. (Photo courtesy Luis Felipe Trigo Boix) IT S A WRAP!

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1 SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 As we all watch the horrific images of Harvey s destruction and flooding, I am sure we all are wishing the best for those who have faced the brunt of the storm and that the devastation will end soon so that the process of recovery can begin. We are reaching out to several organizations in the maritime heritage community in the Gulf coast area to see If Mystic Seaport can be of any assistance. The Texas Maritime Museum in Rockport, the Galveston Historical Foundation, and the Texas Seaport Museum are all located in the path of the storm. Reports from the Texas Seaport Museum indicate that their 1887 barque Elissa successfully weathered the storm. Kurt Voss, who was our operations manager for the Morgan s 38 th Voyage and has longtime ties to the museum, forwarded this comment from Mark Scibinico, the ship s port captain: "Elissa is up and afloat and in great shape. Hurricane prep did more than its job and Galveston got little of the surrounding impact. Wish us well as we reset for the future The Seaport Museum s building was not so fortunate and lost part of its roof, but apparently the artifacts inside appear to be undamaged. We will keep you updated on what we learn from these and other organizations in the region. Mystic Seaport stands by to help in whatever way we can and we will share with you any opportunities for you to help on your own. Steve White

2 Elissa at her berth after Hurricane Harvey. (Photo courtesy Luis Felipe Trigo Boix) IT S A WRAP! Thank you to all the many departments and volunteers who helped to facilitate the second season of Arts on the Quad. We had a terrific season of theatre and music - everything from bluegrass, to folk, rock, and Shakespeare. Events like Arts on the Quad help us attract new audiences to our spectacular campus and share with them the enjoyment of an outdoor performance in a beautiful setting. Surveys conducted at every show will allow us to gauge those audiences interests and tailor our offerings to our visitors needs. We would like to thank the many volunteers and our duty officers who devoted their evenings to this series. We would also like to thank Communications & Marketing, Exhibits, Facilities, Finance, Photo Services, Security, Shipping, Visitor Services, Volunteer Services, and Coastal Gourmet, among other individuals. Here s to the end of a great summer! -Arlene Marcionette & Susan Funk SEPTEMBER IS MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH We are dedicating the entire month to say thank you to our community of Mystic Seaport Members. We ve packed the calendar full of free, discounted and other fun opportunities just for Members. Highlights include: Member BFF Days-Bring a Friend for Free! Members are invited to bring a guest for free Monday-Friday only. Members with a PLUS Membership can bring a second guest. Member Appreciation Night Friday, September 8, 5:30-7:30pm. Members are invited to explore the Museum after hours and enjoy special tours, games, and other fun activities. For more information about Member Appreciation Month, visit --Membership WIN A MORGAN PAINTING!

3 The Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce is holding a drawing to win the commemorative painting Time Passages by Mystic artist Susan Noyes. The acrylic painting features the Charles W. Morgan passing through the bascule bridge downtown at the beginning of the 38th Voyage. Tickets are $25 each and the drawing will be held on September 12, If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact Dan McFadden x5317 Proceeds of the drawing will benefit the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce. EXPO, AUGUST 19 TH & 20 TH Exhibit of Evinrude outboards, inboards and Evinrude Boat No Our 26 th Annual Expo featured a special exhibit of Evinrude engines, and Evinrude Boat No. 3308, from the Seaport s Watercraft Collection. This is one of only six Evinrude boats known to exist today. Dennis

4 Evinrude, Ole Evinrude s great-nephew, remarked in a letter to the Seaport: My Great Uncle Ole would be delighted to see a boat with his name on it in such great, original condition I congratulate the effort of Mystic Seaport to recognize Evinrude boats at your Antique Engine Show. And of course, our poster engine for this year was an Evinrude - a 1913 Detachable Rowboat Motor, Model B, one-cylinder, 2HP, exhibited by Mr. Robert Toffey, of Watertown, CT. In all, we had over fifty Evinrude engines, four of which were inboards. (Evinrude made inboards from 1916 to 1924.) Once again, the Staff and volunteers teamed up to prepare the Shipyard, set up the steam table, erect tents, and prepare the pool for the RC model boats. Then on Sunday afternoon, more devoted volunteers came in to disassemble what the Friday crew had assembled. Thank you all. And thanks, as well, go to volunteer Ed Hill, for his extensive work on the Evinrude display, and to Philip Tankard for his assistance. The 2018 show is planned for August 18 th and 19 th. See you there! -Scott Noseworthy ECLIPSE DAY - THANK YOU!!! On Monday, August 21st, we hosted a HUGE crowd of visitors who came by to witness the Partial Solar Eclipse! While I was personally initially overwhelmed by the unexpectedly-high turnout, we put together a fantastic event for all in attendance. The feedback that I received was extremely favorable, and the day would have not been possible if not for the help of so many Seaport colleagues. I'd like to take this moment to thank as many of you as I can recall... Thank you to my Treworgy Planetarium team - Jordan Ecker, Bill Michael, and our Junior Volunteer Zach Adamson - for lending their expertise and Astronomy knowledge to our visitors. Thank you to my friends in the Education Department - Sarah Cahill, Mary Koehler, Krystal Rose, Nancy Hughes, Ben Ellcome, and Andrea Kaplan - for keeping our guests engaged, for passing out eclipse

