During a pleasant March weekend in Chicago I visited the 4th annual Maritime festival. A promising event that featured interesting displays, insightful lectures and workshops and of course a great array of international performers. It was an exhausting, but highly entertaining day of festivities and could easily become a major event.

The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby

For information regarding this faire, check out: Chicago Maritime Festival's Official Site

As Always... click on the image for a larger view...

Members of the Old Town School of Folk Music	Advocates for the Chicago Maritime Society	More shanties from our Dutch singers	There are over 20 of them in their group
Leading off on the song Ocean Liner	A squeezebox jam session	Tom Castle giving a lesson in basics	David Drake takes over
	Displays of models	Examples of knotwork	and artwork
Warming up	Gina taking the lead	on Northwest Passage	Her sister Christy

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