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Welcome to the official site of the Marco Polo Project. This page allows you to keep track of the project's progress. Up-to-date information added as soon as it becomes available.
If your looking for information on the latest news on were the Project stands, check out our NEWS link for all the details.

HELP WANTED

   Donations to help build the Marco Polo are being accepted at any TD Canada Trust in the Greater Saint John area.
   The Marco Polo Project is looking for information on any artifacts sold at the wreck sale on Prince Edward Island in 1883. The Charlottetown Patriot of the day mentions sales to parties from "every, town, village and hamlet from Alberton to Georgetown and Saint John, Sackville, Moncton, Shediac, Quebec and Kouchibouquac, N.B. as well."

   Dec 26, 1999 marks the 147th anniversary of the Marco Polo's world-record circumnavigation of the globe (five months, 21 days). She was declared the "fastest ship in the world" and her record, design and construction helped to put Canada on the map on Boxing Day, 1852.

   The year 2000 marks the 150th anniversary of the keel laying of the Marco Polo and hopefully this is the year the Marco Polo will be honoured with the building of a replica.

Donations for the Marco Polo Project

We need your help! Now that the project is under way we need your support now more than ever, to keep the project moving ahead we need the funds to support the on going work. If you would like to help in the cost for this project please call Barry Ogden 506 849-4650 or Tom Creamer 506 634-8787. or if you like you can contact by email: Barry Ogden or Tom Creamer. We thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide.

BARRY OGDEN
The Marco Polo Project
P. 0. Box 6582,
Saint John, N.B.
E2L 4S5

The image below is the design drawing for the Marco Polo II. Be sure to click on the image to see the full size drawing.

This just in – an artist's rendering of what the finished project could look like.

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