40 Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival TH ANNUAL
August 3 – 6, 2018
For those with a taste for adventure, this year’s 40th Annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival offers activities and attractions to enliven the senses. Vessels gather in Port Colborne each Civic holiday weekend, for a four-day celebration of history and heritage. Explore the decks, try your hand at the wheel, or feel the spray as you cruise Lake Erie on the Empire Sandy, E.M. Cotter Fire Boat and the US Brigg Niagara, or feel the spray as you cruise Lake Erie on the Empire Sandy. Nestled at the junction of the Welland Canal and the Lake Erie north shore, Port Colborne is a working marine community, with rich nautical history and welcoming hospitality. At the height of summer, the entire city takes time to celebrate the reasons why our picturesque city has grown and prospered. Canal Days encompasses the entire community, with activities at a dozen different venues: The Marina is host to the Lighthouse Tours and H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park hosts the Canal Days Concert Series featuring top-notch entertainment. The Seaway Park children’s area has live pony rides, inflatables, kid’s activities and you can ride the train across the bridge. At the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum, the history of the Welland Canal is on display and heritage artisans can be seen working their trades. Festival guests can ride the free Canal Days shuttle to the Vale Health & Wellness Centre for an indoor craft show, or the Garden Swing Jazz event at the Roselawn Centre. Festival food and shopping kiosks fill downtown. An ever changing roster of activities has repeatedly redefined Canal Days, and as the festival moves into its fourth decade, that growth will continue as the festival sails forward. A source of great community pride, Canal Days is Port Colborne’s signature event. The countless local volunteers who work tirelessly over foue days make this event Niagara’s premier summer festival.
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BERKLEY B1
Canadian Fishing Championship
H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park & Sugarloaf Marina August 10 & 11, 2018
Berkley B1 is a Bilingual Tournament that attracts a host of professional anglers for 5-10 days from different provinces that includes Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta and Ontario to name a few. Limited to 150 anglers. The purse for this tournament brings a top dollar value of a combined $100,000.00, a brand new bass boat, tournament rings and trophies. Berkley B1 prides itself on being a 100% live release tournament. For more information contact Ben Woo
1-877-300-8783
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