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The little boat traveled over 8,000 miles across the Atlantic and was found by a sixth grade student in Norway
From the blog of Leora Kling Perkins at The Times of Israel
A 6-foot-long boat launched in 2020 by New Hampshire students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found over 400 days later by a sixth grader in Norway.
For almost a year, a New Hampshire science class tracked a miniature, drifting boat and even received pings from a GPS device they placed on board before losing the signal. After months of silence, the now-retired teacher heard that ping again — and she was surprised to see that it came from Norway.
A 6-foot-long boat launched in 2020 by New Hampshire students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found over 400 days later by a sixth grader in Norway.