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 Estate Wines, Cooper’s Hawk Vineyards, Pelee Island Winery, Oxley Estate Winery, Smith and […]| Pelee Island Heritage Centre
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 Blockhouse Island over to Centeen Park as the fleet of tall ships sailed past up river under a clear […]| Pelee Island Heritage Centre
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 about their politics! And boy, are we in for […]| Pelee Island Heritage Centre
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 declared war on Great Britian. Despite the surrender of Fort Detroit […]| Pelee Island Heritage Centre
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 wind would hold off to allow […]| Pelee Island Heritage Centre
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