Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
- Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
The Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum is located in Samoa, California, a small town across Humboldt Bay from Eureka. The focus of the museum is the preservation and interpretation of its collection of artifacts, photographs, library archives and materials which relate principally to the maritime history of California's North Coast. The current public facility is located in what was the head cook's house next to the renowned Samoa Cookhouse.
A cornerstone of the Museum collection is its excursion boat, the Madaket. The 1910 ferry was originally built on Humboldt Bay with five other similar boats designed to transport Eureka's mill workers to and from massive lumber operations across Humboldt Bay. Originally christened the "Nellie C," she was the last to be put out of daily use when, in 1972, construction of the Samoa Bridge made the commute faster by car. Now rebuilt and also the oldest operating passenger vessel in the nation still providing passenger service, she provides visitors the opportunity to see Eureka and the port from her decks, while experiencing a narrative of the history of the port and city and the founding and fortune of both. [ [http://www.northcoastjournal.com/JUN95/HISTORY.HTM] North Coast Journal, June 1985]
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* [http://www.humboldtbaymaritimemuseum.com/ Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum and the Madaket]
* [http://gregvanderlaan.com/madaket.aspx/ Photographs of the Madaket and homes on Indian Island]
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