Kalmar Nyckel Foundation

A fun site on the national park tour of DE. Wish we couldve gone on the boat tour!
Apr 1st, 2024

Feb 3rd, 2024

Very informative museum. The re-enactment performance of Harriet Tubman by Dr.Century was fantastic. We also had a tour of The Rocks and park by a wonderful guide. Sorry I don't remember her name but she had glasses and short hair. Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable! Thank you!
Jan 25th, 2024

Jan 17th, 2024

Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, Wilmington Delaware on the Christina River is the #1 Tall Ship Sail Training Facility in North America, they provide Crew training, education sails and programing, public sails and private charters. The Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship is a recreation of the original Swedish Royal Navy vessel turned Armed Merchant ship , Originally built by the Dutch in 1627, purchased by Sweden in 1629, named Kalmar Nyckel which translates as the Key of Kalmar, which this ship sat in waters off Kalmar Sweden , and in order to enter the city one must sail past Kalmar Nyckel, quite literally becoming " the Key of Kalmar" she was later Commissioned by the Ships Company to sail to the New World and establish a colony and for the Fur trade Expedition, so the Company hired Peter Minuit to lead the expedition. And so after a long and arduous journey across the Atlantic, Peter Minuit and the Ship arrived 1638 on the Christina River, at a place called " the Rocks " current Fort Christina Park, and established a new colony of New Sweden, they accomplished this by trading with the Linae Lenape natives giving gifts of Red Duffel Cloth, glass beads, Iron, Copper and other items foreign to these indigenous peoples, in return the Sachem allowed them to settle interdispersed and awarded them with Beaver pelts and Skins..... This is just the tip of Historic Preservation mentioned above. The Foundations Museum and Programming is way more detailed and in depth , hands and eyes on experience than I could verbalize here, if I was to do so , I could write for hours, maybe even a whole day. Take my word and come Check it out
Nov 9th, 2023