Residents of Prince Rupert and area and the volume of visitors from the visiting cruise ship Miracle have a special opportunity this afternoon to take a tour of the visiting vessel Hōkūle'a which welcomes all aboard from 1 to 4 PM at the Cow Bay Dock.
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| The Hōkūle'a at dock in Cow Bay with Canadian Coast Guard vessel Atlantic Raven in the background |
The vessel arrived Friday to a warm welcome to the territory of the Ts'msyen, the event chronicled through a range of Social Media streams from the City of Prince Rupert, to local elected officials.
Each of the streams is offering a range of photos from the welcoming event:
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach
We outlined some of the background to the journey on Friday which you can explore here.
The vessel arrived in Prince Rupert Friday following a tour of Alaska and a stopover on Haida Gwaii.
Some of their journey has been charted by Alaskan, Hawai'ian and global media, a few samples of their chronicles can be reviewed below
Hōkūle’a finishes Alaska leg of global journey, headed to Prince Rupert
Hōkūleʻa arrives in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
Hōkūle'a arrival in Ketchikan marked with celebrations
Sharing cultures as Hōkūle'a arrives in Wrangell
Hōkūle'a calmly departs Juneau for 47 month voyage
The Hōkūle'a arrives in Petersburg
Petersburg celebrates arrival of Hawai'ian voyaging canoe
Petersburg welcomes Polynesian voyaging canoe
Wrangell prepares to meet Hōkūle'a voyaging canoe
Juneau sends off Hōkūle'a Thursday with global launch ceremony at UAS Rec Centre
The Hōkūle'a, known for revitalising ancient voyaging traditions, sets sail on four-year journey of the Pacific
Hōkūle'a receives warm welcome from Haida community after arriving in Canada
As we noted on Friday, the Hōkūle'a Crew have also been posting their own observations of the journey so far through their social media stream and website.
Todays Open house takes place from 1 to 4 at the Cow Bay Dock
Following their stopover in Prince Rupert the vessel sets sail for Hartley Bay, the Central Coast and then on to Port Hardy.
More community notes can be explored here.
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