Now, as the ship's master, Christopher Jones, eased the Mayflower into its dockage at Rotherhithe, an ancient landing place two miles down the Thames from London that had become a huddle of boatyards, sailors» cottages, and merchants» warehouses, the financial backers eagerly awaited news about the one thing they cared about most: what saleable cargo the ship had brought back from the New World. (bookbrowse.com)
Over the weekend in a cavernous boatyard in Portland, ME, beer importers Shelton Brothers and 12 Percent combined forces to create The Festival, a humble name for a wildly ambitious notion: to bring more than 70 of the world's best breweries together under one roof, with the brewers on hand to discuss their creations. (bonappetit.com)
Uniquely situated between the mangroves lining Shrimp Road and the new state - of - the - art 220 - slip Stock Island Marina, the 100 - room Hotel Key West will feature architecture and design styles that pay homage to the industrial history of the first of Key West's seven islands and its long tradition of working boatyards, fishing fleets and marinas. (fb101.com)