2009 Schooner Festival: Parade of Sails

A time lapsed glimpse of the first annual Schooner festival on West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. This was the Grand Parade of Sail on Friday eve. The ships met near Power Island in West Bay and then sailed down to the open space and ultimately docked for public viewing. Wonderful to see in person.

Find out more about the
Maritime Heritage Alliance at:

http://maritimeheritagealliance.org
"Where History Sets Sail"


music with permission from the band:
Song of the Lakes
song title:
Benzie Rover
from their cd:
Walkin the Plank
http://www.songofthelakes.com


Created from digital photos.
Photography/Editing by:
Ken Scott
http://www.kenscottphotography.com


special thanks for assists from:

Maritime Heritage Alliance
Mark Thompson

Fifth Third Bank
John Melcher
http://www.53.com

the Camera Shop
Jason Hamelin
http://www.camerashoptc.com



Thanks for Watching!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• time lapse
• timelapse
• sail
• boats
• schooner
• tallship
• Lake Michigan
• Great Lakes
• West Bay
• Grand Traverse
• Traverse City
• Open Space
• festival
• Song of the Lakes
• Benzie Rover
• Ken Scott

[NlandC]

Nice job, Ken. I've always enjoyed your photography. Not sure if this is a new venture for you but the time-lapse capture of the festival is fascinating!

[KenScottPhotography]

@NlandC thanks for the kudos! I've always been fascinated with timelapse and now with digital, it is something I can finally explore ... stay tuned : )

[hamelinphoto]

This is Great! Talk about patients, I see how the movements have to be so subtle. Maybe you should try a large panhead. Either way Ken, this is a lot of fun. Nice music choice, really fit the mood. Look forward to you doing some northern lights,

[KenScottPhotography]

thanks for the feedback and boy would I love to try this with Northern LIghts!

[Dennisnorthland]

Oops, let me correct my previous posting. "The Irish Rover" is a different song. A good one too when done by "The Pub Runners". This one of course is "The Benzie Rover."

[KenScottPhotography]

hey Dennisnorthland ... I knew what you meant ; )

welcome back!

[KenScottPhotography]

thanks for the virtual applause Dennis! ; )

[Dennisnorthland]

Watched this by myself and still, clapped at the end. I had a big smile on my face. The pacing of "The Irish Rover" was perfect and I love that song anyway. Very well done! If you think a "do over" would be better, I can't wait to see it next year.

[mcwamsley]

I think this is so great! It really captures the excitement of seeing these lovely ships come into our home port. This festival was a success in so many ways, and this caps it off nicely. (wife of the mha director...:-)

[human37]

Would have been better with "Boots" Randolph's "Yakety Sax"