[NEohioPAL]SS MATHER Museum - "Bedecked for the Holidays"

[Robert Catalano]

Outdoor Holiday Display “Bedecked for the Holidays”
Nov. 27, 2004 - Jan. 6, 2005; Dusk to Dawn at NorthCoast Harbor Park

Steamship MATHER Museum strung with festive lights

contact: Rob Catalano, Deputy Director
	    Telephone: (216) 574-9053	Fax: (216) 574-2536
	    E-mail: r.catalano at wgmather.org

Ships need lighthouses to guide them into port. And everyone needs some 
Holiday cheer. So why shouldn’t Cleveland’s permanently docked museum ship 
bring some festive lights to the lakefront? The Steamship WILLIAM G. MATHER 
Museum is continuing its tradition of being downtown’s northern-most 
Christmas lighting display.

Not only are the railings and masts of the MATHER strung with hundreds of 
lights, but so is the Life-Line, a long steel cable running the length of 
the Mather’s 500-foot long main deck.  Following a Great Lakes tradition, a 
Christmas Tree is also perched atop the Mather’s six-story tall Pilot House 
to bring good luck for the coming year.

The Museum may be closed for the season, but it’s still very visible. The 
lights shine nightly from November 27 through January 6 at Cleveland’s 
NorthCoast Harbor.  For more information, visit the MATHER’s berth on the 
internet at www.wgmather.org

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Rob Catalano, Deputy Director
Steamship WILLIAM G. MATHER Museum
1001 E. 9th Street Pier
Cleveland, OH 44114
Ph. 216-574-9053
Fax: 216-574-2536
E-mail: r.catalano at wgmather.org
Website: www.wgmather.org