by Waterfront Heritage | Jan 23, 2026 | Ships in Owen Sound
Owen Sound’s last harbour visit of the 2025-2026 season came on December 22 when the Prentiss Brown and St. Marys Challenger arrived at the cement silos. Unlike the last few years where grain was the Saginaw was the most frequent visitor to the harbour, this tug...
by Waterfront Heritage | Dec 8, 2025 | Ships in Owen Sound
On December 4, after a morning of intense snowfall, the Saginaw slid into port with its third grain delivery to Owen Sound for the 2025-2026 shipping season. While the “Witch of November” and bad weather on the lakes meant the end of the season for most...
by Waterfront Heritage | Dec 8, 2025 | Ships in Owen Sound
Owen Sound saw two visitors from the Canadian Coast Guard recently. On November 23rd, CCGS Limnos and the smaller Cove Isle came to Owen Sound. Their purpose wasn’t immediately clear, but the Cove Isle’s destination was listed as “NAVAIDS,”...
by Waterfront Heritage | Oct 31, 2025 | Ships in Owen Sound
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...
by Waterfront Heritage | Oct 31, 2025 | Ships in Owen Sound
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...
by Waterfront Heritage | Oct 24, 2025 | Ships in Owen Sound
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...
