Happy 60th Anniversary Mom & Dad!

Any of you who know Lucy & Bob Powers know that I have the best parents in the world! My brother and sister-in-law, Bob & Jenny Powers, teamed up with Carroll & I to host a 60th Anniversary Party & Cruise for Mom and Dad. Bob & Jenny did the cooking, and it was yummy. It was a wonderful cruise with a whole boat full of friends and family.

The most remarkable thing is watching these two lovebirds and seeing the love and devotion they have for each other. What an example they are for the rest of us!

Wine Dinner

The same pesking Havre de Grace weather conditions that kept us at pier for the Queen's Tea struck again. White caps and a gusty 20+ mph winds made sailing impossible. Our wonderful passengers assured us that the wine dinner would still be fun.

While a wine educator from Boordy Vineyard worked with Chef Tom Eikenberg to pair award winning wines with Tom's amazing Wine Dinner menu and explain them to our passengers, Captain Dave Gainey and the Lantern Queen crew carefully monitored the slowly improving weather. When the boat began to back out of its slip (about 45 minutes later) an excited ovation went up from the dining room. Amazingly, the wind died down, the water calmed, and the evening turned absolutely beautiful. After dinner, most folks made their way to the upper deck. Everyone was having such a good time that we extended the cruise about a half hour.

Once again, its all about the people. Great people make great cruises!

Mystery Tour

The Neff Motor Coach Tour company advertised a "Mystery Tour" in the Lancaster, PA area. Approximately 45 people purchased tickets, got on the big tour bus, and set out with no more information than to dress comfortably for walking and bring a sweater! Talk about adventurers! After a morning tour of the Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House with Bob Magee, the group reboarded their motor coach for a quick trip to Charlestown for lunch at the Wellwood. After lunch the group was surprised when their motor coach pulled into Hutchins Park for their cruise. What a wonderfully relaxing afternoon seeing the sights from the water. (I heard that they were headed to Bomboy's for ice cream after the cruise.) We're glad you folks enjoyed your Mystery Tour of the Havre de Grace area!

The Queen's Tea

These intrepid ladies had a great tea - and a great adventure. The high winds and choppy whitecaps kept us at the pier, but the Queen's Tea went on in regal fashion. In spite of the crummy weather, the food was wonderful, the atmosphere grand, and the company entertaining. Thank you to all the ladies (and one gentleman) who helped make this event wonderful.

We were sad to meet the Vaders just in time to say goodbye. This nice young couple is relocating back to their home state of Colorado. I know their families will be so happy to have them back home. Godspeed!

Congratulations Trudy and Michael Sullivan!

WOW! How do you top off a festival weekend like this one? The Pride of Baltimore berthed on one side and the Skipjack Martha Lewis on the other, and a whole weekend of parties! A wedding!

Trudy and Michael got married up on upper deck, in a ceremony performed by Captain Fred Lied, as we cruised near the Concord Point Lighthouse.

Congratulations, Trudy and Michael! May you have a long marriage of smooth sailing!

Lantern Queen Surprise for Coral Wright!

Happy Birthday Coral! Coral's family has a history of surprising her. This year a surprise birthday cruise was sucessfully kept hush hush. What a wonderful family cruise and birthday celebration. Coral, we send you our congratulations and our wish for many more wonderful birthdays!

April 11-13

The weekend of April 11-13 was a LOT of fun! So much was going on at Hutchin's Park. First, the Lantern Queen had a busy charter weekend with both a birthday party and a wedding. The Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy held their annual Bull Roast in a tent in the parking lot. And they brought the Skipjack Martha Lewis up to Hutchins Park for the festivities. And the Pride of Baltimore II was in Havre de Grace and also shared our pier, tied up right next to the riverboat all weekend. A whole fleet of unique vessels!