Marquis Downs Caterers

The Lantern Queen will have amazing meals created by newlyweds Tom & Kathy Eikenberg, owners of Marquis Downs Caterers. Marquis Downs Caterers will be the exclusive caterer for the Lantern Queen!

Although new to the Havre de Grace area, Tom has been in the food industry most of his life. Tom has a lot of experience with maritime catering too. Most of the dinner cruise boats that you remember from Baltimore's Inner Harbor...yup, Tom was cooking!

Tom & Kathy brought 700 chilled, butterflied shrimp, yummy punch, etc. to the bridal show for tasting. It's no wonder the brides spent so much time aboard the Lantern Queen! But the BEST was the luncheon Tom & Kathy prepared for the crew.

The photo of Tom & Kathy (above) was taken just before they created a Bridal Arch...while the boat was sailing down the Bay to Swan Harbor Farm. What an adventure! Kathy swaying on a stepladder on the stern, tying flowers to the arch, while Tom & Becky held the ladder and passed along more flowers.

Bridal Show

While renovations continue, we're busy spreading the word about the Lantern Queen. A couple of weekends ago, we cleaned up the construction mess, dressed the Lantern Queen in her best wedding finery, and sailed over to Swan Harbor Farms for a Bridal Show. We heard nothing but compliments on the boat, the crew, the crew's uniforms, the food, the decor, even the air conditioning! (It was hot that day.) From the number of brides interested in rehearsal dinners or small weddings on the boat, it looks like the Lantern Queen is the new "Love Boat!"

New Galley!

Talk about an extreme makeover! The Lantern Queen is getting a brand new galley! Walls, ceiling, plumbing, flooring! What's really cool is calling craftsmen and finding out they're already familiar with the Lantern Queen!

Home Port - Havre de Grace

On Friday, August 31, 2007, the Lantern Queen sailed back into Havre de Grace. What a parade it was! She was escorted part of the way by the U.S. Coast Guard (buoy tender and patrol boat), and the Skipjack Martha Lewis. And of course dozens of pleasure boaters waved and shouted their encouragement. By 4:00 P.M. the Lantern Queen slid into her regular berth at Hutchin's Park, to cheers from the regular fishermen, and a waiting party of well wishers.

Next Step: Renovations!

Lantern Queen

Welcome to the Lantern Queen Blog! With so much interest in the boat, a blog seems like a good way of keeping everyone informed. Please keep checking back for the latest news about the Lantern Queen and her adventures.