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Scroll down for photos of the laker voyage!
Thanks to the Canada
Council for the Arts and Algoma Central Marine, David and Mike Ford had the great pleasure of traveling from Montreal to Thunder Bay on the good ship Algoville in
2005.
David and Mike then took a slideshow of their trip and some new
songs of the Seaway to grade 6 classes in 5 port cities. Students from Amhearst Island/Bath P.S., Toronto Island
P.S., Robertson Memorial P.S. (Goderich), St Rose Catholic School (Windsor) and McKay P.S. (Port Colborne) were then encouraged
to write their own songs in a songwriting session after the presentation.
And now the fun part! The guys are putting on a concert in each city! They will show a few slides of their trip, sing
new and old seaway songs and invite the grade 6ers up to perform their own songs...I can't wait! These shows are
listed on our PERFORMANCE
DATES page and are open to the public. Ticket prices will
be posted shortly.
Here are a few photos from the trip.
photos by David and Beth
David waits at the Brockville train station for Mike to arrive from Toronto
before driving to Saint Lambert Locks in Montreal to meet up with the Algoville.
Here's Mike - ready to board
Yes, that is where the guys had to wait from 4:30 pm till 4 am when the Algoville
entered the locks - the Seamen's room
And here she is. What a ship! David and Mike had a fantastic trip - saw many
wonderful sights and were honoured to get to know the captain and crew - all fine and interesting men.
On the way they went through many locks...
passed under many bridges...
and of course, saw many ships...
the Middletown
the American Mariner
and the Algontario, to name a few.
They saw - oh joy! - industrial landscapes, (David's favourite!)
and some wildlife (my favourite!) This is a Black-crowned night heron
and some massive grain elevators in Thunder Bay
Mike gazes out over the Saint Lawrence River
David had time to reflect on Lake Superior,
... and saw some wild weather on Lake Erie.
The voyage ended for Mike in Thunder Bay. David returned, back down the great lakes, to Iroquois Locks - where
Colin and I got our first sight of the Algoville. Here she is just hoving into view.
A smiling David climbed down a very tall ladder for a happy reunion.
...and off she goes...seagulls in her wake
The Laker Music Project is made possible by a grant from The Canada Council For The Performing Arts and by the
good folks at Algoma Central Marine
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