American Dream: A Boat to Putter On
By Norma Jaeger Hopcraft
Hundreds of rocky promontories comprise the coast of CT. The town of Noank clings to one of them. I explored it one day. It's full of glamorous houses (I'll show you a few in another post). But it's got its own seafaring tradition, and I homed in on it.
Now here's a wooden boat for you.
It would take several years to scrape the peeling paint off.
A close-up of the elbow grease this job requires.
Here's a nearby boat shed, the shingles dry and curling in the intense sun and salt air.
What boats do in these waters: set lobster pots, with their markers floating on the surface.
Here's the lobster traps.
Here's a boat in better condition. What a relief!
The pilot house (missing two walls) of a working lobster boat in Noank. How about you? Do you want to have a seafaring tradition? Comment below!
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