Newport News, VA - The Mariners’ Museum and Park’s newest exhibition Polynesian Voyagers opens on Saturday, October 1, 2016, in conjunction with Hokule‘a’s second visit to Hampton Roads. This exhibition will feature the time-honored navigational skills of the Polynesian navigators who relied on their knowledge of waves, winds, stars, and nature instead of modern instruments.

 

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Courtesy of The Mariners' Museum

In collaboration with Hawaiian educators, the Hokule‘a crew and staff, and the Polynesian community, this new exhibition is designed to evoke the feeling of what it is to be a voyager

Maritime Postings from the Cyber Seas

Donna Sinclair Blog Post

On the off chance that you missed some of these interesting postings here's a couple that made me stop and say,  "Ohhhh?" beginning with:

The Association for Great Lakes Maritime History:

1,000-Year-Old Marine Artifact Found 

"The Hong Kong Underwater Heritage Group told the web news site Live Science that they had recently recovered a granite anchor stock from about 10 meters of water near High Island. Based on similar artifacts, it likely dates to the Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE).

In July, the group recovered a colonial era, British cannonade near Basalt Island. Both items will undergo