National Lighthouse Museum

Circumnavigation of Staten Island
2024-09-22 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Explore the shores of Staten Island!
Explore fascinating and mysterious sites unfamiliar to most New Yorkers on this exciting boat ride circumnavigating Staten Island. The series will be narrated by Wade R. Goria. Wade is a National Lighthouse Museum historian, author, and former New York University professor.
This tour takes you past critical points of maritime interest: the historically rich Shooters, Prall’s, Isle of Meadows (the center of what was once the world’s largest garbage dump that now served as Fresh Kills Park representing NYC’s largest park), Hoffman and Swinburne Islands.
Our journey up the Kill Van Kull, and the Arthur Kill waterways, over to Raritan Bay, Princes’ Bay Staten Island’s southern shore around the Narrows contains much important history critical to NYC’s development and to its maritime life: Sailor’s Snug Harbor, the Caddell’s Shipyard and Repair Facilities at Port Richmond, Mariners Harbor, Port Ivory, Rossville, the eerie site of the Ship’s Graveyard, Tottenville, Prince’s Bay and Seguine’s Point together with key New Jersey maritime, commercial and industrial sites located along the Kill Van Kull, the Arthur Kill and Newark Bay including: Bayonne, Elizabeth, Linden, Carteret and historic Perth Amboy, which, overlooks the beautiful Raritan Bay.
Bridges under which our boat passes include the recently renovated Bayonne, the restored Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge, the all new Goethals Bridge, the Outerbridge Crossing and the Verrazano Narrows.
Lighthouses described and seen on this exciting tour include: Robbin’s Reef, Great Beds, Prince’s Bay, Staten Island’s Rear Range, (site of the Old Orchard Shoals Lighthouse destroyed by Sandy in 2012), New Dorp, Elm Tree Beacon and the Battery Weed Light of Fort Wadsworth.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Lighthouse Boat Tours commence rain or shine.
The boat leaves from the NYC Ferry-Fast Ferry Dock. The boat does not leave from the National Lighthouse Museum. 1 Bay Street is a large general area which includes the St. George Ferry Terminal and the Empire Outlets. The outdoor NYC Ferry-Fast Ferry Dock does not have its own address. Please call the museum for further information if needed.
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October First Friday
2024-10-04 17:30 - 20:30
Spooky Season Kick Off

International Lighthouse Point Fest
2024-10-06 13:00 - 18:00
Celebrating Our Maritime History
Children’s Activities • Entertainment • Ethnic Food
$3.00 Suggested Donation • Children under 12 Free
Plus Free Entry into the National Lighthouse Museum!
SOUP CONTEST IS BACK!
Free to Enter the Contest. Click here to Enter.
$7 to Sample the Soup Entries.
Call for performers and artists!
Email Cézanne at education@lighthousemuseum.org
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Sponsored by:
NYC Cultural Affairs
Council Members David Carr and Kamilah Hanks

Hudson River Cruise • Lighthouse / Fall Foliage Tour
2024-10-20 11:00 - 14:00
Fall Foliage Tour up the Hudson River to Haunted Sleepy Hollow
Explore fascinating and mysterious sites unfamiliar to most New Yorkers on this exciting boat ride along the Hudson River. The series will be narrated by Wade R. Goria. Wade is a National Lighthouse Museum historian, author, and former New York University professor.
Up the Hudson River to Tarrytown Light near the legendary Sleepy Hollow. See the Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge along this scenic boat tour. Along the way, take in the stunning fall foliage along the shores of the mighty, historic, Hudson River.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Lighthouse Boat Tours commence rain or shine.
The boat leaves from the NYC Ferry-Fast Ferry Dock. The boat does not leave from the National Lighthouse Museum. 1 Bay Street is a large general area which includes the St. George Ferry Terminal and the Empire Outlets. The outdoor NYC Ferry-Fast Ferry Dock does not have its own address. Please call the museum for further information if needed.
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NJ Model Ship Club Demonstrations & Displays
2024-11-16 11:00 - 15:00
Join us for an exciting day of maritime craftsmanship and creativity with the NJ Model Ship Club! Dedicated members will showcase their stunning model ships and share their expertise through live demonstrations.

