The Pride of Baltimore II sets sail [Video]

BALTIMORE, Md. — If you head downtown this summer, you won’t see the Pride of Baltimore II.

Baltimore’s tall ship left the harbor Friday morning on a summer journey.

The Pride will be stopping at eight ports around the Great Lakes this summer, sharing the history of Maryland’s maritime heritage.

You can track her journey.

Her voyage will take her from Ontario to Eric. A list of the 8 ports is below.

Since 1988, the Pride of Baltimore II has been the state’s goodwill ambassador. She was built to continue the mission of her predecessor, Pride of Baltimore, lost in a storm in the Atlantic Ocean in May 1986.

It’s crew is from all over the world. You can learn more about the team heading out for this summer’s voyage here.

The Pride II is scheduled to return home to Baltimore in early …