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Inboards, outboards, steam engines and models will be displayed in the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. Additional engines dating from 1889 to 1963 and manufactured by Evinrude, Johnson, Herreshoff, Palmer and Kriebel, will be on display in the North Boat Shed. Weekend activities include a set and weigh anchor demonstration featuring a 1914 Economy Sparta Donkey engine aboard the L.A. Dunton at 3:15 p.m., and the firing of a 1940s D-90 Lathrop diesel engine built by the J.W. Lathrop Engine Company in Mystic. Additionally, a Pegasus Engine video detailing a 40,000-pound compound steam engine built in 1927 by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Company will be screened in the Shipyard, and a 1917 Hercules engine demonstration will be held at 4:45 p.m. in the hoop shop. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org. Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. The Museum is located one mile south of exit 90 off I-95 in Mystic, CT, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $18.50 for adults and $13 for children ages 6-17. Children 5 and under are admitted for free. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org or call 888.973.2767. © Copyright by StamfordPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of StamfordPlus.com, Stamford Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. Related Articles: The new Gurdon and Kathy Wattles Marine Mammal Observatory unveiled - Sep 19, 2008 - 12:36 PM Thomas B. Crowley Jr. to receive Mystic Seaport’s America and the Sea Award - Sep 16, 2008 - 6:47 AM Rep. Leone announces $6,000 in state funding for SoundWaters of Stamford - Sep 10, 2008 - 12:13 PM Stamford Theatre Works presents Neil LaBute's "The Mercy Seat" - Sep 9, 2008 - 11:01 AM Shedd Aquarium's dolphins and whales 'on vacation' in New England - Sep 8, 2008 - 10:57 PM CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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