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The Mount,
awaiting it's passengers. |
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Looking back on
the
ship from the bow. |
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Passengers doing
some socializing. |
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WMUR's Kris
Neilson conducts interviews. |
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Right view from
the
captains perspective. |
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Passengers doing
some socializing. |
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Just taking in
the scenery. |
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The Mount is now
docked at the Weirs. |
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The Mount pulls
in to
Weirs Beach. |
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The view from
the upper decks. |
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If it were July,
these tables would be full. |
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Just taking in
the scenery. |
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Bruce
Campbell is called to the front of the room. |
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Captain
Jim Morash addresses the room. |
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Senior
Caption John Pattingill oversees the promotion. |
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John
Pattingill shakes the hand of Deputy State Fire Marshall,
Bill Deagan. |
Below
are photos taken on the morning of May 6, 2002 during the Mt.
Washington's annual shakedown cruise. The shakedown cruise is the
first time each year that Mount sets out for it's scenic
excursions around Lake Winnipesaukee. Along the way, various
maneuvers are performed to test the Mount in preparation for the
upcoming busy summer season. As usual, the Mount passed its tests
with flying colors and was officially dubbed seaworthy for another
season. The shakedown cruise is not open to the general public,
but for some information on the plentiful cruises that are, just 
