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2010 Tugboat Roundup Schedule
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
6-9PM TBR Kickoff Party at the Rusty Anchor in Watervliet
Meet the captains and crews, get a sneak peek at the tugs of TBR 2010 and have a great time while supporting the operation of the Tugboat Roundup!
Friday, September 10th, 2010 |
12:30PM | | Tugs leave Waterford to head south to Albany |
2:45PM | | Tugboat parade begins in Albany |
3:45PM | | Tugboat parade passes Troy |
4 - 7PM | | Live music by George Ward at the Visitor Center |
5-6PM | | Tugs arrive at the Port of Waterford |
6:30PM | | Welcoming Ceremonies |
7PM | | "Zeb - A Schooner Life." Movie shown on the Waterfront Museum Barge No.79 ($5) |
7-9PM | | Live Music All Nite Long on the M/V Grand Erie |
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Saturday, September 11th, 2010 |
9AM-9PM | | Vendors, Exhibits, Family activities |
9–5PM | | Tugboat Tours, Boat Rides |
10AM–6PM | | Bouncy Bounce at Lock E-2 Park |
10AM–12PM | | Music by Yesterday’s News on the M/V Grand Erie |
10:30-11:30AM | Storytelling and music by Jack Casey on the Waterfront Museum Barge No. 79 |
11AM | | Little Apple Puppet Theater at Lock E-2 Park |
12PM–3PM | | Pony rides at Lock E-2 Park |
1:30–3PM | | Canaller Roundtable on the Waterfront Muesum Barge No. 79 |
12:30-2:30PM | Live Music by Flood Road on the M/V Grand Erie |
3PM | | Little Apple Puppet Theater at Lock E-2 Park |
3:30PM | | Tugboat Slideshow by Capt. Jack Wright on the Waterfront Museum Barge No. 79 |
3- 6PM | | Live music by Stringdusters on the Grand Erie |
4- 7PM | | Live Music by Big Blue Sun with Scott Stockman at Lock E-2 park |
6:30–8:30PM | Music by Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers on the M/V Grand Erie |
| 7 - 8:45 | Bluegrass music by TugBitts on the Waterfront Museum Barge No. 79 |
8:45 (Aprox.) | Fireworks by Alonzo's |
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Sunday, September 12th |
9AM–5PM | | Vendors, Exhibits, Family Activities |
9:30-11AM | | Live music by Lawson on the M/V Grand Erie |
10AM–4PM | | Tugboat Tours, Boat Rides, Historic Vessels |
10AM-1PM | | Momentive Performance Materials firetruck open for Exploration at Lock E-2 Park |
11AM | | Tales of the canal by Capt. Jack Hughes on the Waterfront Museum Barge No. 79 |
11AM | | Little Apple Puppet Theatre at Lock E-2 Park |
11AM–4PM | | Bouncy Bounce at Lock E-2 Park |
11-1PM | | Live Music by Nisky Dixie Cats on the M/V Grand Erie |
12:30PM | | Line Throwing Competition at Battery |
1PM | | Little Apple Puppet Theatre at Lock E-2 Park |
12:30 - 2:30PM | Capital Brass at the Battery - Sponsored by Momentive Performance Materials |
1-3PM | | Live Music on the M/V Grand Erie by the Boys of Wexford |
2PM | | Tugboat Nose-to-Nose Competition |
4PM | | Awards Ceremony at Visitor Center |
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Monday, September 13th |
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Flotilla kick off. Bid farewell to the vessels headed west to the World Canal Conference in Rochester. |
The Waterford Tugboat Roundup began in 1999 as a way to preserve and promote the maritime industrial heritage of the New York State Canal System and other adjoining inland waterways. The tugboat history of the region, and particularly Waterford, is especially rich. For most of the 20th century, tugboats lined the shores here, whether waiting to lock up through the magnificent “Flight” or competing for some day work with a local company.
The ubiquitous sight of these smoke-belching work horses festooned with manila and wood fendering, decks bunkered with coal against a back drop of elaborate detail work that tended to belie the strict functionality of these old girls, has been replaced by that of sailboats, cruisers, and catamarans lining the docks.
For one weekend each year, however, Waterford’s historic waterfront is transformed back into a rendering of its commercial heyday during which names like Godfrey, Coyne, Bushey, Matton, Kehoe, and Cowles figured so prominently. Tugs new and old moor stem to stern for adulation and education, enchanting the young and reminding the young at heart of days gone by.
The event is sponsored annually by the Town of Waterford and the Waterford Maritime Historical Society, in addition to many generous corporate sponsors. Usually held the weekend after Labor Day, the festival has grown steadily and attracts approximately 25,000 people to this sleepy canal town in the heart of upstate New York’s Capital Region. In addition to tours of the vessels and other displays, there is an ample supply of music, food, children’s activities, vendors, boat rides, fireworks, and family fun.
The Waterford Tugboat Roundup – where maritime history comes alive.
