TALL SHIPS Owen Sound

06/28/2014

What a beauty! Schooner Liana's Ransom heads out on her first excursion of the day. 5 trips daily Saturday, Sunday, and Canada Day. www.owensound.ca/excursions

03/26/2014

Excursions in 2013 sold out in less than 3 months! Don't wait - book your tickets now! Only on the July long weekend 2014. http://roxytheatre.ca/event/tall-ship-lianas-ransom-georgian-bay-excursion/

Re-live history with a trip on 85′ topsail schooner Liana’s Ransom. Crew members dressed as pirates share thrilling tales of the sea from long ago. These 90-minute excursions run five times daily over Canada Day weekend, with a special Fireworks Cruise on July 1st. Expected to sell out – advance pur...

12/24/2013

We saw three ships come sailing in to Owen Sound this summer, making merry memories for many! From all of us to all of you, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

09/24/2013

Maybe the next time the Tall Ships come to Georgian Bay, they can have a race here!

This summer, for the first time, we had a race in each of the Great Lakes. While not every race went quite according to plan (the final race to the top of Lake Michigan was supposed to be 180 nm of...

09/20/2013

Be sure to check out more Tall Ships Owen Sound photos now on our web site.
http://www.tallshipsowensound.com/photo-gallery

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09/19/2013

Bill Walker, MPP made this statement today at the Ontario Legislature. Thanks for your support and endorsement, Bill!

"Mr. Speaker,

Thousands of Ontarians sailed back to the year 1812 during this summer’s Tall Ships Tour.

The tour, presented by Redpath Sugar and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and locally by the City of Owen Sound Economic Development department, saw majestic tall ships sailing to sixteen Ontario ports throughout the summer, commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

The tour proved to be a godsend for my riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound where it was held in conjunction and cross-promoted with the very successful Annual Summerfolk Festival.

The Pride of Baltimore II -- a 157-foot reproduction of an 1812-era topsail schooner privateer; the Playfair -- a 72-foot two-masted square-rigged brigantine; and Liana's Ransom - an 85-foot steel-hulled schooner -- sailed the Owen Sound Harbour between August 16th and 18th.

Early estimated attendance in Owen Sound, including both ticket purchasers and others who came to area to watch the tall ships, was well in excess of 15,000 people.

Attendance at Southern Georgian Bay was over 70,000 people, and for all tall ship venues across Ontario was over 900,000 people.

And, Mr. Speaker, Tall Ships Festival organizers Paul Eichhorn and Doug Cleverley said the ships were so popular, they could have sold twice as many tickets!

With tourism playing a key economic role in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, events such as this one are a valued and wonderful boost to our local business community and help to provide jobs at a time when they are surely needed.

Next time a fleet of Tall Ships sails into the Great Lakes is 2016 - so I hope the House joins me in encouraging the government to get on board and support the next one!"

09/19/2013

Redpath Sugar, sponsor of the Tall Ships 1812 Tour, sent its Acts of Sweetness crew to many of the ports including Owen Sound this summer. Here's a little summary of their adventures.

The Redpath Acts of Sweetness Team travelled all over southern Ontario to visit the different port cities participating in the Tall Ships 1812 Tour. It's been a…

09/18/2013

Another busy weekend along the harbour at Kelso Beach... be sure to get out to the Canadian Spirit Festival.

Picturesque Kelso Beach Park is serving as the site of a festival celebrating one of Canada's best known landscape painters.

09/17/2013

Keep up on the latest happenings and events in Owen Sound via Owen Sound Tourism, Events and Attractions page. Busy fall ahead including the Canadian Spirit Festival, the Sweetwater music festival and the brand new self-guided Salmon Run Tour!
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