Tall Ships Festival
Aunt Susie’s been talking about the tall ships for weeks now, so we’ve been looking forward to this afternoon at the Tall Ships Festival. The event took place at Cleveland Harbor, behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the football stadium, and the highlight of the day was the HMS Bounty, built in 1962 for the movie “Mutiny on the Bounty” by MGM Studios in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to tell the story of the famous maritime mutiny that occurred in the South Pacific in 1789.
By the time we arrived, the thunderclouds had cleared away for us stowaways to sneak aboard the Bounty, Niagara, Roald Amundsen, and Pride of Baltimore II. Yes, we’d recommend it, since the lines weren’t too bad, and if you had some way of connecting to the ships’ history beforehand, making the hands-on experience more enjoyable, or if you took the the time to talk to any of the crew and volunteers, who you could tell by their enthusiasm that they loved the ships.
David did wonder why the ships weren’t sailing. We promised him next time, we’d go aboard a moving ship.
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Promotional copy: “In honor of it’s 100th anniversary, the Rotary Club of Cleveland, with the support of the Port of Cleveland and other partners, brings the Tall Ships to our city. Close to a dozen Tall Ships will sail into Cleveland’s harbor to participate in this 4-day festival. Visitors can board the vessels, meet the crew, and experience the heritage these ships symbolize.”
Site: clevelandtallships.com
