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The Associated Press reports that a replica of the Nina, one of the three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed from the Old World in 1492, will be docked Thursday through Monday at Algonac on the St. Clair River, the latest stop on a 13-year world tour. The ship is a floating sailing museum was built by hand (without power tools) and is 85 feet long with about 2,000 feet of sails and a crew of seven. Senior Capt. Morgan Sanger said "We've traveled almost 300,000 miles - pretty amazing since the top speed is 6 to 7 miles per hour. It's been through the Panama Canal, South American countries, Central America, Alaska twice, and the Great Lakes for eight summers now."Replica of Columbus' Nina visiting Michigan in the Traverse City Record-Eagle]
 
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