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TSC 2016 Media

Media Source Date Headline
GoErie.com 9/23/2016 Tall Ships Erie festival generates $8 million for Erie economy
YourErie.com 9/22/2016 Tall Ships Erie raises record $8 million
CKWSTV 9/20/2016 The Tall Ships Festival sails out of Brockville
Recorder.ca 9/20/2016 Navy vessel visit tops off Tall Ships
Recorder.ca 9/19/2019 Another busy day at Tall Ships Brockville
Recorder.ca 9/17/2016 Saturday success for Tall Ships Brockville
Recorder.ca 9/16/2016 Updated:Tall Ships Brockville
Recorder.ca 9/15/2016 Bent steeple ties worship to river
Inside Brockville 9/15/2016 Brockville welcomes return of Tall Ships Festival
Recorder.ca 9/14/2016 Tall ships arrive on waterfront
Sandusky Register 9/13/2016 Tall Ships brought big crowds
Your Erie 9/12/2016 Organizers estimate 80,000 attended Tall Ships Erie
Erie News Now 9/11/2016 Fireworks close a busy weekend at Tall Ships Erie 2016
Go Erie 9/10/2016 Spanish vessel El Galeon draws huge crowds at Tall Ships Erie festival
Your Erie 9/9/2016 Receptions held aboard tall ships
Your Erie 9/9/2016 Tall ship background:Mist of Avalon
Your Erie 9/9/2016 Local students get firsthand look at historic ships
Your Erie 9/8/2016 Ship visiting Erie inspired the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner
Your Erie 9/8/2016 Tall Ships festival puts Erie’s maritime history on display
Go Erie 9/8/2016 Parade of Sail to launch Tall Ships Erie festival
Go Erie 9/8/2016 Tall Ships Erie festival schedule, tickets and more
Go Erie 9/8/2016 U.S. Brig Niagara leads the charge during Parade of Sail
Your Erie 9/7/2016 Tall Ships begins Thursday
Your Erie 9/6/2016 World’s largest rubber duck ready to float into Erie
WDET.org 9/6/2016 The 2016 TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® takes to the Great Lakes
Your Erie 9/6/2016 Erie preps for this week’s tall ships festival
Go Erie 9/6/2016 El Galeon expected to be ‘star’ of tall ships festival
Go Erie 9/4/2016 Erie Sails into tall ships festival week
Sandusky Register 9/3/2016 Festival of Sail Sandusky docks downtown
Sandusky Register 9/2/2016 Tall ships prepare for festival
Erie Reasher 8/21/2016 Hoising up some history and, well, a duck
LaCrosse Tribune 8/28/2016 There’s something for everyone in Duluth
Fox 21 Online 8/26/2016 Floating through the tall ships
Northlands News Center 8/22/2016 Duluth woman sets sail with tall ships
Northlands News Center 8/20/2016 Twin ports cadets raise awareness for a new ship during tall ships festival
Fox 21 Online 8/20/2016 Thousands Continue to Visit the tall ships
Fox 21 Online 8/19/2016 People travel from across the country for tall ships
Fox 21 Online 8/19/2016 Coast Guard reminds us to stay safe during tall ships
Washburn County Register August Tall Ships Visit Duluth
Minnesota Monthly August Tall ships festival
MPRNews.org 8/19/2016 Duluth’s tall ship from the air
Superior Telegram 8/16/2016 Lessons in sailing, science
WDIO 8/15/2016 Tall ships week gets underway
Kdal610.com 8/15/2016 Twin ports teachers among those on board tall ship
Fox21online.com 8/14/2016 Big business expected to follow tall ships
Duluth News Tribune 8/14/2016 Inherant beauty’: Tall ships retuen to Duluth this week
GoErie.com 8/14/2016 See tall ships from Presque Isle lighthouse
Inforum.com 8/14/2016 Hundreds of thousands expected in Duluth this week for Tall Ships return
Fox 21 Online 8/8/2016 Duluth Gets Ready for Tall Ships
GoErie.com 8/8/2016 One-month countdown on to Tall Ships® Erie festival
We Are Green Bay 8/7/2016 Tall Ships Leave Green Bay
Green Bay Press-Gazette 8/6/2016 The Best Day of My Life’
Stars and Stripes 8/5/2016 Tall Viking ship won’t reach Duluth, Minnesota
The Maritime Executive 8/4/2016 Viking Ship cuts voyage short due to pilotage fees
Wbay.com 8/4/2016 Traffic, parking challenges for multiple events Friday in Green Bay
Columbia Chronicle 8/2/2016 Tall Ships set sail at Navy Pier
NorstJernen 8/2/2016 Vikings leave Green Bay and head East
Door County Pulse 8/2/2016 Six best spots to see the tall ships
Door County Daily News 8/1/2016 Tall Ships head to Kewaunee, Algoma, Sturgeon Bay after weekend in Chicago
Green Bay Press-Gazette 8/1/2016 Ships, semis, what’s the difference?
