The Tall Ship “Friends Good Will” in Port Washington, WI

July 1st, 2010

The tall ship Friends Good Will sails out of South Haven Michigan. It’s a replica of the 19th century sloop that was originally built in Detroit MI in 1811 and served both the United States and the British in the War of 1812. During the war, it was captured by the British and then recaptured by the Americans. It then ran aground in Buffalo and was burnt to the waterline to keep it from being captured by the British again.

The Friends Good Will is owned by the Michigan Maritime Museum and is used as a floating classroom to help educate people about Lake Michigan’s maritime history.

This photo was taken at the 2010 Port Washington Pirate Festival in Port Washington WI. Also in the photo is Port Washington’s famous art deco lighthouse.

This was the second time I photographed this ship. The first time was at the  2009 Port Washington Maritime Heritage Festival. The light was horrible that day and I wasn’t at all happy with my photos. This second time the light was much nicer and I got some fine photos of this beautiful ship. This image is an artistic representation of one of those photos.

3 Responses to “The Tall Ship “Friends Good Will” in Port Washington, WI”

  1. # Sara Groveron 01 Jul 2010 at 12:04 pm

    Dear Steve,

    I came across your posting in Google Alerts today and wanted to compliment you on the photograph. I am the coordinator of the Maritime Heritage Festival in Port Washington and love to see it in photographs. If you are ever interested in displaying your work we do have an artists area at the events that I’m sure you would do well at. Information can be found at our website, http://www.portmaritimefestival.com.

    Keep up the beautiful work and watch for the new ships coming this year: the Lynx, the Unicorn, the Roseway and then returning are Pride of Baltimore II and a MYSTERY SHIP, worthy of great photography! Hope to see you there!

    Sara Grover

  2. # Stevenon 01 Jul 2010 at 12:35 pm

    Hi Sara,
    Thank you for the wonderful compliment. Last year was the the first time we
    attended the Maritime Heritage Festival and we loved it. We plan on being
    there again this year. Sounds like it will be awesome. Can’t wait to see
    what the mystery ship is :-) We also went to the Pirate Festival this year
    and had a blast. My wife and I dearly love Port Washington.
    I will consider your offer for displaying my work. Shooting maritime themes
    is something new to me and I don’t have a lot of images yet, but my
    portfolio is beginning to grow.

  3. # SierraVisions.com » Photo of the Month: August 2010on 04 Aug 2010 at 10:51 am

    [...] This month’s photo was taken on August 15, 2009 at the Port Washington Maritime Heritage Festival in Port Washington WI. The tall ship in the foreground is the Denis Sullivan out of Milwaukee. I can’t tell what ship that is in the background. It may be the Friends Good Will out of Michigan. [...]