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ARCHIVE ENTRY NO. 004
The Phantom Skipjack
In the winter of 1857, during the Great Freeze, something appeared on the frozen Chesapeake Bay that should not have been possible. . . a skipjack moving across solid ice as if the water beneath it still remembered how to flow.
THE STORY
Haddie's Fish Shak
A Ship That Should Not Be There
A Ship That Should Not Be There
It all began one winter evening at Haddie's Fish Shak, when Crazy Jack settled by the stove and began a tale no one would forget.
A Ship That Should Not Be There
A Ship That Should Not Be There
A Ship That Should Not Be There
Across the frozen bay it glided silently and watched by men who could not believe what they saw.
The Expedition
A Ship That Should Not Be There
The Expedition
Benjamin Pike led a small party to uncover the truth, but the closer they came, the deeper the mystery grew.
Crazy Jack
The Martha Jane
Haddie Mercer
Narrator/Observer
A teller of tall tales, keen eyes, and a memory like the bay.
Haddie Mercer
The Martha Jane
Haddie Mercer
Fish Shak Keeper
Keeper of the shore, good food, and better stories.
Benjamin Pike
The Martha Jane
The Martha Jane
Town Figure/Skeptic
A practical man who seeks facts, and when the truth is slippery.
The Martha Jane
The Martha Jane
The Martha Jane
The Skipjack
A sturdy little vessel built for the bay . . . and this night.
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