On Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage on the river that now bears his name, one of his officers, Robert Juet, kept a log of the ship's navigational record and other observations. This journal is now a valuable source of information about the what Hudson River Valley and its people were like during that September in 1609, a full four centuries ago. It also tells us a lot about what Captain Hudson and his crew were like, and how they felt about what they were seeing.
Although the original d'Halve Maen never visited the Connecticut River, Hudson's voyage did lead to the Dutch explorer Adrien Block's exploration of Long Island Sound in 1611. Our transit voyage begins at Goodwin College in East Hartford; continues down the Connecticut River and out into Long Island Sound; and concludes at New Haven, CT, where students will embark for the second leg of the 2011 Fresh River Voyage of Discovery.
Each day, we post entries from on board the Half Moon to let you see how our voyage has progressed. You can also track the progress of the original VOC d'Halve Maen in 1609, as presented in the journal of Robert Juet. (Juet's original spelling has been preserved; note that English spelling in the 17th century did not follow the standardized rules we use today.)
We hope these logs, both past and present, will help you learn about what we're discovering, and something about us, too. Check back often!
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