Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Narcissus Has Lots of New Friends Thanks to Seal Cove Auto Museum :)

Notice for the Friday evening presentation on the
Seal Cove Auto Museum store counter. Thank you to Roberto Rodriguez,
Director of Curatorial Affairs for the Seal Cove Auto Museum, and the
Museum staff and volunteers for being wonderful hosts. I thoroughly
enjoyed my time at the Museum.
Be sure to make plans to visit the museum.
PWM

at Seal Cove Auto Museum in Seal Cove, Maine on Mount Desert Island.
Look at all the vintage automobiles at Seal Cove Auto Museum in this
and these other photos....they are incredible! The brass age is very well
represented here. PWM

Friday night set up for the presentation; The Narcissus
Theodore Roosevelt, and W. S. Libbey: a Winning combination

The Narcissus display on Saturday at the Seal Cove Auto Museum included
a tale for youngsters to color, cut, tape, and create a paper model of
the 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban No. 14, Narcissus. PWM

W. "Scott" Libbey's 1908 Stanley K 30-hp Semi-Racer coming at you!

Maine artist, Wade Zahares, beautifully captures the coming together of
W. "Scott" Libbey's two prized possessions in "Fast Friends"
Prints of Wade's wonderful work are available by emailing
p.morse31@gmail.com

The 1908 Libbey Stanley K 30-hp Semi-Racer

How simple a design this is and yet it traveled at really high speeds!

1908 Libbey Stanley with "Fast Friends" print on the step.

"Fast Friends" Greeting Cards are now available to purchase.
Available at the Museum Store of Seashore Trolley Museum,
195 Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunkport, ME 04046, Seal Cove Auto Museum
1414 Tremont Rd., Seal Cove, ME 04674, email p.morse31@gmail.com

As I was mailing an order of "Fast Friends" greeting cards, it would
be fun to have the postmark be from Seal Cove, Maine, now the hometown
of the Libbey Stanley K Semi-Racer :) PWM
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban. 

Click Here: Narcissus Restoration-Related Posts

Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem.  This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!

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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
 the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive

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