 There it had a temporary layover before the final leg of the trip to Port McNicoll.On 23 June 2012, a major celebration marked "Keewatin"s return and the rebirth of a new planned community surrounding her.The date is significant as it was 45 years after "Keewatin" left Port McNicoll on 23 June 1967 and 100 years after 12 May 1912, the date that she began working from the same dock.