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Please Call
(231) 941-2000
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800
678-0383
for more information
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Sailing Scheduling and Fares |
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| "I truly relaxed, laughed a lot and really enjoyed the company of the other passengers." |
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| Sailing Seven Days A Week (2 Hour Cruises) * |
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SAIL TIME |
ADULT RATES |
CHILD RATES |
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NOON SAIL**
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12:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
$35.00 |
$18.00 |
AFTERNOON SAIL |
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
$35.00 |
$18.00 |
EVENING SAIL
Includes Picnic Meal |
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
$45.00 |
$26.00 |
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* Through Labor Day Weekend SPRING AND FALL SCHEDULES VARY - PLEASE CALL FOR INFORMATION
** Passengers are welcome to bring along a simple lunch (sandwiches etc.) DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS NO COOLERS ARE PERMITTED.
Please leave beverages ashore. Cash bar and snacks are available on board.
Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. |
| Wine Tasting Cruises |
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Sample a medley of local wines and enjoy specially catered cuisine as we ply the sparkling waters of Grand Traverse Bay. Tuesday nights feature Leelanau Cellars, while Thursdays we will taste the offerings of Left Foot Charley. (Please call for specific dates) $60 per person. |
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| Entertainment Night |
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Wednesday evenings in July and August are our entertainment nights, featuring the popular music group “Song of the Lakes” playing lively jigs, chanteys and ballads of sailing and life on the sea! (Please call for specific dates) $60 per adult, $41 per child. |
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| Moomers Ice Cream Sails |
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Monday and Friday afternoons (3-5 sail) bring the whole family out for a glorious sail on the bay and the best ice cream in Northern Michigan…Moomers! VOTED #1 SCOOP OF ICE CREAM IN AMERICA ON “GOOD MORNING AMERICA!” We’ll sample five flavors, including our very own “Tall Ship Manitou.” (Please call for specific dates) $40 per adult, $20 per child. |
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| Microbrew and Pizza Nights |
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Join us on Sunday evenings (mid-June through Labor Day) for a sampling of superb local beer from Right Brain Brewery, paired with Traverse City's own Crusted Creations pizza (Please call for specific dates) $60 per person. |
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| Day Sailing Reservations |
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Reservations
are recommended and may be made within
14 days of the sail. Prepayment in
full will guarantee them. Reservations
cancelled 24 hours prior to scheduled
departure will be refunded in full.
Refunds will be made if a sail is cancelled
by the company. Tickets may be available
on the day of the sail; please check
with our office for availability. Traverse
Tall Ship Co., LLC reserves the right
to change sailing schedules when necessary. |
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| Check In |
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Please
check in at our office at least 20
minutes prior to sailing to receive
a boarding pass. Reservations will
only be held up to 20 minutes before
scheduled departure.
- Dress warmly! It’s always
cooler on the water than on the shore.
- Cash bar and snacks available on
board. Please leave coolers and food
on shore.
- Gratuities to the sailing crew
are appreciated.
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| Bed & Breakfast Reservations |
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The
Bed & Breakfast is offered as a
package which includes the Evening
Sail running Tuesday through Saturday
night. The ship does not sail all night.
Reservations are recommended and may
be made anytime after May 1. Our Bed & Breakfast
does not operate every night, please
check for availability.
Prepayment in full
is required to guarantee the reservation;
48-hour cancellation notice for
refund.
| Couple: |
$209.00 - $239.00 |
| Individual: |
$121.00 - $136.00 |
| Child 8-12: |
$61.00 - $95.00 |
Minimum Bed & Breakfast
passenger age is 8.
Check in at the Tall Ship office at 5:30 pm.
Check out is at 9:00 am. Travel light, but be prepared if nights are chilly.
Warning:
This overnight experience is
for those slightly more adventurous
who would enjoy something new
(and old) in the way of truly
unique lodging.
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HOW TO SAIL WITH US
The areas we visit will seem worlds away when on board, but we are within easy reach by car or commercial airline service. There is plenty of free parking. We accommodate only twenty-four guests, so reserve early.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard!
