70 Maritime Memories Project
Your stories, your memories, your coastal communities
A maritime life is not restricted to one career or experience…
Your maritime memory could be a monumental adventure at sea, or a cherished moment on the shore–and anything in between! You submitted your favourite memories to celebrate the Maritime Museum of BC’s 70th birthday on April 18, 2025.
Click on stories below to read remembrances of the saltiest mariners, inspired coastal poets and artists, and true stories from ocean travel of all kinds.
Alex Zimmerman
Last Day in Grenville Channel
Allan Millham
RCN Dive Training
Andrea Klassen
Poem
Angus Matthews
An early morning sail, interrupted!
Anya Zanko
Ship Models Sail Along Douglas Street
Anya Zanko
Breakwater Sail Past
Arletta Murray
Spirits in the Night
Barbie Zipp
Atea
Brianna Snider
Fire on the Dock
Captain David R. Hodgson Ret.
Log Towers’ Lament
Captain David R. Hodgson Ret.
A Tugboat’s Tale
Chris Frappell
Man Overboard 1975
Chris Frappell
Aground in Manila Harbour
Diane Moran
When the sea meets the river
Donna Livingstone
Scottie Bay on Lasqueti Island
Dr. Randall Fairey
The M.V. Machigonne – From Fairmile to Noble Lady
Jamie Webb
Our Collection
Jennifer Maratos
Captain Maratos
Joanne Will
Ferry Tales at Sea
Joanne Will
Additional Ferry Tale Photos
John Nedwidek
Orcas in the Fog
Kathleen Williamson
Grandma Ran Away to Sea
Margaret Mack
Classic Boat Festival Memories
Margaret Mack
Refitting the Tilikum
Marianne Scott
The Prop Goes Walkabout
Marie Bisson
Maritime Memories
Martyn and Margaret Clark
Farley’s Treat
Maureen Baker
Treasure in the Sand
MMBC Archives
Opening Day, 1955
Patrick Lawson
Victoria Pilot Boat
Patrick Lawson
Freefall Lifeboat
Phoebe Levert
Cadboro Bay
Robert Allan
Dorothy and the Columbia III
S.A.L.T.S. Life and Training Society
Spending time on deck together
S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society
Teaching knots onboard a tall ship
S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society
Final stages of building a tall ship: sea trials
S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society
A homecoming: Pacific Grace returns
S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society
A day at sea in the summer
Susan Pearson
The Nautical Bug
Videos
Brian Biebrich
Ballad of the SS Beaver
Alexandrea – Library Volunteer
The Birdcage Elevator
Florence Debeugny
Almost gone: remains of cannery villages
Share Your Memory
If you have a memory that you would like to add to this project, submit via the link below. You can also contact azanko@mmbc.bc.ca to submit a memory via email.
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