Local author and former Alna resident Joan Gregoire will give a presentation on her recently published book, "The Lydessy: Lydia Keene’s 1899 Voyage Around the World in her own words," chronicling her grandmother’s historic voyage on a merchant schooner in 1899. Stormy seas and high winds, becalmed in extreme heat, shipwreck, and being one of only three women on a ship full of robust sailors, stories of this adventure give a wonderful insight into life aboard ship at the end of the 19th century.

Saturday, May 10 at Alna’s historic Puddle Dock Village School, 275 Head Tide Road, directly behind the Alna post office.

Sponsored by Historic Alna. For more information, contact Ed Pentaleri at historicalna@gmail.com. Information about Historic Alna and other upcoming events may be found at historicalna.org/events