Re: Fate of the Acacia

From: Paul Erspamer
Location: Milwaukee
email: shystratwidotrrdotcom
Remote Name: 65.31.133.130
Date: 06.29.06
Time: 03:10:42 AM

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Mike -- Here's the story: CHARLEVOIX- The Coast Guard Cutter Acacia will make its new home at the Navy Pier in Chicago. Commander Keith Bills said the ship will be acquired by the American Academy of Industry, an Illinois nonprofit group. The ship will be taken to its last resting spot at the Navy Pier, on June 30, said Matthew Schofield, a petty officer with the 9th district external affairs office in Cleveland. “It's a fitting ending for the last (180 foot cutter) on the Great Lakes,” Bills said. The ship may house an interactive maritime history display, Schofield said. A vessel that was once alive with a bustle of missions and was a living quarters when the crew was “under way” will soon be a museum sharing Great Lakes maritime history