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MacMillan with puppy on 'Bowdoin,' 1939

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1939 Media: Photographic print

Donald MacMillan in rigging of 'Bowdoin,' 1947

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1947-07-10 Location: Cape Mugford Media: Photographic print

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"MacMillan liked Wiscasset, a community of about 1,200 on the Sheepscot River, because it was away "from the hubbub of the city" and ships could…"