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1 AUGUST 26, 2016 MYSTIC SEAPORT A SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT Effective September 6, Mystic Seaport will become a Smoke- Free Environment. It is the intention of Mystic Seaport to prohibit smoking on all areas of the grounds in order to provide and maintain a safe and healthy work environment for all employees, volunteers and visitors. For purposes of this policy; smoking is defined as the act of lighting, smoking or carrying a lighted or smoldering cigar, cigarette, pipe or electronic cigarette of any kind. The Smoke-Free Environment applies to: All areas of buildings occupied by Seaport employees. All grounds and exhibits of the Seaport. All vehicles owned or leased by the Seaport. All visitors (customers and vendors) to Seaport premises. All contractors and consultants and/or their employees working on Seaport premises. We believe that the spirit of thoughtfulness and cooperation which is characteristic at the Seaport is adequate to resolve any disputes which might arise under this policy. Any questions or concerns about the application of the policy should be brought to the attention of the individuals supervisor and/or the Human Resources Department. WELCOME TESSA GRACE! Congratulations to Erin Richard, her husband Damon and big brother Tucker, who welcomed Tessa Grace on August 16. Mom and baby are healthy and doing well!

2 MYSTIC SEAPORT & MATT BARNES IN THE NEWS.IN DENMARK! Shipwright Matt Barnes has been spending most of this summer at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde Denmark working on building a Viking ship. Matt was the recipient of the 2016 Mallory Grant. He seems to have received the attention of the local press and made the front page of the Roskilde DAGBLADET! Matt has been documenting his experience in his blog and also on his Instagram account how_not_to_build_a_boat. Göran Buckhorn was kind enough to translate the article for us. Matt is expected back in the Shipyard in early September, we look forward to hearing about his experience. In the newspaper Dagbladet in Roskilde, Denmark, August 17, 2016 Front page: American shipwright prospers Vikings: Presently, the Viking ship museum is visited by the American shipwright Matthew Barnes. Barnes is in Roskilde to trace the American wooden boat building tradition back to its European roots. And of course, he is to learn the trade from the best [shipwrights] in the world. That knowledge, he is going to bring back to the museum in New England, where he works. Inside: Caption (above image): Matthew Barnes is working at Mystic Seaport Museum, which has a very impressive collection of American wooden vessels, among other things, the only still seaworthy wooden whalingship. Header: Barnes [is] only building [a] boat [A Danish play with words: Barnes bygger bara både] Exchange: For two months the American Matthew Barnes prospers as he is on an exchange program at the Viking ship museum to learn about the old tools and ship building technics. By Lars Kimer

3 Roskilde: Matthew Barnes grabs hold of the axe and starts carefully to cut in the oak plank that lies in front of him. Carefully, he bends over to take a closer look at the plank. How are the years running? He takes a good look at the small chips cut off by the axe, ensuring that as many fibers remain intact. That is the way you keep the strength and flexibility in a piece of wood. Normally, the 32-year-old American works at the museum Mystic Seaport, which is located between New York and Boston, in the state of Connecticut, in the village of Mystic. The museum has approximately 120,000 [sic!] visitors a year. I am here on a scholarship to learn about the Vikings tools, how you use them, and how you use the knowledge in ships building. We are very interested to get more knowledge on how ship building in northern Europe might have affected the American boat building, Matthew Barnes explains. To build Therefore, the trip has also taken him to both the Netherlands and the Faeroe Island. Before he goes home, he is also to visit Sweden, Norway, and Iceland, but the longest stay he will have in Denmark, at the Viking ship museum. We are hoping to be able to track the technics that have been used on the old boats in America to their European roots, says Matthew Barnes, who is an educated ship builder. He has now learned so much that it will only take him three, four days to finish a plank for the Viking ship that he is helping to build. The Viking ship is standing on keel, with a few planks in place at the boat building spot at the Museum Island. Søren Nielsen, from the Viking ship museum, has promised me to send some picture of the ship when she is completed, Matthew Barnes says and smiles. Matthew Barnes continues his trip to Sweden, Norway and Iceland on August 27. Caption (below image): I am hoping to learn a lot about the old tools, and we are very interested to trace the American ship building traditions back to its European roots, Matthew Barnes says. AMISTAD Departure AMISTAD is scheduled to depart on Monday, August 29 th. Please join us to wish them well as they begin the next phase of new programming. There will be coffee and pastries in the Shipyard at 8:15am. Steve White and Len Miller of Discovering AMISTAD will say a few words at 8:30 before the vessel departs for New London. -Shannon McKenzie

