THE STEAM-POWERED side-wheeler Kennebec will be part of the discussion on Saturday during Boothbay Railway Village’s kick-off to its annual speakers’ series.
Admission is free to all for a discussion titled “The History of Side Paddle Wheel Steam Boats in Maine.”
The museum has produced these historic talks covering a variety of topics during the winter season and they have been well received, a news release said. In an effort to highlight the history of Maine these talks are meant to discuss the impact of such things as roads, shipping, railroading, etc.
Historian and master model maker George Barrett will offer, through historic photos and entertaining narration, the explanation of the use of side-wheelers and other steamboats along the coast of Maine.
Barrett will delineate the routes, and evolution of the construction and use of these very unique vessels. He will include anecdotes about being a pilot or a passenger on a paddle wheeler on the coast.
For more information, call 633- 4727 or visit www.railwayvillage.org.
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