“Welcome Too!”, on loan from the Maritime Heritage Alliance (MHA), is our authentically-reproduced, single-masted, gaff-rigged sloop, fashioned after the “Welcome”, a sailboat constructed during the Revolutionary War era. The “Welcome” was used as both a private-trading vessel (1774-1778) and a military vessel (1778-1781) in Michilimackinac, Michigan. Sadly, the “Welcome” was lost during a storm and its final resting place remains unknown.

Our replica of this historically significant boat supports role playing, as well as experimentation with sail rigging and rope work.