4 MYSTIC SEAPORT HOSTS CT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Eight CT Teachers of the Year participated in a 3-day professional development Aug Teachers had the opportunity to explore our collection, see a Planetarium show, learn about our special website for teachers, receive a guided tour of the grounds as well as a boat ride and reception, experience a primary source workshop, chantey program, rigging climb, roleplayer, carving, rowing the whaleboats, and more! The teachers will be completing lesson plans based on their experience that will be posted on our Mystic Seaport for Educators website. Many thanks to all the staff who made this program possible: Steve White, Susan Funk, Barb Jarnagin, Krystal Rose, Brian Donlon, Rachel Thomas Shapiro, Mary K. Bercaw Edwards, Paula Thompson, Kim Kendle, Glenn Gordinier, Dick Jones and Shannon McKenzie, Larry Krozel, and Geoff Kaufman. -Sarah Cahill STAFF & VOLUNTEER DISCOUNTS REMINDERS As a reminder, staff and volunteers receive the following discounts at time of purchase with the presentation of their badge: 25% - Bake Shop & Store; 15% - Galley Restaurant; 10% - Latitude 41. In addition staff and volunteers receive a free meal after the purchase of 5 punches on their frequent diner card at the Galley. Please be advised these cards expire at the end of the season.

5 2016 ANTIQUE MARINE ENGINE EXPO, AUGUST 20 TH & 21 ST OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY! 1908 Lloyd 2-cycle Marine, 2 cyl. / 6 HP, made by: Thousand Island Boat & Engine Company of Morristown, NY. From The James Mathews Collection. Twenty-five wonderful years and this show was the best yet. We had 108 Exhibitors and over 340 Exhibits. Saturday was a max crowd and Sunday was only slightly less. This year we celebrated J.W. Lathrop Engines, which all of you know were made right here in downtown Mystic. We had 10 Lathrop engine Exhibits. One of them, or at least its badly corroded casting, was used as a boat anchor here in the Mystic River during the 2005 Engine Show. 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. One volunteer even worked until midnight Friday. Now that s devotion. Then on Sunday afternoon, more devoted volunteers came in to disassemble what the Friday crew had assembled. Scott Noseworthy, the Engine Collections Manager, was everywhere and anywhere. The 2017 show is planned for August 19 th and 20 th. See you there! MEMBER HATS During the month of August, our beloved Members-only caps are on sale for $15 (regularly priced at $20). Colors include: navy, periwinkle, nautical red, ivory, apple, and pink.

6 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SUMMER CAMP SEASON Mystic Seaport welcomed over 600 campers here this summer (not including the Brilliant!), enjoying Summer Day Camp, Community Sailing, and the Joseph Conrad Overnight Sailing Camp. Many thanks to all the staff whose hard work and great energy made the programs a success and produced many happy campers: Hallie Payne, Mary Morrissey, Jenna Alessandro, Barb Jarnagin, Brian Koehler, Rebecca Donohue, Katy Day, Karlee Etter, Chelle Farrand, Natasha Przybylski, Ryan O Connell, Thea Moore, Katie Zirkel, Alida Roorda, Hannah King, Trey Schwack, Matt Forte, Colin Jacobs, Frannie Roorda, Lisa Spalding, and Wes Pfiffner. -Sarah Cahill

