 I departed Liverpool at 7:00am and headed towards Shelburne. The Town of Shelburne is 10 miles inland but it is a beautiful and historic area so I thought that I would take the extra time to visit it. I am very glad I did. |
 Shelburne claims to have the 3rd largest natural harbour in the world and judging from how long it took me to get to the yacht club, it’s easy to believe. The cruising guide states that Shelburne was founded in 1783 and shortly after that had a population of 10,000—the 4th largest city in North America at that time. Today Shelburne has a population of about 2,000 and has an economy based on tourism, fishing and ship repair. |
 The movie “The Scarlet Letter”, starring Demi Moore was filmed in Shelburne in 1994 and the movie production company refinished many of the buildings on the waterfront to suit the movie production. It is a great place to have a short walk in history and to get a sense of what things must have been like back in the late 1700’s. |
| The Yacht Club in Shelburne was also great. It had offices, showers and laundry downstairs and a huge bar and meeting room upstairs—overlooking the harbour and the marina. |
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