The historic Tall Ship Elissa is preparing to set sail on its biggest voyage in four decades. The 1877 vessel, built in ...

The 148-year-old vessel entered drydock Feb. 21, berthing near the Battleship Texas, and reentered the water Thursday (an hours-long process known as a 'splash'). Dozens of workers have been poring ...

The legendary 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA is setting sail on a historic journey from Galveston to New York Harbor for Sail 250, the ...

The much anticipated historic 1877 tall ship Elissa won't visit Pensacola this weekend as planned, but tall ship fans can check out Cutter Eagle.

No one at City Hall or Galveston Historical Foundation seems quite sure how long Elissa has been on the city's official seal. Nevertheless, the restoration of the old iron-hulled barque into a ...

Hurricane Ike can seem like a lifetime ago, but the feds are still doling out the cash to deal with the devastation along the Galveston waterfront. Some of that devastation involved the Elissa, the ...

Elissa, an 1877 tall ship that's one of only three ships of her kind in the world still actively sailing. will offer tours in ...

For one night only, guests can step aboard the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA for an unforgettable sendoff celebration before she departs on a historic three-month voyage to New York Harbor for America’s 250th ...

Sailing aboard the Elissa is a singular experience. It takes an astonishing amount of coordination and hard labor to run the esteemed 147-year-old tall ship, even just a few miles out to sea. People ...

The Elissa was no stranger to Galveston when she was towed to the Texas harbor to become a museum piece in 1979. Forty years later, the 141-year-old iron-hull tall ship is a sailing school and ...

The Galveston Pirate Festival is scheduled for Sept. 19-21, 2025. Costume contests and treasure hunts, tours of ships and submarines, as well as live music and family-friendly activities, will be part ...