7 A GREAT EVENING ON THE RIVER! Thank you to everyone who came out of Tuesday night for the staff picnic! With rain in the forecast the event was moved to the boatshed where staff and guests feasted on a wonderful meal by Coastal Gourmet. Face painting, henna art and a DJ provided a festive and fun evening. The highlight was the dessert competition. This year the judging team of Julia Jankowski, Brian Donlon and Nicholas Bell had their work cut out for them with over 15 entries into the contest! Carole Bishop took home 1st Place the highly coveted Golden Egg Beater and a beautiful hand forged mug by Chip Sowalski for her Down Home Texas BBQ Sheet cake (pictured) that tasted as wonderful as it looked! Coming in at 2 nd Place was Nathan Adams for a delicious Pecan Pie and Amanda Keenan took 3 rd Place with her delightful Blueberry Pancake Cupcakes. DO YOUR PART FOR A HEALTHY HEART Join Mystic Seaport as we participate in the American Heart Association s Heart Walk on Sunday, September 25 th at the Mohegan Reservation! Join our team! It only takes two easy steps! 1. Click HERE to find our team page 2. Click the red "Join Team" button on the right hand side of the screen and follow the prompts Participating is easy. Simply join our team and then do your best to collect donations for the American Heart Association. Funds raised through the Heart Walk will support the American Heart Association s mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. There is no registration fee or a minimum amount you must raise to participate. Why Heart Walk? One in three Americans has some form of cardiovascular disease and stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States. We can change this by walking and raising funds for the Heart Walk. Help grow our team; please forward this link to anyone you think will want to walk, raise funds and make a difference in our community. The more the merrier when it comes to our Heart Walk team! Thank you in advance! If you would like to just walk on this day please just send Jeanne Gade an or call ext More information will be distributed as the day approaches!

8 DALVERO ACADEMY ARTIST TALKS This Saturday, August 27 will feature the last of a series of artist talks, continuing our collaboration with Dalvero Academy with Alex Charner. The work of these artists comprises an exhibit in the P. R. Mallory Building entitled Journey of Transformation: An Exploration of Our Evolving Relationship With the Whale. This show has provided our visitors with new, unique, and thought provoking points of view. The talks will offer an opportunity to learn more about the individual artists perspective. -Jonathan Shay Saturday August 27, 2016 THIS WEEK FROM THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE **EARLY FALL CAULKING MEMO ATTACHED** 11am-12pm Caron/Bossio rehearsal on North Lawn 2pm-3pm Meet Dalvero Art Academy Artist Alex Charner in P.R. Mallory Building 5pm-11pm Sullivan/Carr Ceremony and Reception on North Lawn and in River Room Contact: Alyson Clark 100 Guests 5pm-10pm Erikson/Scavo Ceremony and Reception in Light House Point and Boat Shed Contact: Jenna Landon 100 guests No Groups Treworgy Planetarium: 11am Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program) 2pm Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program) 3pm Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program) 4pm Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program) Sunday August 28, am-3pm Hole in the Wall Gang in the Boat Shed 4pm-11pm Caron/Bossio ceremony & reception on North Lawn and in River Room Contact: Jenna Landon 100 Guests 5:30pm-8:30pm Summer Music Sunday at Spouters Tavern No Groups Treworgy Planetarium: 11am Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program) 2pm Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program) 3pm Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program) 4pm Summer Stars and the Mariner (Public Program)

9 DUTY OFFICER/WATCH CAPTAIN/SHIPYARD Saturday, August 27 Sunday, August 28 Duty Officer: A. Payne, Radio Duty Officer: E. Saxe, Radio Security: Gary Doerfler, ext.5310 Security: Diane Alley, ext Watch Captain: Liz DeArruda, radio Watch Captain: Liz DeArruda, radio Shipyard: Harry Paul ext Shipyard: Deb House, ext Director of Interpretation Custodian Part-time Shipwrights Rigger Actor (Seasonal) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES To view job listings and learn how to apply, please visit the Mystic Seaport website. PHOTO OF THE WEEK Fisheye view of the Packard Cabin Image by Joe Michael