Some Favorite Web Sites

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><U>Some Favorite Web Sites</U></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=195 BGCOLOR="#000033" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id158.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Art"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MEET THE STAFF"><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HOME"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Exhibit Schedule"><U><B>Exhibit Schedule</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Images of all Pen and Ink prints with descriptions:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>    </B></I><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 11 x 14 Pen Ink"><U><I><B>11" x 14" to 12" x 16"</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>    </B></I><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 16 x 20 Pen Ink"><U><I><B>14" x 18" to 16" x 20"</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>    </B></I><A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 18 x 24 pen ink"><U><I><B>18" x 24" to 22" x 28"</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Images of all </B><I><B>Oil and Water Color</B></I><B> prints with descriptions:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>      </B></I><A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Water Color Prints Matted for 14 x 18 or"><U><I><B>14" x 18" & 16" x 20"</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>     </B></I><A HREF="id137.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oil Paintings Printed on Canvas 15 x 30 "><U><I><B>15" x 24" & 18" x 24"</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MEET THE STAFF"><U><I><B>Meet the Staff</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>e-mail at:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:maritime_one@msn.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:maritime_one@msn.com"><U><I><B>maritime_one@msn.com</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>  </B></I></div> <div> <B>Write or call at:</B></div> <div> <I><B>John C. Ritter</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>P. O. Box 1199</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Columbia, MD 21044</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>410-997-5573</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="62d00c00egerdp.jpg"> <div>  <A NAME="bm_1__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <I><B><U>Those sharing an interest in maritime subjects</U></B></I><I><B><U> may find</U></B></I><I><B><U> a few links to my favorite web sites both interesting and useful:</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tugboatenthusiastsociety.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tugboatenthusiastsociety.org/"><U><I><B>Tugboat Enthusiasts Society of the Americas</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>An essential web site for all who have an interest in tugboats.  Membership with the Society provides a quarterly Journal called </B></I><I><B><U>Tugbitts</U></B></I><I><B> that contains an enormous and diverse amount of both historical and current information about tugboats and the maritime trades served by the towing industry.  The web site also provides  a gallery of tugboat photos;</B></I><I><B> </B></I><I><B>current events and news about tugboat activities; and, information on historical tug museum sites and planned tugboat related shows and events.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thebmi.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thebmi.org"><U><I><B>Baltimore Museum of Industry</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>Great exhibits of the wide ranging industrial history of Baltimore with many fully resored and functional exhibits of past industrial achievments in glass, sugar refining, steel making, gas and electricity, printing, tools, ceramics, and many others.  It is also the current home of the 1906 Steam Tug </B></I><I><B><U>Baltimore</U></B></I><I><B> which has been fully resored (see link below to the</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I><I><B>Baltimore and Chesapeake Steamboat Company</B></I></FONT><I><B> for more information on the tugboat </B></I><I><B><U>Baltimore)</U></B></I><I><B>.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lekko.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lekko.org"><U><I><B>Lekko</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>The International Tugboat Enthusiasts Society edition quarterly journal (</B></I><I><B>English editiom)</B></I><I><B> provides superb photos and comprehensive information about tugboats and tugboat history around the world with extensive coverage of the United States and North America.  Lekko coverage includes historical profioles of specific tugboats and companies as well as the latest state of the art advancements in tugboat design and towing services.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.boat-links.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.boat-links.com"><U><I><B>John Krohnen's Nautical and Boat building Page:</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Aside from lots of other very interesting nautical stuff this web site includes a link to</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><A HREF="http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html"><U><I><B>THE MOTHER OF ALL MARITIME </B></I></U></A><I><B>LINKS</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>.  </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>For those searching or researching the full range of maritime subjects this  is the most complete and comprehensive collection of maritime related  links I have found.  This site is an adventure in it's own right.</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.liberty-ship.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.liberty-ship.com/"><U><I><B>Project Liberty Ship</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>Home page for the restored Liberty Ship  in Baltimore, Mar</B></I><I><B>yland.  The </B></I><I><B><U>John W. Brown</U></B></I><I><B> steam engines have been restored full functionality and she maintains a schedule of three steam cruises each year.  This schedule is posted to the web site along with a great deal of valuable information about t</B></I><I><B>he </B></I><I><B><U>John W. Brown</U></B></I><I><B> and other </B></I><I><B>Liberty Ships.  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.americanvictory.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.americanvictory.org"><U><I><B>American Victory Memorial & Museum Ship:</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>Site of the restored Victory Ship American Victory in Tampa, Florida.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cbmm.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cbmm.org/"><U><I><B>Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.org"><U><I><B>Calvert Marine Society</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>Both valuable resources for those interested in maritime history of the unique work boats which evolved over the past 200 years to oyster and fish the Chesapeake Bay.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.maritimemuseum.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.maritimemuseum.org/"><U><I><B>Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>For many years this Seafood Museum has been a great place for a wide range of information and resource about the history of the Mississippi Gulf coast fishing industry and is the home of two working replicas of the famous Biloxi Schooners.  Regrettably, the musem was totally destroyed by hurricane Katrina, however, t</B></I><I><B>heir </B></I><I><B>two </B></I><I><B>Biloxi oyster </B></I><I><B>Schooner</B></I><I><B>s </B></I><I><B>, the "Glenn L. Swetman" and the "Mike Sekul", received only minor damag</B></I><I><B>e.  </B></I><I><B>These two boats are authentic replicas of the "White Winged Queens" that once sailed the Coast from the late 1800's to the early 1900's.  </B></I><I><B>The Smithsonian Institution recognizes both the Biloxi Schooner and the Biloxi Lugger as specific boat types unique to the United States coastal waters and both are represented in the National Watercraft Collection.</B></I><I><B>  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The museum is currently being restored with strong public support.  Their web site shows many pictures of the devastating damage and well as pictures of the restoration and rebuilding efforts.  They need all the support they can get and those who would like to help will find contact information in the web site.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.americansocietyofmarineartists.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.americansocietyofmarineartist"><U><I><B>American Society of Marine Artists</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>This is a very interesting and valuable site for those interested in maritime art.  The site contains current examples of a wide range of maritime sugjects.  Maritime artists and those interested in maritime art will find membership in A.S.M.A. both a rewarding and valuable exposure to the widest possible range of technical and aesthetic approaches to depicting maritime subjects.  Membership is open to both professional and amateur artists; the quarterly newsletter "ASMA News" alone is worth the $45 regular membership.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.schoonersultana.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.schoonersultana.com"><U><I><B>Schooner Sultana</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>Home page for the full size reproduction of the 1767 Schooner </B></I><I><B><U>Sultana</U></B></I><I><B>,  which was completed and home ported at Chestertown, Maryland in the summer of 2001. History, specifications, photos and sailing schedule are available at this site.</B></I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>