ABC7Chicago 8/3/2006

Title: August 3-9: Tall Ships Chicago 2006

ABC7Chicago - Chicago, Ill.
Authors: Unknown
Date: August 3, 2006
Section: TV News
Document Types: Feature

Sub-Title: (ABC) CHICAGO August 3-9: Tall Ships Chicago 2006

Tall Ships Chicago 2006 highlights Chicago's rich maritime history, and emphasize the role of the river and lake in the city's birth and development. Located on more than 500,000 square feet of festival grounds including the Chicago River, from Michigan Avenue to Lake Shore Drive, NavyPier and DuSable Harbor, this year's festival promises to be a display of vessels reminiscent of the majestic lakefront of the 1800s.

A summer tradition returns to Chicago as the tall ships appear at the lakefront Thursday.

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Tall Ships Chicago
Parade of Sail, Thursday 10am to 1pm
Vessel Boarding, Friday - Aug. 9
312-744-3315
www.tallshipschicago.net

Fast Facts:

Tall Ships Chicago comes every three years and will take place along the Chicago River, from Michigan Ave. to Lake Shore Dr., DuSable Harbor and at Navy Pier.

There will be 18 vessels participating, 17 of them Tall Ships from the U.S. and Canada.

The festival begins with a magnificent Parade of Sail on August 3 from 10am-1pm.

Vessels start East of the Adler Planetarium and sail North to Diversey Ave., then back to their docking locations at the Chicago River, DuSable Harbor & Navy Pier.

Vessel boarding will take place August 4-9, 11am-8pm

Admission to the festival grounds is free, but individual wristbands must be purchased to board the vessels for $11 in advance, $12 on site.

In addition the festival features Heritage Vessels, a Classic and Antique Boat exhibit, a Hawg Tank (2,600 gallon fishing tank doing seminars) and free entertainment.

Sail on a Tall Ship! The Tall Ship Windy, Windy II and Red Witch will provide 90 minute day sails for a fee during Tall Ships Chicago 2006.

Access to the festival grounds along the Chicago River, DuSable Harbor and Navy Pier is free. Individual wristbands must be purchased to board the vessels.

A separate wristband must be purchased for each day that boarding is available. Costs are as follows:

Individual wristbands: $11 per day in advance, $12 on-site.

Group wristbands (for 20 or more people) are available in advance only: $9 per person per day

Boarding pass (wristbands) for the event are on sale as of March 1, 2006. Boading passes may be purchased through the Tall Ships Chicago web site.

Chicago Event Highlights

Parade of Sail (August 3) - A skyline of sails is created as a fleet of wind-powered vessels sail along the shores of Lake Michigan. Time and direction TBD.

Ship Boarding (August 4-9) - Ships are available for public boarding, giving visitors the opportunity to experience these magnificent vessels up close and to learn about their history. Refer to the guidelines above for purchasing wristbands.

Day Sails (August 4-9) - Purchase day sail excursions on the Windy I, Windy II and Red Witch. Visit the VESSEL DESCRIPTIONS for more information.

Sail Away (Aug. 10) - The magnificent ships bid farewell to Chicago and sail off toward the horizon. Time and direction TBD.

For additional information and to purchase tickets visit the Tall Ships Chicago web site: tallshipschicago.net if you can't make it out to the lakeshore on Thursday, tune in to CBS 2 on Friday at 11:30 a.m. for our special “Tall Ships Chicago 2006 - Parade of Sail.”

for pictures of the Tall Ships, go to this page:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/slideShow?section=local&id=4428003&slide=1

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