Maritime History

There’s a science and art to nautical knots. Just ask Matt Beaudoin, who with wife Jill own Mystic Knotwork, which is located is historic downtown Mystic, Connecticut, in a building that dates to the 1830s. Building on the seafaring history …

Imagine a time, way back, when ships at sea had no rules governing their right of way and avoiding collisions. At that time, sailing vessels were used to transport cargo, ferry passengers, harvest fish from the sea and carry the …