Tora Heide, an old shipmate, writes from Norway with news of the expansion of the maritime museum where she is on staff: "Museet Kystens Arv, or 'Coastal Heritage Museum,' is in Stadsbygd on the Norwegian west coast, across the fjord from Trondheim. Norway's long and rugged coast, combined with our fjords, mountains, and cold climate, meant that the sea, from the Stone Age and up to the mid-1900s, was both the national highway and a main source of food. With boats being so important for both transportation and fishing, we have a long and diverse maritime tradition.
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