Museum Store Sunday: Holiday Market & Open House
2024-12-01 11:00 - 16:00
Join us for a festive celebration at our Holiday Shopping Party and Open House! Enjoy a cozy atmosphere filled with holiday cheer as you browse our museum, unique gifts and artisanal products:

Free Admission!
Nautical Gifts
Refreshments
Cookies

Little Lights Storytime Corner
2024-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
Young minds will embark on whimsical adventures with the beloved series “The Lighthouse Keeper” by writers Ronda and David Armitage. For children ages 5-10.
Featuring the The Lighthouse Keeper’s Rescue.
Join us for nautical adventures, interactive activities, and the chance to meet fellow young book enthusiasts. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the joyous atmosphere, as our trained storytellers bring characters to life and ignite imaginations. It’s a weekly celebration of literacy, creativity, and community spirit. See you there!
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Little Lights Storytime Corner
2024-12-14 12:00 - 13:00
Young minds will embark on whimsical adventures with the beloved series “The Lighthouse Keeper” by writers Ronda and David Armitage. For children ages 5-10.
Featuring the The Lighthouse Keeper’s Christmas.
Join us for nautical adventures, interactive activities, and the chance to meet fellow young book enthusiasts. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the joyous atmosphere, as our trained storytellers bring characters to life and ignite imaginations. It’s a weekly celebration of literacy, creativity, and community spirit. See you there!
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Fathom
2024-12-14 17:00 - 19:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
Exhibit runs from December 14th to January 8th
Opening reception on December 14th from 5pm- 7pm
Fathom is a video installation that explores the mercurial experience of time passing and the impermanence of life. Set in a dreamlike, transitional space—part waiting room, part ship at sea—the work evokes a sense of suspension, with figures paused, waiting, and watching. Through their actions, the boundaries between measuring time and space blur, reflecting the paradox that after events pass, only memories persist, hovering between the tangible and the ephemeral.
The title, Fathom, embodies this duality. Rooted in its nautical origins as a unit of depth—once defined by the span of a sailor’s outstretched arms—it also invites the viewer to “fathom” or contemplate the immeasurable: time, memory, and absence. The work is both a meditation and a memento mori, like staring at the sea—immense, beautiful, unknowable.
About the Artist: Caleb Hammond is a creator of performance and visual art. He is an actor, director, and video and installation artist whose work has been performed and exhibited nationally and internationally. In his original works, he explores fragmented and layered imagery, using multiple exposure techniques to create environments that shift and slip, providing viewers with surprising, multifaceted experiences. His work examines the scale and shape of the spaces we inhabit, blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior, monumental and mundane events, expansive and empty spaces, and the passage of time.

