THE FLAGSHIP NIAGARA LEAGUE PROUDLY
PRESENTS
TALL SHIPS ERIE 2010
WHAT: The first Tall Ships festival in Erie in many years!
WHEN: Thurs., September 9 through Sunday, September 12, 2010
WHERE: Dobbins Landing and the Erie Maritime Museum
WHO: The Flagship Niagara League will host a four-day Tall Ships festival in partnership with the Erie County Historical Society’s one-day Heritage Festival.
WHY: The Flagship Niagara League seized an opportunity to bring this breathtaking festival, which is unique to the Great Lakes region, to the Erie Bayfront in the fall of 2010. The hope is that the people of the tri-state region an beyond will enjoy four days of bayside sailing enjoyment and help to raise funds for the Flagship Niagara League, which maintains and operates Pennsylvania’s Flagship, the Niagara.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: TBA, but activities will include public day sails, a parade of sail, school tours, public tours, free Maritime Museum tours, private receptions, craft and food vendors, and musical entertainment.
Look for updates at www.tallshipserie.com