Tales from the Captain’s Cabin – Fred W. Folker
Captain Fred Whitney Folker
A quaint home, owned by a former sea captain, stands on Avon Street in Hantsport overlooking the river. It is situated halfway between the former shipyards of J.B. North and Ezra Churchill & Sons.
Captain's Cabin
Years ago the captain added a room to the house resembling a ship’s cabin. Through the porthole, and using a little imagination, one can see the barque Stadacona sailing on the incoming tide to Windsor. Watching from the riverbank is a woman. The captain of the ship, with his son by his side, is waving to his wife as the vessel passes their home.
The imagery is actually more truth than fiction. Captain William Folker took his youngest son Fred with him on numerous voyages aboard the Stadacona in the mid 1890's.
Avon River Sunset
It could be stated that William and Almira Folker's son cut his nautical teeth on the belaying pins and spars of his father’s barque. And, like his father, his life at sea...