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"Superior" (Sloop)
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"Superior" and its Pilot Getchell, were hired by Joseph Stevens, Jr., Lane, and three others (Adams, Witherle, and Tilden) to take them on a week-long excursion in August of 1852 in Penobscot Bay.
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Chart
U.S. Coast Survey
Chart with key showing the route of an excursion on the sloop "Superior" out of Castine made by William H. Witherle, Lane, Stevens and friends during which Lane made several sketches of Mt. Desert scenery. The trip was chronicled by Witherle in his diary of 1852.
Personal diary
Wilson Museum, Castine, Maine (A00060-1a-1h)
Description of an excursion taken by Joseph Stevens, Jr., Lane, Witherle, Samuel Adams, Jr., and George Tilden around the islands of Maine near Mt. Desert. The group hired the Sloop "Superior" which was owned by Pilot Getchell. In his diary, Witherle mentions multiple times that "Lane took a sketch" especially when the water was calm. Lane often stayed on board the boat, while the others went ashore.
Excerpts of the diary include:
August 16: "Lane has a knack for frying fish."
August 17: "leaving Lane to take a sketch, we took a climb."
August 19: "went to ascend one of the highest mountains. 3/4 the way up we had to wait – once in a while for Lane who with his crutches could not keep up with us – but got along faster than we thought possible . . .Lane got up about an hour after the rest of us."
The entire text is transcribed in an account published by the Wilson Museum.
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Also filed under: Adams, Samuel, Jr. » // Biographical information » // Blue Hill » // Castine » // Chronology » // Diaries / Ledgers / Etc. » // Mount Desert Island & Rock » // Somes Sound » // Stevens, Joseph, Jr. » // Tilden, George » // Witherle, William Howe »
