It was funny - the first time we came here, all three of us are looked at the boat and said, "I wonder why this is here - it's so beat up. It must have a great story." And lo and behold - in the upper corner of the IKEA window, there is this little sign:
My Gram came across the Atlantic on a boat similar to this one when she came to Canada as a war bride - it is neat to see a connection to history like that. I have to wonder how many of my friends' grandparents and great-grandparents made similar journeys.
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My great grandparents came from Sweden and a great grandmother from England in such a boat.
That boat's really not that old. Kinda sad the way it looks fifty years older than it is!
My great grandparents on my mom's side came over like that. And my GGMA was knocked up. Ugh. Wouldn't want to do that trip!
Why would they scrap it? I hope they dont.
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