April 2003

Maritime Museum Opens for the Season
May 3 and 4, 11 am to 5 pm

22nd Annual Kingston Shad Festival

	22nd Annual Kingston Shad Festival The Hudson River Maritime Museum will host the 22nd annual Kingston Shad Festival to celebrate the return of the shad to the Hudson River. Fresh shad and shad roe dinners will be prepared including bacon, potato, cole slaw, roll, and a nonalcoholic beverage. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be available. Live music, demonstrations, educational exhibits, craft and food vendors are part of the festival.
	Boat Trips to the Rondout Lighthouse Begin The lighthouse is located on the Hudson River at the mouth of Rondout Creek, a short boat trip from the museum. Access to the lighthouse is provided by the museum's motor launch Indy, which operates on a regular schedule during the summer months.
	Hudson River Day Line, 2003 Museum Exhibit Opens Of the many Hudson River steamboat lines, the Hudson River Day Line was the most prominent and dependable. Their steamboats were known for elegance and speed, and provided the most enjoyable way to travel the Hudson River. No one could claim to have seen America without seeing the Hudson River, and the only way to properly see the Hudson River was from the deck of a Day Liner steamboat.

The Hudson River Maritime Museum's 2003 exhibit, the Hudson River Day Line, will open Saturday, May 3rd, from 11 am to 5 pm. The exhibit will be available at the museum through October.

Shad dinners are $8.00, and include shad or shad roe, bacon, potato, cole slaw, roll, and a nonalcoholic beverage. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be available. Admission to the museum: $3 for adults; $1 for children aged 6 to 12; children 5 and under and museum members have free admission. For more information, call the museum at 845-338-0071

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