At noon today, the old Navy dormitory barge, a squat, three-story maritime row house known by the inelegant name APL-31, rolled gently at anchor in the Atlantic about 16 miles off Manasquan.
Historical sites include the South Manitou Island Lighthouse (1871; deactivated 1958), abandoned farmsteads, and a maritime museum (housed in a former lifesaving station).
Off the lane is the entrance to both the lookout tower and the Bahari Museum, a collection of traditional sailing vessels and other maritime paraphernalia housed in an old godown, or warehouse, from the days of the Dutch East India Company.
Well-heeled whimsy is the order of the day at this Litchfield Hills Relais & Châteaux retreat, where each of the 18 guest cottages was designed around a Connecticut theme (tree house, maritime, Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and so on).
Museums range from the monumental maritime museum, which houses a full-size replica of a galley from the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, to the waxworks museum.
The plan was to have the city's heritage boats moored alongside a museum building housing maritime, aviation and transport exhibits.
The flag locker now houses maritime signal flags.
Working with designer Eric Hentz, Calderwood converted a former 28-room halfway house for maritime workers into a desirable destination for creatives dotted with reclaimed furniture and contemporary art.
Nearby are the ancient Loge de Mer, which housed the maritime tribunal, and the 14th- and 15th-century cathedral of Saint-Jean.
Marpole people shared a basic resemblance to historic Northwest Coast groups in terms of their maritime emphasis, woodworking, large houses, and substantial villages.
