Despite all the new restaurants and forward momentum as a revitalized little city, Salem is missing something. This absence, a massive floating connection to the city’s maritime past, is felt by locals, businesses, and tourists. But no one misses all 342 tons of her more than her own captain.
Moved to Gloucester in July 2016 to undergo extensive repairs and maintenance, Friendship of Salem is scheduled to return—fingers crossed—by Halloween. Last June, in the days leading up to the Tall Ships Festival in Boston, Salem welcomed ships from Norway, Finland, and Latvia. Friendship captain Jeremy Bumagin was happy to wel
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