From collection Ed Coffin Collection
Schooners iced in for the winter in their layup berths at Machias, Maine.
Schooners iced in for the winter in their layup berths at Machias, Maine. Three 2-masters and a 3-master have lines run from their sterns to a long low pier, with anchors set to hold at 90 degrees to pier. A 4th 2 master is alongside. A skiff is drawn up on shore in foreground. Harbor is iced in solidly, with a snow cover.