Schooner Adventure could continue a winning streak for Gloucester’s historic maritime landmarks.
Fresh off the decisive election of the Man at the Wheel statue to represent the Bay State on the back of U.S. quarters, the 83-year-old Adventure is vying with 24 other Massachusetts historic sites for a share of $1 million in preservation funding.
"It is going to be a challenge, but Gloucester competed against similar odds for the Man at the Wheel quarter, and we have the wheel he was standing before," said Marty Krugman, president of the nonprofit group restoring the Adventure. "We hope the city will show the same enthusiasm for the Adventure that it did for the quarter."
Like the quarter contest, the winner of this election will be decided by an online vote.