Sea History 175 - Summer 2021

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NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE The Promenade at Lighthouse Point museum 200 Staten Island, NY 10301

Est. 2015

Preserve and educate on the maritime heritage of lighthouses, lightships and the stories of their keepers for generations to come... MUSEUM HOURS: Events Include: Summer: 11:00am-5:00pm lighthouse Boat Tours Winter 11:00am-4:00pm Wednesday- Sunday Maritime Lectures *CLOSEDHOLIDAYS* children’s maritime Winter (November – March) adventure programs Summer (April – October) Lightkeeper’s Gala lighthousemuseum.org info@lighthousemuseum.org

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Golf Outing

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Jesse Brown, the first African-American naval aviator, and Medal of Honor recipient Tom Hudner. (Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, 40 Patriots Point Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC; www.patriotspoint.org) ... The USCG Barque Eagle has resumed cadet training and is currently underway across the Atlantic. The ship is visiting the Azores in May and Iceland in June, before heading back west across the Atlantic with a stop in Bermuda. The ship will be open for tours at all port stops, and visitors can get onboard in July and August when the ship calls at New London, Connecticut; Newport, Rhode Island; and Portland, Maine. You can follow the ship and view specific dates at www.uscga.edu/ eagle. The historic three-masted barque is commanded by CAPT Michael A. Turdo, a 1997 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy.

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Lighthouse Point Fest

*Contact or visit Museum to learn how you can support our expansion Campaign for Illuminating Future Generations *HRH/PRINCESS ANNE IS OUR HONORARY CHAIR

and much more...

*Don’t miss her future visit!

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