5 glasses, for commandeering the Masin Room to accommodate our live-stream overflow, and for helping visitors have fun with colanders! Thank you to Elissa Bass for single-handedly manning our solar-filter telescope out on the Playscape for hours! Thank you to Dan Harvison for filming all of the fun! And thank you to all of my Mystic Seaport colleagues who stopped by to interact with our visitors - those of you that I spotted (Dean Hantzopoulos, Amanda Keenan, Alan Schaeffer, Rachel Thomas- Shapiro, Denise Kegler, Nicholas Bell) - and anyone else who I didn't spot! This was a classic case of what makes Mystic Seaport such a wonderful place at which to work! The combined efforts of so many people made for an unforgettable experience for hundreds upon hundreds of eclipse visitors. Thank you all so very much! - Brian Koehler, Planetarium Supervisor FIRST THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7 How World War I Saved the Charles W. Morgan Interpreter, Catherine Deichmann, will be our First Thursday speaker on September 7. The following is a brief summary of her topic: How World War I saved the Charles W. Morgan. In the autumn of 1913, the Charles W. Morgan, withdrawn from the whaling fleet, was laid up at Lewis Wharf in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, stripped of everything of value, padlocked, and abandoned. After seventy-two years, Fairhaven might well have been the final port in her long and successful story, but events an ocean away intervened. The outbreak of war in Europe drove the prices for whale oil to record highs. Sensing a profit to be made, Captain Benjamin Cleveland, a veteran whaler and sealer, purchased the Morgan in the spring of In September she left on her 34 th voyage, to the harsh vastness of the southern Indian Ocean. The dangers to an unarmed ship sailing during wartime were multiplied in the spring of 1917, when the United Stated joined the conflict. In spite of the hazards of weather and war, Captain Cleveland returned safely to New Bedford in October, Given a new life, the Morgan went on to an additional three voyages before retiring again in The Morgan s 20 th century voyages have often been overlooked as the last remnants of a dying trade, but they had their own share of excitements. The voyage that saved the Morgan from decay and destruction featured mutiny, sea elephants, a fatal accident, with a few mysterious crew members and global maritime warfare thrown in for good measure! The presentation will take place in the Campbell Class Room. Coffee and donuts will be served at 8:30 am followed by the presentation at 9:00 am.

6 EveAnne Stouch and Susan O'Donnell VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Summer Sundays 2 Volunteers are needed Sunday, September 3 rd from 5-8pm to welcome and count visitors at the membership re-entry gate at the Sanger Visitor Reception Center (South Gate). Coastweeks Regatta Volunteers are needed on Sunday, September 17 th to assist with parking, set up and monitoring the gate. Morning and afternoon shifts are available. SABINO Donor Celebration Event 2 Volunteers are needed on Sunday, September 24 th from 10:45-1:30pm to help greet guests and direct them to the SABINO dock. Antique Vehicle Show Volunteers are needed on Sunday, September 24 th to assist with parking cars from 6:30-9:30am and watching cars from 8:45-12pm and 11:45-4pm. Please let us know if you are available and would like to assist with any of the events listed above. You can contact us at or eveanne.stouch@mysticseaport.org. Thank you! EveAnne Stouch and Susan O Donnell SEAPORT BOOK CLUB Food, fun books etc. etc., etc. The Seaport Book Club Fall Potluck welcomes all current and former Seaport Staff and Volunteers and their friends to a gathering. We will share a Potluck dinner, discuss our summer reading, and anything else, and enjoy the view from Bettye Noyes' family cottage on Latimer Point. Join in the fun at 5:15 pm, Thursday, September 21,2017. Directions will be posted in Brustolon. Any questions may be directed to Phyllis BJs WHOLESALE CLUB DISCOUNT All employees and volunteers are eligible for a discounted membership to BJ s Wholesale Club. Enrollment periods for current members are held quarterly in March, June, September, and December. Enrolling will add 13 months to your membership regardless of when it expires. New enrollments can be done at any time. The discount includes $15 off the $50 annual membership or $25 off the $100 annual membership, a free additional 1 month of membership, and a free second membership card for a household member.

