Kingston Cargo Sale

The Picton Castle Brings World Treasures to Kingston

This Labour Day Weekend
Get a Taste of the South Seas

Join Us September 1–4

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Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Wharf
Friday & Saturday 11–7
Sunday & Monday 10–6

Residents of Kingston and Southern Ontario can get a taste of the South Seas this Labour Day weekend with the arrival of the world-voyaging barque Picton Castle.

She and her crew will arrive Wednesday, August 30 and her visit officially kicks off with a shipboard reception and Cargo Sale Preview on Thursday, August 31. Friday morning at 11AM the Great South Seas Cargo Sale begins at the museum wharf.

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Shipboard Reception and Cargo Sale Preview

A shipboard reception is being held to welcome the Picton Castle and her crew Thursday, August 31 at 7PM. Support the museum and get a preview of the Cargo Sale.

Tickets are $35 per person with all proceeds to support the museum and may be purchased from the museum at 613-542-2261 or email marmus@marmuseum.ca .

The Cargo Sale

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"It's like something from another era—a time when such exotic goods were only available from the hold of a sailing ship."

Captain Daniel Moreland

As she sails around the world on her sail training voyages the Captain and her crew trade for beautiful and exotic items. To prepare, the Picton Castle is stowed full of trade items including bales of used clothing, bicycles, and fish hooks.

These items are then traded at remote locations such as Tonga, where they are exchanged for tapa cloth, carvings and baskets, or Pitcairn Island where descendants of mutineer Fletcher Christian offer models of HMS Bounty. Other treasures include black pearls from Mangareva, hand-loomed Ikat fabrics from Sumatra, beaded baskets and amazing teak furnishing from Bali, and dozens of hardwood sea chests.

The South Seas Cargo Sale will be held on the museum wharf Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1–2, 11 to 7, and Sunday and Monday, September 3–4, 10 to 6.

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Public Tours

Public tours of the vessel will also be offered daily from 1 to 5 p.m.

Where the Picton Castle will be Berthed

The Picton Castle will be berthed next to the Museum Ship Alexander Henry (a retired Coast Guard vessel), which is at the dock next to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at 55 Ontario St., Kingston ON K7L 2Y2.

To reach the Marine Museum

Assuming you are coming from Hwy 401, you can exit at Division St. (south), and turn left on Johnson, then right on Ontario. The Museum is two blocks ahead on the left. You can also exit at Hwy 15 (south), turn right where 15 ends at Hwy # 2, and follow it into Kingston, where it becomes Ontario Street. The Museum is about 4 blocks past Kingston City Hall. View a Map of Downtown Kingston.

More Information

The Cargo Sale and Preview Reception

Call the Marine Museum at 613-542-2261 or email marmus@marmuseum.ca.

The Barque Picton Castle

Feel free to browse this website, or contact our office for detailed information.

Upcoming Voyages

Discover how you can join the Picton Castle for a learning adventure.