Milwaukee, WI
Denis Sullivan leaves Milwaukee, headed for Boston
Denis Sullivan leaves Milwaukee
After many years in Milwaukee, the Denis Sullivan headed to Boston on Saturday, leaving its acquainted house outdoors Discovery World.
MILWAUKEE – After greater than 20 years in Milwaukee, the crusing vessel Denis Sullivan headed to Boston on Saturday, Oct. 8.
For David Drake, the one that constructed the tall ship, it’s heartbreaking.
“I’m going to cry,” Drake mentioned. “Saying goodbye to an outdated pal.”
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It was an emotional morning for Drake, who watched one in every of his ships sail away.
“What we’re doing right here as we speak is an meeting of the buddies of the Denis Sullivan,” mentioned Drake. “The individuals who constructed her, the individuals have supported her all these years.”
Denis Sullivan docked at Discovery World
Lane and Anne Kuske, a married Milwaukee couple, attended the occasion.
“There are tall ships throughout, but it surely was ours,” mentioned Lane Kuske.
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The Denis Sullivan was a celebrated sight outdoors Discovery World.
“It has the look and the texture of the form of ship that fairly presumably a few of our ancestors got here to Milwaukee on,” mentioned Drake.
Denis Sullivan leaves Milwaukee
World Ocean College, an academic group primarily based in Boston, purchased the vessel. There, it should proceed its mission to coach.
“I cherished the sendoff with the water,” mentioned Anne Kuske.
These schooner lovers discovered consolation in understanding the Denis Sullivan’s house port will all the time be Milwaukee.