Loop North News 7/31/2016 Viking ship fundraisers not giving up
Green Bay Press Gazette 7/29/2016 Algoma’s Big August
Chicagoist 7/29/2016 17 of our favorite events in Chicago this weekend
Chicago Tribune 7/29/2016 Viking warship captain downplays diplomatic spat with U.S. Coast Guard
Door County Pulse 7/29/2016 Tall Ships arrive Wednesday, Aug 3
Chicago Sun Times 7/28/2016 Viking ships’ crew tangled in red tape, seeking out the blues
Wbay.com 7/28/2016 Draken will make to Green Bay’s tall ships(R) festival
The State Journal-Register 7/28/2016 Coast Guard plans safety zone for tall ships in Chicago
NBC Chicago 7/28/2016 Pepsi® Tall Ships® Festival Hosts 14 Ships From Around the World
Show Me Chicago 7/27/2016 Tall Ships in Chicago: A guide to all 14 ships
Daily Herald 7/27/2016 Will Viking vessel’s arrival in Chicago provide boost for suburban ship?
CBS Chicago 7/26/2016 Tall Ships arrive at Navy Pier
The Baltimore Sun 7/26/2016 Pride of Baltimore II heads for Chicago, nearly halfway through four-month expedition
Green Bay Press Gazette 7/25/2016 Picnic, tall ships open Sturgeon Bay’s Maritime Week
Chicago Now 7/25/2016 Insiders guide to Chicago Tall Ships® festival
Chicago Sun Times 7/24/2016 Sailors battle costs, regulations to bring Viking ship to Chicago
Huron Daily Tribune 7/23/2016 Replica Spanish galleion, Viking longboat in Michigan waters
Task and Purpose 7/23/2016 This Viking Warship captain is not happy with the US Coast Guard
G Captain 7/23/2016 Viking Organization was aware of US Pilotage requirements on the Great Lakes
Wall Street Journal 7/23/2016 Donations put wind in sails of Viking Ship hit by pilot fees
Scene 7/23/2016 Tall Ships find port in Green Bay
Cedar Springs Post 7/21/2016 The Post travels to Bay City
Duluth News Tribune 7/20/2016 Norwegian Viking ship sailing to Chicago
Mlive.com 7/19/2016 620-ft freighter cruises past Spanish, Viking tall ships
KSTP.com 7/18/2016 Viking Ship staying stuck at Michigan port waiting for help to get to Duluth
Mlive.com 7/18/2016 El Galeon, Draken stay in Bay City as other tall ships depart
News in English 7/18/2016 Viking Ship needs sudden bail-out
WBAY.com 7/17/2016 Norwegian tall ship’s journey to Green Bay in jeopardy
Midland Daily News 7/17/2016 They’re here! Tall Ship Celebration continues today
RCInet.com 7/15/2016 The world’s largest Viking ship, stalled by US bureaucracy?
