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The Eagle Has Landed in Osterville
Osterville Historical Museum Unveils New Boat Shed, New Maritime Exhibits
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| The Eagle, skippered by Alan Van Winkle, on one of her last sails through West Bay in Osterville. |
The Eagle has landed in Osterville this year--both literally and figuratively. The newly constructed Van WInkle Boat Shed opens this season and features two newly-acquired wooden boats.
The Eagle is a New Jersey sea skiff that has sailed the bays around Osterville for over 40 years. A fixture at the start of the Wianno Senior races, The Eagle has found her forever home in the Van Winkle Boat Shed, a gift of Osterville residents Alan and Gail Van Winkle.
The Gypsy, a modified catboat, designed by B.B. Crowninshield, is a classic turn-of-the-century wooden boat and also joins the permanent collection of the museum. Crowninshield is a well-known designer of American yachts in what is called the "golden era." Brother and sister, Frank and Marjorie O'Brien donated The Gypsy to the museum. The boat was a gift to Marjorie from her father as a college graduation present in 1942.
Originally called The Witch, the boat is on The National Register as historically significant. In 1902, The Witch sailed to a earn a second-place trophy in a race in Osterville.
Also opening this season, a newly-installed exhibit in the wianno senior shed. Explore the life and legacy of the wianno seniors through archival images and a touchscreen with exclusive Crosby Boat Yard footage and interviews with Crosby boatbuilders Teddy and Malcolm Crosby by award-winning journalist and filmmaker Andrew Fone.
The new wianno senior exhibit is made possible by a generous grant from the Horizon Foundation.
The Osterville Historical Museum, located at 155 West Bay Road, is open through September 18. Hours are Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is plentiful. The museum is home to the Osterville Farmers' Market every Friday from June 19 to September 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.OstervilleMuseum.org.
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