Little Lights Storytime Corner
2024-12-28 12:00 - 13:00
Young minds will embark on whimsical adventures with the beloved series “The Lighthouse Keeper” by writers Ronda and David Armitage. For children ages 5-10.
Featuring the The Lighthouse Keeper’s Tea.
Join us for nautical adventures, interactive activities, and the chance to meet fellow young book enthusiasts. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the joyous atmosphere, as our trained storytellers bring characters to life and ignite imaginations. It’s a weekly celebration of literacy, creativity, and community spirit. See you there!
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Little Lights Storytime Corner
2025-01-04 12:00 - 13:00
Young minds will embark on whimsical adventures with the beloved series “The Lighthouse Keeper” by writers Ronda and David Armitage. For children ages 5-10.
Featuring the The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cat.
Join us for nautical adventures, interactive activities, and the chance to meet fellow young book enthusiasts. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the joyous atmosphere, as our trained storytellers bring characters to life and ignite imaginations. It’s a weekly celebration of literacy, creativity, and community spirit. See you there!
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Little Lights Storytime Corner
2025-01-11 12:00 - 13:00
Young minds will embark on whimsical adventures with the beloved series “The Lighthouse Keeper” by writers Ronda and David Armitage. For children ages 5-10.
Featuring the The Lighthouse Keeper’s Catastrophe.
Join us for nautical adventures, interactive activities, and the chance to meet fellow young book enthusiasts. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the joyous atmosphere, as our trained storytellers bring characters to life and ignite imaginations. It’s a weekly celebration of literacy, creativity, and community spirit. See you there!
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USCG and Prohibition with Timothy Dring
2025-01-12 14:00 - 15:00
During Prohibition in the United States, the Coast Guard played a significant role in enforcing the ban on alcoholic beverages. They patrolled the coastlines and arrested smugglers, and several service members lost their lives during law enforcement missions.
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Little Lights Storytime Corner
2025-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
Young minds will embark on whimsical adventures with the beloved series “The Lighthouse Keeper” by writers Ronda and David Armitage. For children ages 5-10.
Featuring the The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch.
Join us for nautical adventures, interactive activities, and the chance to meet fellow young book enthusiasts. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the joyous atmosphere, as our trained storytellers bring characters to life and ignite imaginations. It’s a weekly celebration of literacy, creativity, and community spirit. See you there!
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Little Lights Storytime Corner
2025-01-25 12:00 - 13:00
Young minds will embark on whimsical adventures with the beloved series “The Lighthouse Keeper” by writers Ronda and David Armitage. For children ages 5-10.
Featuring the The Lighthouse Keeper’s Breakfast.
Join us for nautical adventures, interactive activities, and the chance to meet fellow young book enthusiasts. Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the joyous atmosphere, as our trained storytellers bring characters to life and ignite imaginations. It’s a weekly celebration of literacy, creativity, and community spirit. See you there!
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Lighthouses are for Lovers and Friends
2025-02-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Francesco’s Supper Club, 3555 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, 10314, United States
Bring a table of family and friends to enjoy a fun filled night out!
MENU
Appetizer
Mixed Green Salad
2nd Course (Choice of One)
Mozzarella Capressa
Stuffed Eggplant Rollatini
Pene Ala Vodka
3rd Course (Choice of One)
Chicken Parmigiana
Veal Marsala
Grilled Pork Chop
Flounder Oreganato
Eggplant Parmigiana
All entrees come with Potato Croquette and Vegetables
Dessert
Carrot Cake
Or New York Cheesecake
Choice of Coffee, Tea, Cappuccino
Bottles of Wine on Table
Musical Entertainment • Raffles
$75.00 per person
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Professor Joseph Henry and His Work with the USLHS Depot
2025-02-16 14:00 - 16:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
With speaker Dr. Michael Vigorito
Professor Joseph Henry (1797–1878), a pioneering American physicist and the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, made significant contributions to both scientific innovation and public service.
At the U.S. Lighthouse Depot on Staten Island, Henry spearheaded efforts to modernize America’s lighthouse system. His experiments and innovations enhanced maritime safety by improving lighthouse technology.
Henry also recognized the importance of meteorological data for public safety, laying the groundwork for the eventual creation of the U.S. Weather Bureau. His contributions reflect a legacy of using science to advance both public welfare and knowledge, particularly at the intersection of maritime safety and meteorology.
About the Speaker: Dr. Vigorito has been a full-time faculty member of the Psychology Department at Seton Hall University since 1989. He received his doctorate in Experimental Psychology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and post-doctoral training in behavioral pharmacology at Rutgers University.
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Melting Age Art Show
2025-03-15 - 2025-06-01 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
The Melting Age Art Show by Alfons Rodriguez and Fatma Kadir at the National Lighthouse Museum will open on March 15th and run until June 1, 2025.
Opening Reception Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 2p.m.
Join photographer Alfons Rodriguez and award-winning oil artist Fatma Kadir at the NLM for their joint art show, “The Melting Age.” This exhibition beautifully captures the grandeur of glacial landscapes and the global significance of melting water flow. Coinciding with World Water Day on March 22, 2025, the show also marks the inaugural “Glacier Day,” focusing on the theme of “Glacier Preservation.”
Witness the artists’ portrayal of the breathtaking glacial landscapes and the profound impact of melting water flow.

