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Hudson River Lighthouses II: Seminar with Scott Craven 1 December, 2018
Join us Saturday, 1 December for Hudson River Lighthouses Part II, a presentation with local historian Scott Craven. Stay for the Holiday Potluck! Register Here for 1 December, 2018 Welcome & Refreshments at 10:30...
Celebrating the Erie Canal Bicentennial
Celebrate the Bicentennial of the Erie Canal with a waterfront adventure – get out on the water, hike or cycle the canalway trail and experience canal heritage. Great things are...
2018 Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Yacht Club 25 October
View Dinner Photos What a night! Thursday 25 October we celebrated the accomplishments of three most esteemed recipients at our 2018 Annual Awards Dinner. Dr. Timothy J. Runyan received the...
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In the Pages of Sea History 165
Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 165: Into the Lifeboats: Abandoning the Packet Ship John Rutledge by Brian Murphy 150 people were aboard the packet ship John...
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Caribbean Monk Seal
By Richard King During his 2nd voyage to the Caribbean aboard the Niña in 1494, Christopher Columbus visited an island just south of what is today the Dominican Republic. Columbus’s son wrote that his father “anchored at a small island that he named Alta Vela [Tall Sail]; and having lost sight of the other two…
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