The crew posed with Belle after the rain cleared.
Over Labor Day Weekend, we had our 50th Birthday Party for Mary Day.
And we installed and unveiled her Birthday Present: a six-foot, hand-carved wooden eagle for the transom, lovingly carved, painted and gilded.
All work installing the "present" was done behind painter's dropcloths. Everyone in the park (including some frustrated artists) were left to wonder.
The Cake was delicious and beautiful
A vintage T-shirt was resurrected for a limited edition
Haddie and Ronnie Hawkins, former owners
Sawyer and friends enjoy the buffet
Ronnie Hawkins addresses the crowd.
Curt addresses the crowd as a token passenger.
Mary Day's transom, complete with eagle
The Gamage Family, descendants of Mary Day's builder, Harvey Gamage
Erica Brown and Matt Shipman provided wonderful music
Gordon Bok stopped by to chat. He had been Mate in the 60s.
The crew got pizza after all the excitement
The crew assembled with the transom and eagle
A pretty amazing addition to Camden Harbor
Belle and Big Bertha (the flag)
Photos by JimDugan.com