History from the Water

Click here to read about some of the sites you will see during your trip on the Lannon.

Links

Click here for links to other Gloucester websites (and other websites related to our schooner).

Gloucester Schooner Festival

The Gloucester Schooner Festival celebrates the major contribution of the classic fishing schooner to the history of Gloucester. The events feature the last remaining of these great old vessels and their replicas, as they compete in the Mayor's Race for the Esperanto Cup, a trophy from the first International Fishermen's Races sailed in 1920. For two days the city's harbor, the oldest fishing port on the Atlantic Coast, is the backdrop for a unique mix of old and new as modern-day trawlers share their home port with traditional vessels from the age of sail. Each fall, the Lannon participates in the  annual Gloucester Schooner Festival over Labor Day Weekend. Having the Bluenose II here from Lunenberg, Canada makes for a very special Schooner Festival. The 24th annual Gloucester Schooner Festival promises to be lots of fun. We take passengers for the Parade of Sail and the Schooner race itself. It's the best way to see the schooners up close! Make your plans now to join us in 2008.

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