State of the Harbor with the Billion Oyster Project
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
Billion Oyster Project is a New York City-based nonprofit organization on a mission to restore 1 billion oysters to NYC’s Harbor by 2035 through restoration and education initiatives. Oysters provide a number of beneficial effects for the ecosystem including filtering water via filter feeding, increasing habitat for other animals, and protecting shorelines from storm surges.
Learn about the state of the harbor from Billion Oyster Project staff, and how you can get involved in restoration efforts in your area.
Zeke King Phillips grew up in (mostly) land-locked Pennsylvania, but always dreamed of becoming a marine biologist. He studied geosciences in college, focusing on paleontology, and is currently working on a graduate degree in geosciences, ecology, and climate science. He’s also interested in science-focused public outreach, community engagement and is super excited to be involved with community science.
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Visit Us at CMA Shipping 2025
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-03
Each year, CMA Shipping brings together a vibrant community of shipping professionals for three invaluable days, jam-packed with opportunities to learn, network, inspire – and of course, be inspired. This year marks a landmark 40th anniversary, click below for more information.
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SOLD OUT! Safety Boating Course
2025-04-22 17:00 - 2025-04-23 22:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
TWO NIGHT COURSE:
Tuesday, April 22 & Wednesday, April 23
5:00pm-10:00pm • $125.00
Boat Handling • Boat Handling Under Adverse Conditions
Required Equipment • Aids to Navigation • Docking & Undocking
Fueling and Safety • Navigation Rules
Effective January 1, 2025, All Boaters on NY Waters Must Take a Safe Boating Course, per NY Legislation. MUST attend both parts to receive Boat Safety Training Certificate. Covers NY State and US Certification. NJ License will not be covered.
Course includes Cake and Coffee and the Official Guide Book – America’s Boating Course by the United States Power Squadron.
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Sculptured Landscapes Shaped by Glaciers Presentation
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
An Endless Inspirational Muse for Artists and Scientists
Presented by College of Staten Island Faculty:
Dr. Robert Marraccino, Dr. Richard Veit and Kevin Schreck
Don’t miss opportunity to see the Melting Age Exhibit!
“Antarctic Voyage” is a new documentary from award-winning filmmaker Kevin Schreck about a biological research expedition to the remote island of South Georgia, starring charismatic field biologist, Dr. Samantha Monier.
Dr. Richard Veit is broadly interested in the ecology of birds, with special emphasis on foraging behavior of seabirds and long-distance dispersal and vagrancy of birds in general. He will discuss his research on climate effects upon seabirds and marine mammals.
Dr. Robert Marraccino explores the impact of the last glacial age, which shaped Staten Island’s landscape. Around 25,000 years ago, melting glaciers carved features like the Staten Island Expressway’s route, flat terrains, and kettle lakes in Clove Lakes Park and Brady’s Pond.
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"Antarctic Voyage" Documentary Screening
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
An Endless Inspirational Muse for Artists and Scientists
Presented by College of Staten Island Faculty:
Dr. Robert Marraccino, Dr. Richard Veit and Kevin Schreck
Don’t miss opportunity to see the Melting Age Exhibit!
“Antarctic Voyage” is a new documentary from award-winning filmmaker Kevin Schreck about a biological research expedition to the remote island of South Georgia, starring charismatic field biologist, Dr. Samantha Monier. Part modern-day adventure film, part visual tone poem, “Antarctic Voyage” sheds a light on the current state of the polar region’s majestic wildlife, and the intrepid explorers who are dedicated to preserving and understanding what remains of our fragile, vital natural world, all through a refreshingly unconventional manner from the standard nature documentary genre.
Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kevin Schreck is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and film educator currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He was the recipient of both the Jerome Hill Award for Exceptional Work in the Documentary Tradition and the recipient of the Award for Contribution to the Film and Electronic Arts Department of Bard College in 2011.
At the age of 23, Kevin’s first major feature-length documentary, “Persistence of Vision” (2012), made its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and has since screened at over 100 international film festivals and institutions to virtually universal acclaim. His subsequent films include “Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen” (2018) and “The Duck of New York” (2023). Kevin’s next film is “Enongo” (2025), a feature-length, documentary-animation hybrid about a young woman rapper, producer and Ph.D. candidate, Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, better known by her stage persona, “Sammus.”
As an educator, Kevin has led filmmaking masterclasses and guest lectures at major universities and colleges in Australia, Denmark, and across the United States. Since early 2018, he has been a teaching artist and mentor at Reel Works, a non-profit, after school program which provides free film education to New York students from underrepresented communities and low-income backgrounds. Kevin was also the Visiting Documentary
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Annual Golf Outing
2025-05-02 09:00 - 14:00 | South Shore Golf Course, 200 Huguenot Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10314, United States
Set amid rolling hills on the south shore of Staten Island, the newly re-constructed tee-to-green cart paths, extensive fairway drainage and countless turf improvements have vaulted this course to the top of the local’s “Best Places to Play” list in Staten Island.
Best Ball Start 9:00am
Grand Oaks Country Club
(South Shore Golf Course)
200 Huguenot Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10312
Individual Golfer: $175
Foursome: $600
Includes:
Bagels and Coffee, 18 Holes, Luncheon, Special Prizes, Amazing Raffles and 50/50
Sponsorships Available!
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Lighthouse Hunt
2025-05-18
Learn about the ten lighthouses on and off shore Staten Island!

