FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2006
MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Great International Steamboat Flotilla Chugs into Macedon June 19th
Macedon, NY -- The Great International Steamboat Flotilla has announced its annual meet will take place on the Erie Canal in Macedon the week of June 19, 2006. Nearly two-dozen boats are already registered for the event, taking place at Mid-Lakes Macedon Landing Marina on Canandaigua Road. The flotilla was first organized in 1973 in Kingston, Ontario and usually attracts between 15-20 boats, making this year’s meet one of the largest ever.
According to meet organizers, a majority of the boats will be 20-30 foot, wood-burning launches. Throughout the week-long event, the vessels will be cruising the Canal between Newark and Pittsford.
The event is open to the public. For more information regarding this
event, please contact Tom Beardsley, Mid-Lakes Macedon Landing, at 315-986-3011.
For more information about tourism attractions along the New York State Canal System, please call 1-800-4CANAL4 or visit www.canals.state.ny.us.
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