Woodworker Patrick McKee has a new display that is prominently located in the Painted Bird that represents the history of the Manitou Passage.
On Christmas Day in 1978, the famous “Lark” schooner washed up on Van’s Beach that was 100-feet long by 16 feet wide.
“Giving you all the ribs and planking and everything from that entire boat,” McKee said. “It’s a funny thing because a lot of times the wood that you got from someone who was a diver, and then they said they took it off this ship. You just had to take their word for it because a lot of people didn’t go get permits and do it the right way,” McKee said.
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