Cangarda / Magedoma returns to Brockville for special viewing

This Saturday residents are invited to visit the majestic Cangarda/Magedoma, a 40-metre (138-foot) steam yacht that will once again be showcased in Brockville. Built in 1901 at the Pusey and Jones shipyard in Wilmington, Delaware, the yacht was first owned by Michigan lumber mogul Charles J. Canfield, who named it the Cangarda, a combination of his name and that of his wife, Belle Gardner.

When George T. Fulford purchased the yacht (circa 1904), he re-christened it the Magedoma, after his family, Mary, George, Dorothy and Martha. Owned by the Fulfords for over 40 years, the Magedoma was the focal point of their summer social life. The vessel boasted sleeping quarters for 14 guests and a mahogany dining room that seated nearly twenty. The family sold the yacht following the First World War, after which its state steadily declined. The yacht reached its lowest point in 1999, when it sank at dock in the Boston Harbour. Beginning in 2004, current owner Robert McNeil funded a meticulous restoration of the vessel by Rutherford’s Boat Shop in Richmond, California. Local residents will have the opportunity to visit the historic vessel when it returns to Brockville this weekend. The ship will arrive on Friday afternoon for a private viewing, and will be open to the public from Saturday, June 4th until Tuesday, June 7th. In honour of the Fulfords, the ship will be docked at Blockhouse Island.
The Magedoma will be available for viewing on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Admission:
$6 for adults
$3 for children under 16
$15 for a family (two adults and two children)
All proceeds will support the Fulford Place Drawing Room Restoration Project.