Mlive.com 7/15/2016 Take a tall ship video tour aboard the Pride of Baltimore II
Windsor Star 7/13/2016 Vikings sail past Windsor without pillaging and plundering
Fox 17 7/13/2016 Morning Buzz: 5 things to know for July 13
The Atlantic 7/13/2016 The stranded modern-day Viking Ship
American Journal of Transportation 7/12/2016 Viking ship likely to miss Great Lakes TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® over pilotage fee controversy
The Times Herald 7/12/2016 Tall ships heading up river to Bay City
Mlive.com 7/11/2016 Track 12 majestic tall ships sailing toward Bay City this week
WWMT.com 7/11/2016 Tall ships return to Michigan waters
Mlive.com 7/10/2016 Viking longboat, Spanish galleon now sailing through the Great Lakes
Cleveland.com 7/8/2016 15 Things to do in Cleveland the weekend of July 8-10
Star Beacon 7/8/2016 Harbor graduate captains Norwegian vessel to Fairport Harbor
Cleveland 19 7/8/2016 Tall Ships arrive in Fairport Harbor
Cleveland.com 7/7/2016 TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® sails into Fairport Harbor (Photos)
WKYC.com 7/6/2016 Tall Ships head to Fairport Harbor 
Cleveland.com 7/6/2016 Tall Ships sail into Fairport Harbor Thursday
Welland Tribune 7/6/2016 Why the Draken Harald fascinates us
St. Catharine’s Standard 7/5/2016 Unique ships draw wave of onlookers to Welland Canal
Loop North News 7/4/2016 Next stop for Viking Ship: America
Inside Toronto 7/2/2016 Lots of entertainment at the Toronto Redpath Waterfront Festival all weekend long
CBC News 7/1/2016 Crew of 33 sails across North Atlantic ocean in resonstucted Viking ship
Toronto Sun 6/30/2016 Tall Ships arrive in town
gCaptain 6/29/2016 Ship Photos – Real Viking Ship Completes North Atlantic Crossing
Inside Brockville 6/26/2016 Viking ship’s arrival in Brockville launches Tall Ships® 2016
Mlive.com 6/25/2016 Sempliners Brial Salon accepting antique wedding attire for Tall Ships display
North County Public Radio 6/24/2016 Viking replica ship sails the St. Lawrence after crossing the Atlantic
Edmonton Journal 6/23/2016 The countdown is on for the Redpath Waterfront Festival
Chicago Tribune 6/20/2016 12 Travel Tips, from catching tall ships to a Colombian deal in Chicago
Baltimore Sun 6/20/2016 Pride of Baltimore II leaves city for four-month, 8,000 mile voyage
Leader Telegram 6/19/2016 Off Beat: UW-EC student sails away her summer
Budgeteer News 6/17/2016 A Summer of Downtown events
mlive.com 6/14/2016 Tall Ship Celebration understaffed, needs more volunteers
Loop North News 6/13/2016 Chicago-bound Viking ship in Canada
WTOP.com 6/7/2016 The Pride of Baltimore II set for Great Lakes voyage
Loop North News 5/22/2016 Photos: Chicago-bound Viking ship arrives in Greenland
GoErie.com 5/21/2016 Our view: Tall Ships to get whimsical co-star in Erie
Midland Daily News 5/19/2016 Music a big part of this year’s Tall Ship Celebration in Bay City
Duluth News Tribune 5/17/2016 Tall Ships Duluth festival-three months away-will converge with art world
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 5/13/2016 Giant rubber duck to make appearance at tall ships fest in Erie in Sept
Mlive.com 5/12/2016 Tall Ship Celebration brings in musicians from around the world
Green Bay Press Gazette 5/3/2016 Kicking Off Green Bay’s Jam Packed Summer
GoErie.com 4/28/2016 U.S. Brig Niagara set for shakedown, training sails
Fox21online.com 4/26/2016 There will be new attractions at this year’s tall ships
Star Tribune 4/25/2016 Worlds largest Viking Ship sets sail for Minnesota
nncnow.com 4/25/2016 Norway and Northland Prepare for Draken Harald Hårfagre’s Departure
Mlive.com 4/24/2016 How to say ‘Draken Harald Hårfagre’ and 6 other facts about the Viking tall ship
Recorder.ca 4/18/2016 Festival Funding Flows
Cleveland.com 4/15/2016 Tall Ships Festival moving from Cleveland to Fairport Harbor due to conflict with Republican National Convention
