LITTLE CURRENT—The cruise ship Pearl Mist will be making a call to the Port of Little Current at the northern gateway to Manitoulin Island this Friday, July 25, marking the return of the cruise industry to the Island in style.
At a length of 335 feet and a beam of 56 feet, the ship only draws 12 feet of draft, still the largest vessel to tie up at the waterfront in Little Current in over a century. “Maybe the largest ever,” noted Lakeshore Excursions’ Bruce O’Hare.
The Pearl Mist is a brand new vessel, launched just this past June 25 with a New England cruise, and is touted as being the perfect combination of comfort, safety and elegance. Capable of carrying over 200 passengers in rooms ranging from 300 to 580 square feet and boasting six lounges and a spacious dining room, this vessel represents the global epitome of luxurious cruising. This is a top tier resort floating on the waters of the Great Lakes and it has something for just about every taste in cruising comfort. All of its staterooms are not only exceptionally roomy, but each of the 108 staterooms boasts its own balcony.
The Pearl Mist will be in Little Current this Friday at 1 pm for her first visit, returning on August 3 (at 9 am) during Haweater Weekend, again on August 14, 24, September 4 and 15 (at 8 am).
The passengers disembark in Little Current to take part in a wide range of activities, including the Wikwemikong powwow on the August 3 visit and many of the excursions include partnership events with the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation and the Great Spirit Circle Trail.
