American Eagle, Historic schooner in Rockland, US
The American Eagle is a historic wooden-hulled schooner measuring 122 feet in length with a wooden deck offering sailing voyages along the Maine coast through Penobscot Bay and its islands. The vessel accommodates up to 26 passengers in cabins and serves meals prepared on an original wood-burning stove from the 1930s.
Built in 1930 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, this vessel originally worked as a commercial fishing schooner until its conversion to passenger service in 1983. This transformation preserved the ship's craftsmanship and working design rather than allowing it to be dismantled.
The vessel keeps alive the traditions of sail by inviting visitors to experience multi-day voyages using historical navigation methods and early-20th-century customs. Travelers encounter firsthand how life unfolded aboard a working schooner and what skills sailors of that era required.
The schooner operates on multi-day sailing voyages where passengers participate in the work of running the ship and handling sails. Cabins are small and shared, with meals prepared daily using traditional cooking methods on the working stove.
During summer voyages, the schooner travels northward toward the Canadian border, where passengers often spot whales, seals, and other marine wildlife in their natural habitat. These northern routes reveal the rich marine life that inhabits Maine's waters.
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