The city is also home port to the restored. 100yearold National Historic Landmark vessel Ernestina. the oldest Grand Banks schooner in existence. The Ernestina has had a distinguished maritime career as a fishing vessel. as an Arctic exploration vessel under Capt. Bob Bartlett. and as a packet plying the route between the Cape Verde Islands and the United States. In her packet role. she was the last great sailing ship to bring immigrants to our shores. National park designation will be a valuable economic stimulus for tourism and associated development for the city. While the proposed Federal funding level is modest. establishment of this national park will spur extensive private sector preservation efforts.
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