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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2672
Location: New Jersey | Subject: USSVI Cruise
Just checked out the cruise being offered in the American Submariner. It looks pretty good. We went on the Alaska cruise which we enjoyed immensely. Anyone giving it any thought??
You can check it out here in case you don't get AS....WWW.ussvicruise.com
Edited by Runner485 2017-12-12 8:54 AM
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 560
Location: Minot, Maine | Subject: RE: USSVI Cruise
Oh yeah. 70 yrs old and lots of money to spare.....
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2672
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: USSVI Cruise
John, I wanted to see where Minot is in Maine and Google Earth couldn;t find it.You must really be in the boonies...
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 560
Location: Minot, Maine | Subject: RE: USSVI Cruise
I am!
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 715
Location: Conway, NH | Subject: RE: USSVI Cruise
Runner485 - 2017-12-13 7:37 AM
I wanted to see where Minot is in Maine and Google Earth couldn;t find it.You must really be in the boonies...
Google Earth found it OK for me.
I typed in Minot in the search box and it was the third one on the list after Minot ND and Minot AFB. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1890
Location: Patterson, New York | Subject: RE: USSVI Cruise
From Wikipedia - I was wondering where the name came from...
Present-day Minot was part of Bakerstown Plantation, granted in 1765 by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Thomas Baker and his company of soldiers for their services to the state at the 1690 Battle of Quebec. It replaced a 1736 grant at what is now Salisbury, New Hampshire, ruled invalid in 1741 because of a prior claim from the descendants of John Mason. In 1795, Bakerstown Plantation was incorporated as Poland, named after Chief Poland, a noted local Indian sachem.
On February 18, 1802, the northeastern part of Poland was set off as Minot, named after George Richards Minot (judge) (1758–1802), historian and judge of the General Court who had aided in the town's incorporation.[4]
The first settler was Moses Emery from Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1772. At that time there were several Indians of the Anasagunticook tribe living in the immediate area. The surface of the town is uneven, in some parts hilly, but with good soil for agriculture, the principal early occupation. Mills were erected at various water power sites, and products included lumber, clapboards, shingles, boxes, shooks and barrel staves.
There was also manufacturing in leather, particularly boots, shoes, saddles and harnesses. In 1842, land was set off to form Auburn, to which more land was ceded in 1873.[5] Mechanic Falls, the industrial village astride the border with Poland, was set off in 1893. The population in 1859 was 1,734. Today, Minot is gradually transitioning into a bedroom community of the cities of Auburn and Lewiston.[6]
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1269
Location: Hopewell Junction NY | Subject: RE: USSVI Cruise
Runner485 - 2017-12-13 7:37 AMJohn, I wanted to see where Minot is in Maine and Google Earth couldn;t find it.You must really be in the boonies... They have an expression in Maine...."you can't get there from here.." |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2672
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: USSVI Cruise
mike652 - 2017-12-13 10:00 PM Runner485 - 2017-12-13 7:37 AMI wanted to see where Minot is in Maine and Google Earth couldn;t find it.You must really be in the boonies... Google Earth found it OK for me.I typed in Minot in the search box and it was the third one on the list after Minot ND and Minot AFB.
Tongue in cheek Mike....
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