Sweet Breeze Tickets
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Sweet Breeze Boat Tours
Promenade Park, South Boat Dock. (If your tour is leaving from a different location you will be notified by staff.)
202 West Superior Street
All Ages Welcome
General Tours are $30/person for 90 Minute Tours, $23/person for 60 Minute Tours and $20/person for 45 Minute Tours
(children 2 and under can sit on an adults lap for no charge).
For parking information CLICK HERE
Relax and enjoy a guided cruise on the Fort Wayne Rivers. Sweet Breeze, Fort Wayne’s authentic canal boat replica is offering 45 and 90 minute tour lengths. This fully accessible tour will be a fun experience for everyone! Each tour provides an opportunity to learn something new about Fort Wayne through its riverfront. For information on private tours please email [email protected]
A Little Background Information:
Sweet Breeze was built by Scarano Boat Builders out of Albany, NY. It is flat-bottomed, aluminum hulled boat which is 54’ long, has a draft of 2.75’ and an air draft of 8.5’. The new build was modeled after 1840s canal boat, but in order to better fit our waterways, was scaled back to ¾ the size of the historic canal boats. It is powered by a single 55 HP Marine Diesel Volvo Penta engine. It was delivered by a lowboy trailer in January 2017, craned into the Maumee River on May 20th and christened on June 5th. The Sweet Breeze is wheelchair accessible.
Fort Wayne’s history is tied to canal boats and to the Wabash and Erie Canal. The Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via an artificial waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Over 478 miles long, it was the longest canal ever built in North America.
The canal began operation in the summer of 1843, yet only operated for a decade before it became apparent that it was not economically viable. Even when the canal boats were operated at extremely slow speeds, the banks rapidly eroded, and the canal had to be constantly dredged to be operable. The last canal boat on the Wabash Canal made its last docking in 1874 in Huntington, Indiana. Sweet Breeze recreates the mystery and excitement of what was to be a new era of commerce and travel in the Midwest.
Fort Wayne was the highest point on the canal (i.e. the summit), so Fort Wayne earned the name “Summit City”. Canal boats carried people and goods on our rivers and canals from 1843-1874 which was much faster than burdensome wagons. Drafts animals, usually mules, pulled long, narrow canal boats by a rope on a path next to the canal, called a towpath.
Tickets available to purchase online until midnight the day before the tour. Tickets remaining the day of the tour will be available at the dock during loading time, cash or credit. No food or drinks are allowed on board except for bottled water.
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Experience Sweet Breeze for just $15! Enjoy discounted tours on Tuesday, July 16th, July 23rd, and July 30th, August 6th, August 13th. Tour times are 1:00-1:45 pm and 2:00-2:45 pm. Don’t miss this special opportunity!
GENERAL TOURS:
Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here) SOLD OUT
Saturday, September 7, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Specialty Tour:
September 14 (Sat) Harp and Flute Tour
Enjoy a beautiful Fall day on the river as you witness one of the most unique live performances in town. Dan Dickerson of The Harp Condition and flautist Amber Feichter will play their own versions of modern tunes in a way you've likely never heard before! Light refreshments will be served. 11:00am-12:30pm $40/person. Max 30.
Saturday, September 14, 2024 @ 11:00am-12:30pm– 90 Minute Tour - $40 each (click here)
GENERAL TOURS:
Saturday, September 14, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Saturday, September 14, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Sunday, September 15, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Sunday, September 15, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 2-2:45pm – 45 Minute Tour - $15 each (click here) SOLD OUT
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 3-3:45pm – 45 Minute Tour - $15 each (click here) SOLD OUT
Sweet Breeze Fest:
Ticket sales start on September 9, 2024 at 9am. Tickets are $5 each
Saturday, September 21, 2024 @ 12-12:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Saturday, September 21, 2024 @ 1-1:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Saturday, September 21, 2024 @ 2-2:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Saturday, September 21, 2024 @ 3-3:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Saturday, September 21, 2024 @ 4-4:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Saturday, September 21, 2024 @ 5-5:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Saturday, September 21, 2024 @ 6-6:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 @ 10-10:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 @ 11-11:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 @ 12-12:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 @ 1-1:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 @ 2-2:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 @ 3-3:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Sunday, September 22, 2024 @ 4-4:45pm– 45 Minute Tour - $5 each (click here)
Specialty Tour:
September 28 (Sat) Bridges and Bagels Tour
The history of Fort Wayne's many bridges is filled with amazing stories and fascinating details! Get lost in the narration of historian-storyteller Mark Meyer as you enjoy brunch on the boat with a spread of Davey's bagels! This 2-hour tour will go to the boundaries of our range on all 3 rivers. 10:30am-12:30pm $40/person. Max 32.
Saturday, September 28, 2024 @ 10:30am-12:30pm– 120 Minute Tour - $40 each (click here)
GENERAL TOURS:
Saturday, September 28, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Saturday, September 28, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Sunday, September 29, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Sunday, September 29, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Specialty Tour:
October 5 (Sat) Architecture Tour
Learn about the architecture of Fort Wayne, from historical buildings to modern development, and meet one of the architects behind the Riverfront project from David Rubin Land Collective.11:00am-12:30pm $35/person. Max 38.
Saturday, October 5, 2024 @ 11:00am-12:30pm– 90 Minute Tour - $35 each (click here)
GENERAL TOURS:
Saturday, October 5, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Saturday, October 5, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Sunday, October 6, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Sunday, October 6, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Specialty Tour:
October 12 (Sat) Pirate Party
Come party like a pirate on Ship Sweet Breeze! Have some beer and brandy wine from the on-board cash bar, fill yer belly with GK bread, and sing along to a slew of sea shanties, performed live by The Ragtag Bunch! Costumes ARRRR encouraged, mateys! 6:00pm-7:30pm $60/person. Max 24. *21+ only
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 6:00pm-7:30pm– 90 Minute Tour - $60 each (click here)
GENERAL TOURS:
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)
Sunday, October 13, 2024 @ 1-2:30pm – 90 Minute Tour - $30 each (click here)
Sunday, October 13, 2024 @ 2:45-3:30pm – 45 Minute Tour - $20 each (click here)