The Abbie Mason County Sculpture Trail



the abbie


the abbie bronze bas-relief sculpture representation of last schooner built in ludington in 1886 merchant rasmus rasmussen. due storm on november 8, 1905 abbie forced ashore , wrecked off portage point near entrance portage lake in manistee county, michigan. abbie double-masted schooner 88 feet long. named after nineteenth-century ludington postmaster s wife. while schooner being built postmaster asked rasmussen if name schooner after wife. in exchange postmaster buy windsock ship. end result schooner named abbie , harry scott, postmaster, furnished windsock.


jack rasmussen , wife shirley donated funds sculpture. jack grandson of rasmus rasmussen. abbie double-masted schooner 88-feet long. rasmus rasmussen sailed schooner between ludington , chicago merchandise. bronze sculpture created artist tyson snow of salem, utah.









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