Start time at either the Conference House in Tottenville or the National Lighthouse Museum between 10am – 11am to allow ample time to finish before 4pm at either location.
Follow map and visit lighthouses in Staten Island.
Take selfies or group photos with lighthouses in the background, receiving your lighthouse stickers at each site.
Have a family-friendly fun day learning about Staten Island’s lighthouse history.

INCLUDES:
Lighthouse Hunt Tote Bag (1 per bike/motorcycle & 2 per vehicle included with admission fee, each additional tote is $5 each) containing self directed maps to lighthouse locations both on and off shore, commemorative stamps, & fun giveaways!
Hunt Participation Award Ribbon to remember this special day!
RULES:
We suggest two or three participants – designated driver/navigator, and photographer.
Post pictures on Facebook or Instagram and tag us @NationalLighthouseMuseum.
$35 per carload
$15 per bicycle or motorcycle
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Celebrate Father's Day with a Lighthouse Boat Tour Circumnavigating Staten Island!
2025-06-15 11:00 - 14:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
Kick off the National Lighthouse Museum’s 2025 Lighthouse Boat Tour Season and celebrate Father’s Day all at once with this exciting circumnavigation of Staten Island. The series will be narrated by Wade R. Goria. Wade is a National Lighthouse Museum historian, author, and former New York University professor.
Explore fascinating and mysterious sites unfamiliar to most New Yorkers on this exciting boat ride, one that circumnavigates Staten Island taking you past critical points of maritime interest: the historically rich Shooters, Prall’s, Isle of Meadows (the center of what was once the world’s largest garbage dump that now served as Fresh Kills Park representing NYC’s largest park), Hoffman and Swinburne Islands.
Our journey up the Kill Van Kull, and the Arthur Kill waterways, over to Raritan Bay, Princes’ Bay Staten Island’s southern shore around the Narrows contains much important history critical to NYC’s development and to its maritime life: Sailor’s Snug Harbor, the Caddell’s Shipyard and Repair Facilities at Port Richmond, Mariners Harbor, Port Ivory, Rossville, the eerie site of the Ship’s Graveyard, Tottenville, Prince’s Bay and Seguine’s Point together with key New Jersey maritime, commercial and industrial sites located along the Kill Van Kull, the Arthur Kill and Newark Bay including: Bayonne, Elizabeth, Linden, Carteret and historic Perth Amboy, which, overlooks the beautiful Raritan Bay.
Bridges under which our boat passes include the recently renovated Bayonne, the restored Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge, the all new Goethals Bridge, the Outerbridge Crossing and the Verrazano Narrows.
Lighthouses described and seen on this exciting tour include: Robbin’s Reef, Great Beds, Prince’s Bay, Staten Island’s Rear Range, (site of the Old Orchard Shoals Lighthouse destroyed by Sandy in 2012), New Dorp, Elm Tree Beacon and the Battery Weed Light of Fort Wadsworth.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Lighthouse Boat Tours commence rain or shine.
The boat leaves from the National Lighthouse Museum. Admission to Museum is FREE for Boat Tour ticketholders. Please call the museum at 718-390-0040 for further information if needed.
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The Staten Island Ferry, A History with Patricia Salmon
2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
For more than four hundred years ferries have operated on the waterways that surround Staten Island. Native Americans ran primitive ferries as did the seventeenth century founders of the island. Many modern day courses actually followed their original routes. With the establishment of the Staten Island Ferry run from Saint George to Whitehall in Manhattan in 1886, ferry service changed drastically. Discover the world’s most famous floating icon!
Patricia Salmon is a professional historian and naturalist. She writes books that are filled with verified fascinating facts and commentary that appeal to all interested in community history. Ms. Salmon knows what her audience wants and for this reason she searches for history’s hidden secrets.
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City of Water Day: Picnic By the Bay!
2025-07-12 11:00 - 16:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
Bring your Picnic Lunch and Enjoy Views of the NY Harbor
Live Music by Harbortown • Orcas and Glaciers Art Show by Selva Ozelli
Lighthouse Ladies Reading and Book Signing • Al Fresco Art Experience with People’s Choice Award
Hands-On Lighthouse-Related Children’s Activities
Billion Oyster Project Educational Booth
Gotham Whale Educational Booth plus viewing of their award winning film
Rain Barrel/Stormwater Management with Tony Rose
Free Admission to the National Lighthouse Museum

