Comments on: Celebrating the Flagship R/V Folger

By: Pat Manley

Pat Manley — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:26:40 +0000

The R/V Baldwin is still in service and has a new mission, that of assisting in the underwater archeology program at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM). The Baldwin was donated to the museum a year ago. She was used this past summer on Lake Champlain as well as on one of the FInger Lakes as the diving platform for their research team. There is a strong tie between the LCMM and Middlebury College as they also have on display Middlebury College’s first research vessel the Bruno Schmidt which Dave Folger was instrumental in obtaining.

By: Susan N Currie Price

Susan N Currie Price — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:23:37 +0000

I enjoyed watching this and seeing Dr. Folger looking so young–hardly seems possible how many years it’s been since I took Oceanography under him. What a lovely tribute to a great teacher … I wish both my professor and his namesake vessel many years of useful life!

By: Joseph T. Forrest '67

Joseph T. Forrest '67 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:47:13 +0000

Thank you for posting this very nice review of the launching of the RV David Folger. Tell us what will become of its predecessor – the RV Brewster Baldwin.