Thursday, June 7, 2012
Common Council expresses concerns over annual fest after city crews spent Monday morning cleaning up garbage and vendors reported problems with security and electricity — or lack thereof.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
While Port Washington officials called last weekend's Pirate Festival a "successful" event for the city, not all was well with the weekend and council members hope for a discussion with the event organizers before approving the festival for 2013. "We did incur a few ... problems," City Administrator Mark Grams said during Wednesday night's Common Council meeting. "One is, garbage. If you were downtown on early Monday morning you could see that there was literally garbage from parking lot to parking lot and street to street. … we ended up calling out the city crew, they had to go in there first thing in the morning …. It was not a pretty sight." Grams said festival vendors also reported issues with security and electricity — the issue being…
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Port Washington Common Council tentatively approved the inclusion of a live reptile tent at Pirate Festival this June, pending appropriate insurance and other credentials from the company who would provide the attraction.
A last minute request for permission was the reason that live reptiles were not allowed at the annual Pirate Festival in Port in 2011 — and that same scenario nearly ousted the attraction again this year. The Port Washington Common Council on Tuesday discussed a special request to host the live animals at the event because of an ordinance that bans live animals from all city festivals. While the council approved the inclusion of this attraction pending final approval by City Attorney Eric Eberhardt and City Adminstrator Mark Gram upon receipt of proper insurance and certification from the company — two aldermen voted against this decision. Ald. Joe Dean and Ald. Doug Biggs agreed that they were frustrated with the lack of information …
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Explore the ins and outs of "Pride of Baltimore II," one of the several tall ships docked in Port Washington during the Maritime Heritage Festival.
Are you a history buff and still didn't get enough? More history and information on "Pride of Baltimore II" is out there!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Photo gallery reflects on a weekend full of water-based fun at the Port Washington Maritime Heritage Festival.
Only one tall ship remains in the Port Washington harbor as the Port Washington Maritime Heritage Festival came to an end on Sunday. The fest filled the Port Washington Marina and harbor area from Friday through Sunday, featuring tall ships, craft items for sale, educational and historic activities and displays, two music stages, harbor tours, children's activities, food and beverage vendors and fireworks. A Cardboard Boat Regatta also made its debut as part of the fest on Sunday. Check out these photos and video, as well as a detailed list of category winners and race times.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Potential for rainy weather causes Cardboard Boat Regatta organizers to cancel Saturday afternoon's race.
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Rainy weather Saturday morning has delayed Port's first Cardboard Boat Regatta until Sunday. "From what I am seeing now (about the weather) — (it) doesn't look good for the boats or safety of the individuals," and e-mail from race organizer Dan Laurence said. The race is the first of it's kind scheduled to set sail in Port Washington as part of this weekend's Maritime Heritage Festival. The festival continues as planned through Sunday. The Cardboard Boat Regatta will now begin with judging and viewing at about 1 p.m. Sunday near the inner harbor of Port’s marina. Boat races start at 2 p.m., launching in the boat launch area of the marina. Awards are expected to be given at 3 p.m. Patch Local Editor Lyssa Beyer has been busy building a …
Tall ships are an amazing relic of history, and based on a technology that still works today — amazing.
Tall ships are in the harbor. They speak of adventure on the high seas and far away lands. They are also a miracle of technology, 18th and 19th century technology and a few rules of thumb from the distant past. People like us came to this country in them. John Paul Jones built a navy using ships like these. To us, he was a hero of the revolution. To the British — he was a pirate. Either way, to us, he was cool. Massive oak trees were sacrificed to build the framework. The gnarly ones were especially prized for making the bend from the ribs to the beams supporting the deck. Seafarers probably had another name for those parts. Maybe someone will reply with an answer? I hope so. I’ve read Tristan Jones and Sterling Hayden, Jones the …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Group of Port high graduates, students have been working hard to build their boat as part of the Cardboard Boat Regatta.
It’s coming down to the wire for participants of the Cardboard Boat Regatta as part of the Port Washington Maritime Heritage Festival. That’s right — cardboard boats — something not seen on the water too often, and exactly the reason one group of teenagers decided to take to the task of building a boat for the race. "It’s not every day you get to build a cardboard boat," said Eric Gardner, a 2011 Port Washington High School graduate. "This is a first time for all of us — it’s been a fun experience." The festival runs Friday through Sunday, with the boat race on Saturday, as long as the weather cooperates. Gardner is building the boat along with Port High sophomores Dan Gardner and Callum Toal and fellow 2011 Port graduate Jake Mueller. The…
Friday, July 1, 2011
The rescheduled Community Street Fest will be held in downtown Port Washington on Sunday, and Patch will be there.
While many people are working to line up Fourth of July festivities for the coming holiday weekend, there's another not-so-Independence-Day-related festival making its second appearance this season in Port Washington on Sunday. Port Washington Community Street Festival organizers plan to finish out the fest that was canceled on May 29 just barely halfway through because of thunder and lightning by hosting it again from 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday, in the same location (downtown Port) with the same and maybe even more vendors involved, according to Port Washington Main Street Executive Director Sara Grover. The same bands that came to take one of the event will also be at the July 3 festival, as well as the Disney princesses, Grover said. Patch …
Friday, June 17, 2011
The official start to summer is only a few days away, and Port Washington offers plenty of fun events.
Check out all the events that take place down by the lake: Freeport Music Concert Series, Treasures of Ozaukee, bandshell concerts, Little Black Dress Night at New Port Shores, Great Lakes Sport Fishing Tournament and, of course, Port Washington's Fish Day — plus more!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Organizers expect more explosives and hope for good weather in this year's event.
Pirate Festival organizers have two new reasons to be excited about the event this weekend: added explosions and the weather. "The thing I'm most excited about — and I don’t want to jinx myself — is the weather forecast," Producer Sackie Krikorian said. Krikorian has been part of the planning of the event since its second year. He said the event has seen some gloomy days, but thankfully the fest's dedicated vendors have always stuck around. Fest organizers have also scheduled additional stunt invasions in Rotary Park, aka Scoundrels' Mound. The traditional stunt invasion, involving sword fights and pyrotechnics, is held at noon on Saturday and Sunday, Krikorian said, but the group will also hold another one at 4 p.m. each day. "Basically …
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11:44 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I am very upset at the way the festival cancellation is being handled. I am a vendor and I had already paid my booth fee for 2013, by the deadline of Mar 31. The organizer has made no attempt to contact the vendors with the cancellation information. I had to discover it on facebook by accident. There has been no response to my numerous attempts to contact her. I have no idea if I'm going to ever … more ›