Stowaway 1812 Regional Wine Launch

  MEDIA RELEASE  Immediate Release  July 3, 2013  STOWAWAY 1812 REGIONAL WINE LAUNCH  Thursday, July 4, 2013  6 local wineries partner to bring you the Province’s only regional 1812 wine  WINDSOR ESSEX and CHATHAM-KENT, ON – On Thursday, July 4, 2013, Colio...

Tall Ship Pan Provincial Tour Starts

Brockville’s Tall Ships 1812 Tour makes a successful noise   http://boatnerd.com/   6/17 – Brockville, Ont. – The Friday afternoon parade of tall ships could be considered a huge success. A capacity crowd of spectators lined the Brockville shore from...

Oh the weather!

Well, you don’t live on an island without the weather being the first subject of conversation on any given day. We don’t just talk about the weather, we are passionate about the weather. We are as passionate about the weather as our American friends are passionate...

1813 Battle of Lake Erie

The year 1812 saw increasing American resentment toward the British: U.S. merchant ships were being boarded by the British; Indians who harassed U.S. settlers in the Northwest were seen to be given support by the British. In June of that year the U.S. Congress...

Off to Put-in-Bay, OH…Tall Ship Meeting

We braved the wind and waves last week to meet with fellow islanders from just beyond the border to brainstorm ideas, share stories and just support each other in our efforts to host a tall ship on our respective islands. It wasn’t easy to convince my husband that the...

War of 1812 Blog

This blog will be where you will find all information regarding events for the War of 1812 and the Tall Ship we will have at Pelee Island.