Hudson River Maritime
Museum
Welcomes the Lois McClure
July 15 to 18, 2005
Family Festival and
Grand Journey Tour
 Lois McClure |
The Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston, NY, will host the canal schooner replica Lois McClure from July 15 to 18 at the museum. The Lois McClure will be open for on-board tours, and a traveling exhibit and commemorative tent from the Lake Chaplain Maritime Museum will explain the history of Lake Champlain canal schooners and the building the replica Lois McClure.
During the Lois McClure's visit, the Hudson River Maritime Museum is sponsoring a Family Festival with music, food, exhibits and lectures. Music will be provided by the Ian Bennett and the Van Travis Band. Summertime food specialties and beverages will be offered by Joyous Cafe. Tours of the New York Trolley Museum and boat rides to the Rondout lighthouse will be available from the museum.
The 88-foot, 1862 canal schooner replica, Lois McClure, was built and launched in Burlington VT. by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Grand Journey Tour 2005 will retrace the historic route through the Champlain Canal and the Hudson River, stopping at ports along the way. The Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston is the Lois McClure's first port of call on the river.
For information on schedules, events, admission prices or to schedule a private group tour, please call the HRMM Events Line, 845-338-0071, extension 13.
General admission hours for the museum and Lois McClure exhibit
| Date | Museum Hours | Lois McClure open for tours |
Tour
of New York Trolley Museum |
|
| Friday, July 15 |
5 pm to 7 pm |
Trolley Tours 6:00 to 6:45 pm |
6:00 pm |
|
| Saturday, July 16 |
11 am to 5 pm | 11 am to 5 pm | Noon, 1 & 2 pm |
Lighthouse Tours (1 hr.) Noon, 1, 2, 3 & 4 pm |
| Sunday, July 17 |
11 am to 5 pm | 11 am to 5 pm | Trolley Tours (1 hr.) Noon, 1 & 2 pm |
Lighthouse Tours (1 hr.) Noon, 1, 2, 3 & 4 pm |
| Monday, July 18 |
11 am to 5 pm | 11 am to 4 pm | Trolley Tours (1 hr.) Noon & 1 pm |
Lighthouse Tours (1 hr.) Noon & 1 pm |
Admission Fees
$2.00 donation for the Hudson River Maritime Museum.
Tours of the Lois McClure and exhibits during general admission
hours are free.
Trolley tours by New York Trolley Museum: $4 adults, $3 Children &
Seniors.
Rondout Lighthouse Tour on the motor vessel Dirigo: $10 adults,
$7 Children under 12 & Seniors.
Special events during the Lois McClure's visit
Saturday, July 16, 1 pm
Lecture Presentation/Book Signing
 |
By Russell Bellico, editor, Life on A Canal Boat, The Journals of Theodore D. Bartley, 1861 - 1889 Captain Bartley was the owner of three Lake Champlain canal boats. He kept a fascinating day-by-day journal of his life and the people he encountered on the canals and waterways of the Northeast chronicling dramatic life-threatening tales and mundane daily life stories. Admission $4.00, museum members, free |
Sunday, July 17, 1 pm
Book Signing with local author Joanne Michaels
 Hudson River Journey |
Joanne Michaels co-authored with photographer Hardie Truesdale, Hudson River Journey: Images from Lake Tear of the Clouds to New York Harbor and Adirondack High: Images of America's First Wilderness. She also co-authored with Mary Barlie, Let's Take the Kids! Great Places to Go with Children in New York's Hudson Valley. Free admission. Event will be held outside at the gazebo, weather permitting. |
 Adirondack High |
Schedule of Events, July 15 to 18 at the museum
Directions to the Hudson River Maritime Museum
The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
The Grand Journey
Tour is sponsored by the farm families who own
Cabot Creamery Cooperative, primary 2005 Tour Sponsor.
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