Nine tall-masted ships are moored along the Fox River in downtown Green Bay, as part of a weekend festival.
The tall ships are reproductions of 18th- and 19th-Century sailing vessels. Their masts can reach a few stories high – hence the festival’s name, “Tall Ships.” They also have old-fashioned sails and riggings.
The ships are part of what will draw an estimated 60,000 people to the festival, which runs through Sunday.
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Five ships will be available to tour and some crews will present seminars on what life was like on one of the wooden ships.
A replica of Wisconsin’s flagship, the Denis Sullivan, is among the fleet. Other ships of interest include the Unicorn, which features an all-female crew, along with examples of schooners that sailed the waters of the Great Lakes and New England.
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