Michigan Schooner Festival West Bay Sailing Tours
and Pancakes with Pirates Breakfast Tickets and Information

Tickets for the West Bay Sailing tours can now be purchased on line and will be available at the festival entrance each day during festival hours. Adult tickets are $50 including 3 day admission and children 12 and under are $30.

Contact us at misf@maritimeheritagealliance.org to purchase children's tickets in advance.

Each Grand Traverse Bay Sailing Tour is approximately 2 hours long. Please arrive at least a 1/2 hour prior to your scheduled departure time to allow for check-in and boarding.

Tickets for the Michigan Schooner Festival will now be on sale at the Admissions and Ticketing Tent beginning at 4pm Friday Sept, 9th at the Traverse City Open Space.

Pancakes with Pirates Breakfast - Who doesn't want to eat a delicious breakfast of pancakes, and sausage with Pirates? Come down to the Open Space and have breakfast sitting next to swashbuckling' pirates, but be careful not to walk the plank! This is a meal that every landlubber young and old will remember for years to come!

Adults $ 8 adult and $5 for children ages 5-13.
Kids under 5 eat free!

Pancakes with Pirates Breakfast includes your Sunday festival admission.

Sunday, Sept. 11th from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Location: The Open Space

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Wine & Beer Tasting Event
Friday and Saturday evenings, 5 to 8 pm
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chateau chantal
right brain brewery
leelanau cellars


New this year, Wine and Beer tasting at the Schooner Festival. Leelanau Cellars, Black Star Farms and Chateau Chantal will be presenting wines for your enjoyment. Michigan Schooner wines will be featured along with a Schooner Ale from Right Brain Brewery. Three pours for $12. 4 oz of wine or 8 oz of beer. Proceeds go to fund youth mentoring programs at the Maritime Heritage Alliance.



Grand Traverse Bay Sailing Tour - A relaxing luxurious voyage, cool breezes running through your hair, an unmatched view...sound good? Then this event is for you! Take this unique opportunity to sail on a schooner across Traverse City's own West Bay! Each unforgettable sailing tour is 2 hours of high seas adventure.

Armed Sloop Welcome, Friends Good Will, Denis Sullivan, Appledore V and Inland Seas Sailings are $50.00 each which also includes your 3 day admission for the entire weekend.

Click here to purchase Michigan Schooner Festival West Bay Sailing Tour Tickets

Armed Sloop WELCOME

Possible cannon fire may happen if FRIENDS GOOD WILL gets too close!

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Friends Good Will

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S/V DENIS SULLIVAN

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INLAND SEAS

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APPLEDORE V

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The Tall Ship Manitou will be joining the Michigan Schooner Festival again! Tickets are available on line here for Saturday and Sunday sails.

Song of the Lakes will be playing aboard Manitou on Friday evening for the Parade of Sail

Schooner Manitou will feature "Song of the Lakes" playing lively jigs and sea chanteys during the Parade of Sail. $60 per adult, $40 per child. Call 800-678-0383 for reservations.

To sail in the Friday Parade of Sail contact the Manitou ticket office at (231) 941-2000 or 800 678-0383 or http://www.tallshipsailing.com/

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