MS oak on way to maritime history

PASS CHRISTIAN Miss. - Another Live Oak from the Mississippi Gulf Coast is on its way to becoming a part of American maritime history. South Mississippi property owners have been donating Live Oaks to the maritime museum in Mystic Seaport, Conn., since Hurricane Katrina felled so many in 2005. The wood is used to build and restore replica wooden tall ships. This time, a lightning-struck oak in Diane Brugger’s Pass Christian yard will be used to restore the Mayflower II, a full-scale reproduction of the ship that brought the pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620. The donation is just in time for the 400th anniversary observances, which begin in 2019, of the Pilgrims arriving on the original Mayflower. The Mississippi donation is one of two from Gulf Coast property owners for the Mayflower II. The second property is in Belle Chasse, La. (Source: Sun Herald 03/23/17)