As Chairman of the Waterfront Trust, I'm pleased to announce that the Hamilton Harbour Queen will make her maiden voyage in the Spring of 2005, offering a variety of cruises on Hamilton Harbour. This 200 passenger cruise vessel offers comfort and panoramic views with an enclosed dining room and top observation deck with canopy.
Built in Owen Sound, by Russell Brothers in 1956, and named the Johnny B, she was designed as a very special vessel due to the fact that she was to be shipped west to the MacKenzie River.
After many years as a supply tug, the Johnny B would be cut into pieces and shipped back to Ontario by rail. Back in Ontario she worked on Lake Erie pulling drilling rigs and shipping pipe and other supplies back and forth to the rigs for Union Gas.
In 1988 she was purchased by Fortune Navigation, was refit and renamed the Garden City. After 5 years, the Garden City was signed to a contract as a dinner and supply ship on the North Atlantic servicing the Hibernia Oil site.
The Garden City returned to Hamilton Ontario and was purchased by Harbour Princess Cruises Ltd. In 2000, she was completely refurbished and became the majestic Harbour Princess 1, sailing from the pier in Port Dover, Ontario.
In 2004 she was purchased by the Hamilton Waterfront Trust, and renamed the Hamilton Harbour Queen. She is undergoing a major renovation and will be ready to set sail in June for a season of cruising on Hamilton Harbour.
Two public Open Houses have been scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2005 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, May 28, 2005 from Noon to 4:00 p.m. She will be docked at Pier 8. Enjoy a leisurely walk along the Waterfront Trail and take a tour of the ship as she waits for her season to begin.
The Hamilton Waterfront Trust is a non-profit organization directed by a Board of Trustees who manage and guide a trust fund designated for recreational amenities in the east and west harbour. The Hamilton Waterfront Trust is dedicated to finding new, exciting ways of making it easier for residents and visitors to Hamilton to experience our wonderful waterfront. All profits generated from our Williams Coffee Pub on Pier 8, and the Hamilton Harbour Cruises are re-invested in the trust fund to continue building trails and creating recreational opportunities for the citizens and visitors to Hamilton.
We encourage corporate sponsorships, partnerships, donations and special funding support to carry on with the projects that continue "connecting you to the water's edge".
Built in Owen Sound, by Russell Brothers in 1956, and named the Johnny B, she was designed as a very special vessel due to the fact that she was to be shipped west to the MacKenzie River.
After many years as a supply tug, the Johnny B would be cut into pieces and shipped back to Ontario by rail. Back in Ontario she worked on Lake Erie pulling drilling rigs and shipping pipe and other supplies back and forth to the rigs for Union Gas.
In 1988 she was purchased by Fortune Navigation, was refit and renamed the Garden City. After 5 years, the Garden City was signed to a contract as a dinner and supply ship on the North Atlantic servicing the Hibernia Oil site.
The Garden City returned to Hamilton Ontario and was purchased by Harbour Princess Cruises Ltd. In 2000, she was completely refurbished and became the majestic Harbour Princess 1, sailing from the pier in Port Dover, Ontario.
In 2004 she was purchased by the Hamilton Waterfront Trust, and renamed the Hamilton Harbour Queen. She is undergoing a major renovation and will be ready to set sail in June for a season of cruising on Hamilton Harbour.
Two public Open Houses have been scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2005 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, May 28, 2005 from Noon to 4:00 p.m. She will be docked at Pier 8. Enjoy a leisurely walk along the Waterfront Trail and take a tour of the ship as she waits for her season to begin.
The Hamilton Waterfront Trust is a non-profit organization directed by a Board of Trustees who manage and guide a trust fund designated for recreational amenities in the east and west harbour. The Hamilton Waterfront Trust is dedicated to finding new, exciting ways of making it easier for residents and visitors to Hamilton to experience our wonderful waterfront. All profits generated from our Williams Coffee Pub on Pier 8, and the Hamilton Harbour Cruises are re-invested in the trust fund to continue building trails and creating recreational opportunities for the citizens and visitors to Hamilton.
We encourage corporate sponsorships, partnerships, donations and special funding support to carry on with the projects that continue "connecting you to the water's edge".