Speaking of sunken ships, aircraft carriers, and trees. Some New News About Some Old Stuff.
1. USS KITTY HAWK-- This aircraft carrier is being decommissioned and a group in Wilmington, NC, is working to get it docked alongside the battleship USS North Carolina. Here's hoping they get it.
The Kitty Hawk, CV-63 was commissioned in 1963. The movie "Seven Days in May" was filmed aboard it.
2. EDMUND FITZGERALD-- The Nov. 30th WBAY TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin reported that Matt and Alya Pfeil paid $610 for two lighted frames thought to be from the Edmund Fitzgerald.. They plan to display them publicly and Alya is to paint pictures of the ship that sank Nov. 10, 1975 in the gales of November.
3. PRINCETON'S TREES-- The December 5th Daily Princetonian reported that this Ivy League school not only has many historical buildings, but also historical flora, namely trees.
The two oldest trees on campus are the Twin American Sycamores which date back to the Colonial era in front of the McLean House. They were reportedly planted in honor of the repeal of the Stamp Act.
There is also Cannon Green with its two rows of pre-Civil War ash trees.
Now, You Know the Sunk and Wood of It. --Cooter
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