AUGUST 2004 – The passenger ferry Wappen von Schleswig in Kappeln, Germany, on a sunny day. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Our sailing trip to Denmark brought us to Kappeln in Germany, a cosy, busy town near Schleswig in Northern Germany. This photo shows the passenger ferry Wappen von Schleswig at the quay of the harbour, probably picking up tourists for a trip to Maasholm where the Schlei meets the Baltic Sea.
The ferry was built in 1926 in Königsberg (Eastern Prussia) and served various owners including a period in Kiel, my hometown. In 1968 it was transferred to Schleswig in Northern Germany and is family owned and operated since 1972. The shipping company has an excellent homepage (in German) that also covers the history of the ship.
Back in 2004 I did not know that Kappeln plays an essential part in my family tree. Several of my direct ancesters got baptized, married, and buried here. So, this trip to Kappeln was just a nice fly-by in 2004, whereas only over the past couple of years I realized how deeply embedded this place is with my own history, making it more than just interesting for me! How cool is that?
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | August 2004 |
| Location | Kappeln, Germany |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6517 x 4227 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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