Island_Lark_(log_canoe)

Island Lark

Island Lark

United States historic place

The Island Lark is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1901 and restored by John Chamberlin in 1971. She is a 34'-11" sailing log canoe with a racing rig. She has a beam of 6'-9 1/8". She is double-ended with a sharp, raking stem, longhead bow, and sharp stern. Privately owned the canoe is raced on the Eastern Shore under No. 16. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes that carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.[2][3]

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She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Maryland Historical Trust". ISLAND LARK (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. [3]
    "Island Lark #16 – CBLCSA". Island Lark. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-29.


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