Here you see the “Lewis R. French” leaving Great Cove yesterday morning after overnighting there. She was on a six-night music festival cruise along the coast and among the islands, according to her schedule.
The 101-foot “French” was launched in 1871 out of Christmas Cove, Maine. She was built there by the French brothers and named after their father. In her earlier years, her life was varied and hard. Among other things, she freighted bricks, granite, fish, lime, firewood, and Christmas trees.
Now, the French is a classic and fairly luxurious vessel out of Camden, Maine. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on August 3, 2033.)