See the Viking Ship on Swedish Day!

Name: See the Viking Ship on Swedish Day!
Start: 2022-06-19T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-06-19T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Good Templar Park

June 19 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm CDT

Come see the Chicago 1893 World’s Fair Viking Ship during Swedish Day!

10:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Good Templar Park in Geneva, IL!

Docent led tours of the Viking ship begin approximately every 15 minutes, with our last at 3:15 pm. Our volunteer docents will tell you all about this “one of a kind” ship. You’ll learn of Viking’s construction, journey, and significance. You may even meet a Viking!

Cost (credit cards or cash at the door – no advance tickets required!)

Adults (18 and over): $7.00
Teens (13 to 17): $4.00
Children (12 and under): Free

Note: Masking is requested and recommended, but is not required, while inside the ship shelter.

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Details

Date:: June 19
Time:: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm CDT
Event Category:: Special Event Open Day

Organizer

: Friends of the Viking Ship

Venue

Good Templar Park

528 East Side Drive
Geneva, IL 60134 United States + Google Map

Friends of the Viking Ship

3 hours ago

May 23, 1893Concerns for "Viking" and her crew have increased given reports of the increasingly turbulent conditions of the North Atlantic. The crew has not been seen nor heard from for almost two weeks. Some fear the worst…Today, we take near-instantaneous communication across long distances for granted, but in the 19th century–unless you had easy access to a telegraph–it was extremely slow. The telegram from the captain of the "Amarynthia" reporting the safety of the ship and crew cannot be sent until the steamship reaches her destination (wireless telegraphy wouldn’t be invented by Marconi for another 2 years). And the carrier pigeons dispatched by the crew with messages flew off to parts unknown.
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