MARITIME HISTORY COMES ALIVE

Another significant component of SchoonerFest is education. “It’s important because this is really a celebration of the state’s maritime history and spirit of innovation,” says Bruce MacDonald, event organizer. “Schooners played a part in the RevolutionaryWar andWar of 1812 and it’s important to focus on that history as part of a broader festival.”

MacDonald credits Dr. Joseph Geraci, a retired New London