Ride the Trolley! The Best Way to See Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park! 207 - 288 - 9899 for tickets and information log onto OlisTrolley.com 1 West Street Bar Harbor J u ly / A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 1 0 7 dried it in his barn until it was “hard as a rock.” Portland Engineering Company built her on Browne’s Wharf, occupied to- day by DiMillo’s floating restaurant. The pi- lots outfitted her with Portland Sailmaking Company sails and a cast-iron brute of an oil-fired stove. And For My Next Act After nearly four decades of service and thousands of runs in and out of the har- bor, the Portland pilots replaced her with a steel-hulled vessel that featured a helm closed to the weather. In 1969, they sold the 1931 Portland Pilot to Bill and Julie Al- exander, who converted her into a pas- senger schooner and took her Downeast. There she stayed until her poignant re- turn to Portland Harbor this summer as the newest member of Portland Schooner Co.’s fleet. Restored to Life in the Harbor She Loves Co-owner Michelle Thresher says, “We are really excited about bringing Timber- wind back to her home port of Portland. This vessel is a preserved chapter of the history of Portland’s working waterfront. We are proud to be her next. Passengers can go on board, hear the history, and get a feel for how an early 20th century pilot boat operated.” n