ATLANTIC SALVOR and crane barge FARREL 256 are currently weatherbound at Cape Vincent on the east end of Lake Ontario. The duo should be arriving Erie by afternoon on Monday.U.S. Brig NIAGARA arrived at The Great Lakes Towing Company in Cleveland for d…

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2011 Niagara Winter Sail Training Syllabus and Schedule So the schedule and syllabus for this winter’s sail training is ready to go.  This is a great opportunity for everyone that stares at pictures of Niagara all over town thinking how much fun it would be to sail and work on that ship.  Our goal is to [...]

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2011 Sailing Schedule Version 3-24-11 We have a schedule that we can publish for everyone!!!  The day sails are pretty much locked in so you can sign up for those whenever you would like.  The only changes that may be made would be in the ports we are going to this summer and I will make sure that [...]

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Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming soon. Black eyeliner optional.

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Hello Mother, Hello Father

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Finally someone is going to put to use the constant wind that comes across Lake Erie.  Ontario Hydro is planning to erect more than 800 wind turbines in the lake.  That’s enough to provide power for two million homes.  Sounds a lot better than some other power generation ideas that are floating around.  Now if [...]

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Shriners Hospitals nationwide are facing huge budget cuts in the near future – $200 million worth. Six hospitals nationwide will close, and others, including Erie, will face cuts. Tom Carlotti has been named the new chief of the Millcreek Police. He has been with the force for 27 years. Congrats, chief. A judge has set [...]

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This week’s Erie YouTube of the week shows in time-lapse video the work that goes into getting the Brig Niagara ready to sail. It’s no easy feat – you’ll see in the video they actually work on one side of the ship, pull it out, turn it around and bring it back into dock. If [...]

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For this week’s Erie YouTube of the week, we take a tour of Erie and it’s water-themed attractions. Great video – though all the pretty beach shots make me yearn for warmer weather. I took places like Presque Isle for granted until I moved away for a few years. Now, it’s such a great place [...]

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Trout fishing season opens in Pennsylvania today at 8 am. The US Brig Niagara will be prepared for the Summer sailing season today. The tarp will be removed and the masts (118 feet and 113 feet) and rigging will be installed. The Journal of Asian Martial Arts is a publication that examines the history, culture [...]

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