Community Waterfront Heritage Centre (CWHC)

The Chi-Cheemaun ended its 51st season on October 26th, and took its repositioning cruise back to Owen Sound on October 27th. 450 people boarded the ferry in Tobermory and rode to the harbour where it will be spending the 2026-2027 winter. Along the way, passengers...

The Saginaw has returned! The ship entered the harbour with our second load of grain for the season just after midnight on October 15th. This grain shipment means that we have now received two shipments of each cargo that comes through the port: grain, cement, and salt.

An unusual visitor came to Owen Sound recently. October 3 saw the arrival of HMCS Margaret Brooke, a Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel designed to operate in Canada’s Arctic regions. The vessel arrived as part of a tour of Great Lakes ports which also included...

MV Oakglen was a feature of Owen Sound's waterfront for most of 2025. To the enjoyment of some and frustration of others, its winter layup, which began on New Years Eve in 2024, lasted over 8 months before ending on September 20. Like the John D. Leitch which spent a...

Owen Sound saw an interesting visitor recently when R/V Sturgeon pulled into the Harbour. The Sturgeon is a research vessel operated by the United States Geological Survey. It supports fisheries related science, including deepwater studies, restoration ecology, and...

Owen Sound saw the return of the Playfair on July 26th. The Playfair is an occasional visitor to the harbour and is notable for its “brigantine” rigging. Brigantine ships use square sails on the foremast and fore-and-aft sails on the mainmast. The Playfair is operated...

Earlier this summer, Owen Sound received an uncommon visitor. The tugboat Jarret M arrived in our harbour on July 20th. The Jarret M is a project tug currently owned and operated by McKeil Marine. It arrived in preparation for work being done near Meaford. Over the...

We were pleasantly surprised on June 9th to see the arrival of the Algoma Intrepid in the harbour. The Intrepid is a 650-foot Equinox Class bulk carrier owned by the Algoma Central Corporation, and has made salt deliveries to Owen Sound before, with the last visit...

Practically in the wake of the Prentiss Brown and St. Mary's Challenger, the first grain shipment of 2025 arrived on June 4. The grain was delivered by the Saginaw, which is one our most regular visitors to the harbour these days. The Saginaw carries a variety of...

Owen Sound has seen its first delivery on the harbour for 2025! Say hello to the Prentiss Brown and St. Mary's Challenger, which arrived on May 28th bringing powdered cement from Charlevoix, Michigan. The Prentiss Brown and St. Mary's Challenger are an articulated tug...