Maine Maritime is planning more frequent schooner trips to the Arctic

Maine Maritime is planning more frequent schooner trips to the Arctic

In its second century of life, the schooner Bowdoin has again developed a globetrotting schedule. A Maine-built vessel historically used for Arctic exploration, the 104-year-old Bowdoin has been owned by Castine-based Maine Maritime Academy since 1988. It’s now used for student training and education, which included three trips to the Arctic in its first 35 years at the school. It made the 5,000-plus miles trip again last summer for the first ti…