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Wed. July 25th: The first four boats are in the harbour. L to R: KNOTTY NAPA, BALEEN, GRAND BANKS II, MINK ISLE.
Festival Aims To Bring Some Russel Brothers Tugs Back Home Mar. 15th 2007
Sun Times (front page):
Festival Aims To Bring Some Russel Brothers Tugs Back Home
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Homecoming weekend to include ties to city's shipbuilding past with a tugboat festival. When people come down to the harbour on Homecoming Weekend, it will be full of tugboats for the first-ever Owen Sound - Russel Brothers Tugboat Festival...more

Tugfest Welcomes Second Largest Russel Back July 14th 2007
Sun Times:
Tugfest Welcomes Second Largest Russel Back

The second largest ship produced by Owen Sound's former shipbuilding firm Russel Brothers will be returning to take part in the Owen Sound - Russel Brothers Tugboat Festival. 135 feet in length...more

Tug Joins Homecoming July 27th 2007
Sun Times (front page):
Tug Joins Homecoming

Russel Bros. boat launched 60 years ago here to take part in Tugboat Festival. A Parry Sound couple and the City of Owen Sound are sharing an anniversary of sorts...more

Tug Joins Homecoming July 30th 2007
Sun Times:
Tugs bring a history lesson in tow

A festival in the harbour brought back more than tugboats Saturday - it brought back memories. The first Russel Bros. Tug Fest included 17 tugs and four different classes of races. ...more

Homecoming: Celebrating the past, a look into the future August 2007
Sun Times: (Make It Your Business: C of C special publication)
Homecoming: Celebrating the past, a look into the future

...Tugfest was very unique and impressive for a number of reasons...it provided a glimpse of the harbour's past glory and, potentially, its future...more