Historical: Tall Ships in Erie, 2003

Over the Fourth of July weekend in 2003, Erie hosted a follow-up event to its Big Boats on the Bay held in 2000. This event was entitled "Big Boats on the Bay II: Ships at Rest in the Port of Erie" and was scheduled to feature six vessels: the U.S. Brig NIAGARA, PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II, TARANGINI, SERENDIPITY, NEIS KAH and LARINDA. NEIS KAH and LARINDA were both no-shows for this event.

Those weren't the only tall ships to visit Erie in 2003: the AMISTAD visited Erie on June 10 that year and the HMS BOUNTY, used in Marlon Brando's movie Mutiny on the Bounty visited June 27.

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AMISTAD and NIAGARA on June 10.


BOUNTY departing on the morning of June 28.


In the channel.


TARANGINI at Dobbin's Landing on July 6.


Side view.


Stern view.


PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II and NIAGARA at dock that day.

Historical: Big Boats on the Bay, September 15-17, 2000

With Tall Ships Erie scheduled for September, I figured I would take a look back at a previous tall ships festival held in the port. Big Boats on the Bay was held between September 15 and September 17, 2000 and featured the following vessels:

U.S Brig NIAGARA

PICTON CASTLE

TRUE NORTH

KAJAMA

RED WITCH

HIGHLANDER

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PICTON CASTLE and KAJAMA at dock at West Dobbin's Landing on September 15.


PICTON CASTLE.


KAJAMA.


The next day, the KAJAMA has moved up the slip and PICTON CASTLE has moved to the east side. In this photo are RED WITCH, HIGHLANDER and KAJAMA.


NIAGARA at the north side of Dobbin's Landing. The bow of VIKING I is seen at right.