BAY CITY, MI – In the quiet rhythms of Bay City, where the water laps like a metronome against the dock pilings, the 85-foot schooner Appledore IV – its elegant white sails stretched like the wings of ...

BAY CITY, MI – The 85-foot schooner Appledore IV serves not just as a workspace for Matthew Tkach and Sydney Bickerstaff. It’s also a classroom. It’s a link between people and the Great Lakes. And ...

Detroit History Tours announced the return of its legendary boat tours on the eighty-five-foot-long tall schooner, the Appledore IV, following the cancelation of last year’s boat season due to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matt Gibas, captain of the Appledore IV, a Michigan-based schooner participating in Tall Ships Erie 2022, talks about life aboard ...

Nine tall ships, including three Canadian vessels, will participate in Tall Ships Erie 2025. The festival takes place August 21-24 at Dobbins Landing. The Brig Niagara will be absent due to repairs.

Matt Gibas, captain of the Appledore IV, a Michigan-based schooner participating in Tall Ships Erie 2022, talks about life aboard a ship and his good luck charm.