Author: schoonerfestwiscasset
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White Sails in the Sunset
In 1985, Leo Switucha, a graduate film student at Boston University, created a short documentary film entitled “White Sails in the Sunset.” It is about the Hesper and Luther Little and the efforts to preserve them by The Friends of the Wiscasset Schooners.
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The When & If
The Story of the When & If: When And If | Wiscasset Schoonerfest Nearly everyone knows a little something about Wiscasset’s seafaring past. There was a time in the 1800s when Wiscasset was second in importance only to Boston as a port of entry. At times there were so many ships anchored in the harbor,…
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Luther Little & Hesper
By Phil Di Vece Luther Little and Hesper | Wiscasset Schoonerfest by Phil Di Vece The story of the Luther Little and Hesper, the so-called “last of the four-masted schooners,” is the story of a once-upon-a-time landmark on the Wiscasset waterfront. Gone for almost 30 years, the old ships are fondly remembered by one generation…