On the Friday of our holiday, we went back to Shelburne for the big celebration! We saw a coast guard helicopter water rescue. They dropped a guy in the water right in the harbour and then eventually came back and rescued him. It was really neat. We got wet from the spray of the chopper coming close to the water. Right after that, they launched an authentic wooden longboat that was made in Shelburne. They launched it the "old fashioned way..." ( Oxen pulling it through the streets, followed by the British Calvary, who gave a gun salute once it was launched.) The kids were mildly impressed and learned something and we all had a good day together.
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