7 or stop by the HR office for an enrollment form. Forms will be due September 30th for current members. DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR PROVIDENCE BRUINS Mystic Seaport employees, volunteers, and their friends and family can purchase tickets to upcoming Providence Bruins games for a discounted price. The dates for the games are Saturday, October 21st at 7:05 pm and Sunday, October 22nd at 3:05 pm. Tickets are only $22 and come with a voucher for a popcorn & drink or draft at the game. Also included is a FREE $3 Dunkin Donuts gift card with every ticket. The deadline to purchase tickets is October 6th. If you would like to place an order, please contact Kristen Deveau in HR at Kristen.deveau@mysticseaport.org or ext WILLIAMS- MYSTIC FALL SEMESTER Please join Williams-Mystic in welcoming F'17 (our 81st class) who will arrive on campus on Monday, August 28th Ryan Baldwin (Carleton College) Meagan Burns (Portland State University) Kimberly Cabrera (SUNY Maritime) Monica Groth (Wellesley College) Taylor Harris (Howard University) Haley Kardek (Vassar College) John Lawless (SUNY Maritime) Josie Maynard (Williams College) Kyra McClary (Smith College) ZsaZsa Morel (Williams College) Katie Noris (University of Rhode Island) Matt Novosad (UCONN Avery Point) Katrina Orthmann (University of Minnesota) Rachel Retica (Williams College) Henry Roman (SUNY Maritime) Alissa Ryan (New York University) Karla Salamanca (College of New Rochelle) -Hannah Whalen & Kim Kendle THIS WEEK FROM THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Saturday September 2, 2017 Scheduled Groups 5:30pm-730pm Sabino Charter (SOLD OUT) Rozewski/Dinoia Rehearsal Dinner

8 29 guests Contact Alyson Clark Scheduled Events: 9am-10am Member Tours of the Drakan 40 guests Contact Libby Daly 11am-noon Impossible Dream dockside dock 5:00pm-10pm Morgan/Tower Wedding on North Lawn and River Room 150 guests Contact Jenna Landon 5:00pm-10pm Trzcinski/Sprague Wedding at Lighthouse Point and Boat Shed 115 guests Contact Jenna Landon 6pm-9pm Wnuck/Keohane Rehearsal Dinner in Morgan suite East and West 29 guests Contact Jenna Landon Sunday September 3, 2017 Scheduled Groups 9am-5pm Graziano Family - 10 Guests Scheduled Events: 9am-10am Member Tours of the Drakan 40 guests Contact Libby Daly 5pm-11pm Rozewski/Dinoia Wedding on North Lawn and in River Room 175 guests Contact Jenna landon 6pm-8pm Summer Sunday at Spouter s Tavern Monday September 4, 2017 Labor Day Scheduled Groups 10:30am-5pm Bonjour Tours - 32 Guests No Scheduled Events Other Items Discussed: Discussed adjustments to brightness on the tablets in Sea Change as well as issues with the amplifier for music in the Pilalas Lobby. Reviewed Impossible Dream catamaran tours and updates on Members only tours of Drakken vessel and Members appreciation month.

9 Discussed using TEB monitors and sandwich boards to remind guests to sign up for Ready Set Print Activity Discussed painting schedule for Spouters Tavern and Trim on Print and Carve Shops. Reviewed incident with guest wearing a costume during the Eclipse event last week. Please see attached. EARLY FALL CAULKING MEMO DUTY OFFICER/WATCH CAPTAIN/SHIPYARD Saturday, September 2 Sunday, September 3 Monday, September 4 Duty Officer: M. Dulin Duty Officer: D. Willis Duty Officer: E. Stouch Security: Gary Doerfler, x5310 Security: Diane Alley, x5310 Security: Diane Alley, x5310 Watch Captain: Erik Ingmundson Watch Captain: Erik Ingmundson Watch Captain: Rachel Thomas-Shapiro Shipyard: Karl Kohler, x5341 Shipyard: Karl Kohler, x5341 Shipyard: Karl Kohler, x5341 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Full & Part-time Opportunities Manager of Overnight Programs Custodian Ground Maintenance Part Time Rigger Shipwrights Seasonal Opportunities Actor Nautical Nightmares To view and apply to job listings please visit the Mystic Seaport s job posting page by clicking here. CLASSIFIEDS House Sitters Available Mature, responsible couple available for house sitting locally. Fine house keepers and pet sitters. Excellent references. Call End of Summer Yard Sale! Saturday September 2 from 10AM 2PM stop by 367 and 368 Mohegan Park Rd in Norwich for a neighborhood yard sale. There will be furniture, clothes, shoes, and various houseware. Any questions contact Amanda Keenan at Amanda.keenan@mysticseaport.org or

10 PHOTO OF THE WEEK View from Burrows Garden (Shot Thru Tiger Lilies) Photo by Joe Michael