CASTINE (AP) – The historic schooner Bowdoin will sail from Castine to the Artic this summer to retrace the historic routes it sailed on during exploration and research voyages decades ago.

Maine Maritime Academy says the 88-foot vessel will depart Castine no later than June first for a 60-day voyage that will take it as far north as Jakobshavn, Greenland, a small village well above the Artic Circle.

Built in 1921 in East Boothbay, the Bowdoin made 25 scientific expeditions to the Artic Circle under the leadership of Adm. Donald MacMillan until 1954. The ship is now owned by Marine Maritime Academy.

This year’s trip with 13 students will stop at ports that were visited during MacMillan’s voyages.

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