Travel:
article and photos by Russ Lockwood
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We headed off to the left, curving around the light from a long-ago lighthouse (Cape Charles Lighthouse) and down the ramp to the displays. I enjoy the more modern approach where the artifacts are interspersed with dioramas and the floor guide pulls you through the exhibit area. Large illustrated panels tell of times where there are few or no artifacts, such as the the story of pirates and such that marauded the waters near the museum in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Of note was a display of old steamships that plied the Bay waters, some decked out as elegantly as the Titanic, which included a wallmap of destinations and colored lights marking the various phases and companies of schedules over the years. Pleasure motor boats, sailing boats, and so on rounded out the gallery. Of note is a huge photo from space showing the Bay--just the thing to examine when you wanted to trace the route we took from NJ to Virginia, starting around Washington DC of course. More of the Mariners' Museum
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