USS BOSTON Sail and Rudder Co, Ltd. or Is there life after your boat gets scrapped?

I served in the Navy, a plankowner aboard the USS BOSTON (SSN-703) Decommissioned in 1999 and scrapped in 2002. Now I find myself in the unique cradle-to-grave position of helping to care for its remains at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. All that really remain are the sail and rudder shipped here in 2003 along with a few cleats. I feel like I'm caring for a vessel that met a premature and untimely demise. Now I care for her remains. ...Sort of.

Monday, December 24, 2007

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

I was looking out over lake Erie just a few minutes ago, it was snowing "horizontal" as it is often does from November & December on the Great Lakes.... My mind wandered off to the legend of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

I think this video clip captures the power of the elements and the fury of the Great Lakes

3 comments:

AnonymousDecember 31, 2007 4:19 PM
Hey Gruce! I finally figured out how to get my stuff posted on these Blogs! Whoo Hoo! I posted a pretty good article on the Eddie F on our Boston Forum a while back, among snide comments.

Anyway....I'm Baaaaaaaaaacccccckkk!
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ex-nuke bubbleheadDecember 31, 2007 6:26 PM
...Well, it's about time!

So what's everyone up for during this Gnu Year's Eve anyway?
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AnonymousJanuary 01, 2008 10:22 AM
Happy New year! The wife and I made it all the way up to 11:00 PM, and then said to hell with it.
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