Fox 11 News 4/1/2016 World’s largest rubber duck will be part of Tall Ship Festival
NBC 26 4/1/2016 World’s largest rubber duck to nest at tall ship festival 
Lansing State Journal 3/28/2016 Tickets going on sale for Bay City tall ship event
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 3/26/2016 Tall Ships Erie to bring at least 10 ships to Pennsylvania port
Star Tribune 3/26/2016 All is not lost if you still want to get in on the majesty of Tall Ships Duluth 2016
CBS Chicago 3/26/2016 Modern Viking Ship To Sail From Norway To Chicago For Tall Ships Festival 
Loop North News 3/25/2016 Viking ship sets sail to Navy Pier
Door County Daily News 3/24/2016 Parade of Tall Ships Expected to Have Positive Impact on Algoma Economy
Midland Daily News 3/10/2016 Tall Ship Celebration partners with Kroger 
Green Bay Press Gazette 3/10/2016 Tickets for tall ship excursions on sale Tuesday 
Green Bay Press Gazette 3/9/2016 Tall Ships tickets on sale Tuesday
FOX 11 Online 3/8/2016 Parade of Sail tickets going on sale for Tall Ship Festival
Green Bay Press Gazette 3/4/2016 Vintage boats will race to Algoma
Door County Pulse 3/4/2016 Tall Ships Return to Sturgeon Bay
WDOR 2/28/2016 Tall Ships Arrival in Sturgeon Bay Will Coincide With Local Events
Door County Daily News 2/24/2016 Planning for Tall Ships Summer Arrival Sets Groundowrk For Big Local Economic Impact
Fox 11 News 2/23/2016 Second ship announced for Tall Ship Festival
The St. Ignace News 2/18/2016 Tall Ships to Set Sail On Great Lakes This Summer
M Live 2/17/2016 12 take-aways from Bay Area State of the community include hotel repaving
Green Bay Press Gazette 2/17/2016 First ship revealed for Tall Ship Festival 
WBAY (ABC 2) 2/16/2016 Green Bay’s Tall Ship Festival names 1st ship
FOX 11 Online 2/16/2016 Tall Ship Festival announces first ship
TB News Watch 2/14/2016 Tall ships tackle Superior this summer, Duluth closest scheduled stop
Detroit Free Press 2/13/2016 Is this REALLY BIG rubber ducky coming to Michigan?
Erie News Now 2/10/2016 Erie Insurance Supports Flagship Niagara and Tall Ships America
GoErie.com 2/10/2016 Reconstructed Spanish galleon headed to Tall Ships Erie
East County Today 2/9/2016 Tall Ships to Spend 52-Days in Four Bay Area Sea Ports
Midland Daily News 2/9/2016 Bay City’s Tall Ship Celebration returns in July 
M Live 2/8/2016 $215,000 is cost to bring Tall Ships to Bay City this summer
Star Tribune 1/29/2016 Qucky idea: Supersized rubber ducky on the bill at Tall Ships festival
Fox 21 Online 1/29/2016 World’s Largest Rubber Duck coming to Duluth Tall Ships Festival
Duluth News Tribune 1/29/2016 Giant rubber duck to be a part of Tall ships Duluth
Bring Me The News 1/29/2016 World’s Largest Rubber Duck to take a bath in Lake Superior
KSTP (ABC 5) 1/29/2016 Big Bird Migrating to Duluth
M Live 1/22/2016 Fleet of 20 tall ships to race across Great Lakes this summer
Net News Ledger 1/21/2016 Tall Ships Heading to Great Lakes for Summer 2016
Interlochen Public Radio 1/21/2016 Tall ships return to the Great Lakes
Mining Journal 1/20/2016 Tall ships to return to Great Lakes
WLNS 6 1/20/2016 Fleet of tall ships scheduled to return to Great Lakes
CTV News 1/20/2016 Tall ships to return to Great Lakes in 2016 challenge 
Twin Cities Pioneer Press 1/20/2016 World’s Largest Rubber Duck’ coming to Duluth in August 
Detroit Free Press 1/18/2016 Tall ships to cruise all 5 Great Lakes this summer
GoErie.com 1/7/2016 Trampolines, tall ships, more Erie highlights planned for 2016
Fox 21 Online 11/27/2015 Tickets for Tall Ships Duluth 2016 
Duluth News Tribune 11/26/2015 Tall Ships Duluth 2016 tickets now on sale
Green Bay Press Gazette 11/11/2015 Tall ships festival will boost 2016 tourism
Fox 11 Online 11/10/2015 Changes announced for 2016 Tall Ships Festival
GoErie.com 10/29/2015 At least 7 vessels to visit Tall Ships Erie 2016 festival
GoErie.com 9/23/2015 Tall Ships Erie fest planned Sept. 8-11, 2016