The East River and Long Island Sound
2025-07-13 11:00 - 14:00 | National Lighthouse Museum, 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY, 10301
Many of NYC’s most fascinating and noteworthy historical sights are highlighted on this unforgettable journey up the East River and Long Island Sound. The series will be narrated by Wade R. Goria. Wade is a National Lighthouse Museum historian, author, and former New York University professor.
As we pass Robbins Reef Lighthouse, aka “Kate’s Light” we recount the compelling story of the legendary Keeper, Kate Walker.
Across the harbor on the Brooklyn side we see the docks of Red Hook, subject of the famous movie about racketeering and corruption that afflicted the lives of Red Hook’s Long Shoremen: “On the Waterfront”, the Atlantic Basin, Governor’s Island, notable vessels at the South Street Seaport such as the Ambrose Lightship and the Waverley, the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, DUMBO, the Williamsburg Bridge, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Corlears Hook, once a dangerous and sordid hotbed of criminal East River Maritime life.
Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island City, Roosevelt Island and its newly restored lighthouse, Hell Gate, the Hell Gate Bridge and RFK (Triborough Bridge), Wards and Randall’s Island, Astoria, North and South Brothers Island, Rikers Island, the giant Vernon C. Bain Prison Ship.
LaGuardia Airport, the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges, College Point, Fort Schuyler and SUNY Maritime College, the US Merchant Marine Academy, the Throgs Neck, Stepping Stones and Execution Rocks Lighthouses, Hart and City Islands, New Rochelle, Glen Island, David’s Island where Fort Slocum, once stood, and the legendary North shore “Gold Coast” with a stunning array of 1920’s mansions that today, comprise the Sands Point Preserve, immortalized by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Great Gatsby. Near to the Sands Point Preserve stands the stalwart 1809 Sands Point Lighthouse, the third oldest lighthouse on Long Island.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Lighthouse Boat Tours commence rain or shine.
The boat leaves from the National Lighthouse Museum. Admission to Museum is FREE for Boat Tour ticketholders. Please call the museum at 718-390-0040 for further information if needed.
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15th Annual Light Keeper’s Gala - Starry Nights
2025-08-01 18:30 - 23:30 | The Historic Old Bermuda Inn, 301 Veterans Road West, Staten Island, NY, 10309, United States
Honoring:
Wind In Our Sails Award
William Baker, PhD
Past Light Keeper Award
Ida Lewis
Limerick Rock Light/Ida Lewis Yacht Club
Newport, RI
Modern Light Keeper Award
John Vincent Scalia
Community Lamplighter Award
Community Media of Staten Island
Community Lamplighter Award
Seamen’s Society for Children & Families
Cocktail Hour 6:30pm
Dinner & Awards 7:30pm
Dancing By Take 2
Black Tie Optional
For information on local accommodations or other questions, please contact the Museum at 718-390-0040. Sponsorships available!
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