Tugfest Midland was a great success, thanks to the organizers and committees that help put it all together. Louise Spicer and Maggie Long did a excellent job covering the event and we now have over 100o pictures to choose from to post to this site.
Tugfest is a maritime tugboat festival held annually in various coastal towns on Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. This community event implores workboats from around the great lakes to join the parade, compete and celebrate in support of our local charities.
Tugfest 2009 Midland was a great success with 20 Tugs at the event. Our hosts were more then generous and a big thank you to Rick Leaney (Dock Master) for all his efforts to make it a “go to” event. The open house was a hit with the public and they lined up to see the tugs. A special thanks to the CCGS Gull Isle for participating in all the activities, with the open house being one of the highlights for the public. It’s over for this year but the planning now starts for 2010. As the pictures come in I will post them, I know there will be a lot.

Marine & Railroad Heritage Days Owen Sound.
This event was a big success with 11 Tugs in attendance. Lots of activities on the dock as well as in the Maine Railroad Museum, thanks to the organisers we had the opportunity to tour the Simulators at the Georgian Collage Campass as well as a garden party at the Billy Bishop Museum to top it off. This special event for this year was a pleasure to attend, and we are so grateful to Norm Menary and Ed Griffith and crew for putting it together.
In the picture is Sir Hiss Capt Murice Menary and Capt Felix a new member to our group with Capt Al McCabe.
Well the GREAT TUG RACE is over for another year. Thanks to the organisers, the event was well worth the trip. The tug Capt’s and crews did a fabulous job of decorating their tugs for the parade and the race event was a joy to watch. For more on this event go to The Great Tugboat Race you will not be disappointed.