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HMS Bounty: Captain missing after Hurricane Sandy sinks ship, 42-year-old woman identified as dead crewman
A Canadian-built replica 18th-century sailing vessel got caught in Hurricane Sandy’s wrath and began taking on water Monday, forcing the crew into lifeboats in rough seas off the North Carolina coast.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 people by helicopter and spent much of the day searching for two missing crew members.

One of them, 42-year-old Claudene Christian, was found unresponsive in the water on Monday evening. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski/ /U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images; Tammy Hoy/The Canadian Press)

Disaster strikes at sea.

So sad to hear this news after working so closely with these ships over the past few years (sob)

The Tall Ships Are Coming Back Next Summer! Let’s face it; outside of the Olympics and Canada Day, we rarely wrap ourselves in our flag.  Here is a rare opportunity to join Canadians in sharing what makes us a unique culture.  As the new Director of Partnerships for the 2013 Festival, contact me to learn more about next year’s TALL SHIPS events highlighting Canada’s iconic brands, celebrities and historical heroes.   I will be reaching out to you shortly to outline all the amazing partnership opportunities available to engage with over 1 MILLION visitors. www.harmonymarketing.com

The Tall Ships Are Coming Back Next Summer!

Let’s face it; outside of the Olympics and Canada Day, we rarely wrap ourselves in our flag.  Here is a rare opportunity to join Canadians in sharing what makes us a unique culture. 

Canada Day revellers

As the new Director of Partnerships for the 2013 Festival, contact me to learn more about next year’s TALL SHIPS events highlighting Canada’s iconic brands, celebrities and historical heroes.  

I will be reaching out to you shortly to outline all the amazing partnership opportunities available to engage with over 1 MILLION visitors.

tall ships toronto

www.harmonymarketing.com

Free War of 1812 events

The time has come to celebrate 200 years of peace with FREE commemorative events all summer!

June 15 – 17 Visit Fort York for a weekend of dance, poetry, storytelling and live music.  After dusk, explore the 200 illuminated tents of The Encampment.

“The Encampment is an innovative exhibit that shatters expectations for outdoor art.”  - The Fulcrum

A unique form of archaeology turns a historic site into sculpture on a grand scale, vividly evoking the War of 1812’s personal toll. Conceived as a “temporal village” marking the bicentennial of the war of 1812, The Encampment comprises 200 A-frame tents pitched on the grounds of Fort York, which fell to U.S. forces during the war. Each tent contains an installation by one of 100 artistic collaborators who have created a visual representation of an aspect of the war’s civilian history, gleaned from research into real-life stories of family, love, loss, survival, patriotism, collaboration and betrayal.

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War of 1812 important because it kept out U.S. government, Newt & Snooki: poll

To learn more about the War of 1812, visit the online map and historical timeline I designed for Parks Canada, The Historica Domininion Institute and National Geographic. www.eighteentwelve.ca

The Ipsos Reid poll conducted for the Historica Dominion Institute for the bicentennial of the war found that 54 per cent of Canadians felt the most significant outcome was that the invaders were turned back. Given a list of things which might define Canadian identity, 53 per cent of respondents picked universal health care, but winning the War of 1812 and squelching the American invasion was ranked second, with 25 per cent support. Americans had a dramatically different take. For a third of them, the key outcome of the war was their national anthem. Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner after watching a British naval bombardment of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry in September 1814. A plurality of 36 per cent saw no significant outcome at all. When the Canadians were asked what would be their great concern had the war gone the other way, 60 per cent said they wouldn’t want to share the American political system. “We agree that we do not want to be under the same politics and government system as they have in the States and we take pride in that,” said Jeremy Diamond, director of development and programs for the Historica Institute (read more)

“A highlight reel of a few of my favourite events, clients, projects and sponsorships that I have produced over the past ten years. Be sure to visit www.misstowa.com for more information on event sponsorship, cause related marketing and corporate partnerships.”

Thanks to Lascelles Films, Kevin Barton for the amazing production.

HIRING 19th Century Talent (Re-enactors, Artisans, Entertainers, Musicians)

Algoma 1812 Official  War of 1812 Bicentennial Kick-off Event

July 17th-22nd, 2012,

Fort St. Joseph & Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Sites,Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Algoma 1812 is looking for re-enactors, artisans, entertainers, historical displays, musicians, merchants, etc., to join them from July 17th to July 22nd, 2012 to help launch Algoma 1812’s kick off for the War of 1812 Bicentennial.  Activities will begin at Fort St. Joseph Historic Site on St. Joseph Island commemorating the coming together of nations in capturing the American stronghold of Fort Mackinaw.  Activities and events will then continue at Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site in partnership with the Rotary Club of Sault Ste Marie who will be hosting a Heritage Block in conjunction with for their summer festival.  The City of Sault Ste. Marie will also be celebrating its 100th year being incorporated. 

Algoma 1812 is looking for participants to be part of this historic event and are specifically looking for the following:

British & American Military Units, Individuals & Encampments Fife and Drum Groups
Period Musicians, Performers and Singers Period Demonstrators, Artisans, Entertainers, Period Merchants & Blanket Traders, Native, Voyageur, Militia Units, Individuals & Encampments, Artillery Crews and Cannons/Artillery Encampments, Long Boat Crews and Boats with Cannons/Naval EncampmentsVoyageur Canoes & Crew Military Tattoos

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