Bowdoin
A tours in Castine, with 38 places within a five-minute walk. One of 8 parks & outdoors in Castine.















On the National Register since 1980

BOWDOIN (schooner)
BOWDOIN (schooner) was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 12, 1980, and named a National Historic Landmark on Dec 20, 1989. It is significant for its education, exploration/settlement, science and maritime history at the national level.
Bowdoin is a historic schooner built in 1921 in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard. Designed by William H. Hand Jr. under the direction of explorer Donald B. MacMillan, the gaff-rigged vessel is the only American schooner built specifically for Arctic exploration. She has made 30 trips above the Arctic Circle in her life, three since she was acquired by the Maine Maritime Academy as a sail tr…
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The nearest neighbor is Castine Cruises, 1 min walk away.
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