Please visit the contact section to make a reservation.
MANITOU - 2010 MULTI-DAY SAILING SCHEDULE
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BOARD SHIP 4-6PM THE NIGHT PRIOR TO SAILING DATE.
10% DISCOUNT FOR RETURNING WINDJAMMER AND B & B PASSENGERS
Prices are per person, double occupancy.
SPECIALTY CRUISES
Wine Tasting Cruise – Explore the great wine regions of the world with sommelier and restaurant proprietor Amanda Danielson. Each evening aboard the Manitou we will discuss the winemaking histories and taste the varietals of different countries. Dinners will feature paired wines chosen by Amanda as a perfect complement to our meals. Amanda and her husband Paul moved to Traverse City in 2000 with the intention of opening a restaurant. Their dream came true in July 2004 when Trattoria Stella in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons welcomed its first guest. Amanda was raised in restaurants and driven toward hospitality education early in her career. Her passion for training took her around the world to open new restaurants and upon arrival in Northern Michigan, worked for Grand Traverse Resort and Spa first as its training manager and then as fine-dining operations at the Trillium Restaurant and management of the Resort's wine program. Amanda strongly believes in educating the community through a series of wine and service classes. She continues to pursue her own education and more certifications in the vast field of wine. Paul and Amanda recently co-founded the Grand Traverse Convivium of the Slow Food Movement.
“The best thing about wine is that the more you learn, the more you realize that you’re never going to know. It’s always new; it’s always fresh; and you can be rest assured that you will never get bored of learning, teaching and drinking wine.”
- Amanda Danielson
For more about Stella’s, visit www.stellatc.com
Photo by Gary DeLong Music Cruise – It’s always a treat to have Great Lakes folk singer Lee Murdock join us aboard Manitou as he brings the history, legends, and characters of the Great Lakes to life through song and story. This one usually brings back old friends who have sailed with us in years past…..an added bonus! Lee Murdock has uncovered a boundless body of music and stories in the Great Lakes. There is an amazing timelessness in this music. Great Lakes songs are made of hard word, hard living, ships that go down and ships that come in. The music is grounded in the work song tradition, from the rugged days of lumberjacks and wooden sailing schooners. Murdock comes alongside with ballads of contemporary commerce and revelry in the grand folk style. Lee's fans have discovered a sweetwater treasure in his songs about the Great Lakes, finding drama and inspiration in the lives of sailors and fishermen, lighthouse keepers, ghosts, shipwrecks, outlaws and everyday heroes.
"I'm interested in trying to find the life in these songs; in making music that's exciting to people today. I am looking for the songs and the interesting stories, not only for the people who already enjoy folk music, but for those who think they don't like folk music." - Lee Murdock
For more on Lee Murdock go to www.leemurdock.com
Photo by Giovanni Benintende
Astronomy Cruise – Astronomer Bob Moler will be our guide to the moon and stars as we study the brilliant northern Michigan heavens. Charting a course just like sailors centuries before, this is a weekend for those who are awed by the vast wonders of the sky. Passengers will see how the stars rise and set, just like the sun, and appear to circle around Polaris (the North Star) as the earth rotates. Passengers may bring their own small telescope or binoculars. A telescope will be aboard the ship for the group to share.
Bob Moler has been an avid amateur astronomer for over 50 years, having been a guest lecturer with the Roger Chaffee Planetarium in Grand Rapids in his earlier years. He's currently affiliated with Leelanau School's Lanphier Observatory, and Northwestern Michigan College's Rogers Observatory. He has explored many aspects of astronomy from telescope making, astrophotography and eclipse chasing to name a few. For over 34 years he's produced the weekday astronomy program Ephemeris on Interlochen Public Radio which features the current wonders visible in the heavens to the naked eye and binoculars. Websites: http://ephemeris.bjmoler.org and http://bjmoler.org/blog1/
"The stars and constellations in the dark skies over the lake are same ones the ancients saw. But with binoculars or a telescope we can glimpse wonders they never dreamed of. Old star stories mingle with new as old mysteries give way to new more profound ones." – Bob Moler
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