MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 11, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2002
PRIDE II will host a free open house for the
general public from 12pm-5pm.
WHERE: Penn's Landing Marina
Between Lombard St. and Dock St.
Enter at the Lombard Circle Parking Lot
Philadelphia, PA
WHAT: Pride of Baltimore II, Maryland's Goodwill Ambassador, the
only existing replica of a Baltimore Clipper topsail
schooner arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday October 10th.
She greeted the city with a cannon salute before tying up at
Penn's Landing Marina. The public will be invited aboard
from 12-5pm for free deck tours of the ship.
Pride II will cast off from Philadelphia on Sunday October
13th and head back to Baltimore before participating in The
Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race in Norfolk, Virginia.