BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) – A fleet of tall ships is scheduled to return to the Great Lakes this summer. At least 20 of the high-masted vessels are expected to visit each of the Great Lakes beginning in July. In between ports, organizers say the ships will be racing. Stops are expected to include Bay City in mid-July. The Tall Ships Challenge last came to the Great Lakes in 2013. Ships planning to participate this year include the El Galeon Andalucia, a replica of a galleon that was part of Spain’s West Indies Indies fleet, and the Dragon Harald Fairhar, a replica Viking long ship built in Norway.
