A special cruise on the weekend has been deemed a success.
On Saturday, a fundraiser was held on the Bluenose II to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.
One hundred percent of the proceeds are going towards upkeep of the Theresa E Connor.
Alan Creaser, acting Operations Manager of Bluenose II says the vessel has special history.
“In 1967, for Canada’s centennial, a group of local people decided to take the last fishing schooner out of Lunenburg and turn her into a museum. That was the start of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. It was just on the schooner,” says Creaser.
Creaser says 55 people attended the fundraiser and over $6,000 was made.
The museum has yet to decide whether or not there will be another cruise next year.
