Half Moon Replica Visits Kingston
June 6, 7, 8 & 9
Kingston Honors its Dutch Heritage
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As part of Kingston's 350th anniversary celebration, the Half Moon, a full scale replica of Henry Hudson’s ship of exploration, will be available for on-board tours at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, June 8 - 9.
The Half Moon will be open for tours 11 am to 5 pm at the Museum. Admission to the Museum: Adults, $5.00; Children 6 to 12, $1.00; Children 5 and under, free; Museum Members, free.
There will be a welcoming ceremony and fund-raising cocktail sponsored by the City of Kingston party on Thursday, June 6, 5 to 7 pm. Call 845-334-3963 for more information.The original Half Moon was commissioned on March 25, 1609, for the Dutch East India Company. She was a ship of exploration designed to take a crew of twenty into unknown and uncharted waters. Her captain, Henry Hudson, was already a famous explorer of Arctic waters when in 1608 he was hired by the Dutch East India Company to find a Northeast, all water route to Asia.
The Half Moon sailed out of Amsterdam on April 4 or 6, 1609, with a crew of 20 Dutch and English sailors. After a difficult journey along the coast of Norway, Hudson turned west and headed for warmer climes. On September 12, 1609, Hudson began his exploration of the river now named after him. To celebrate the Dutch role in exploring and colonizing America, a replica of Henry Hudson's Half Moon was built at the Snow Dock in Albany, New York, and launched in June of 1989.
The Half Moon sails today as a living history exhibit - her cabins and decks furnished authentically with sea chests, weapons, tools, navigational instruments, and trade goods - taking visitors back to an exciting age when intrepid European explorers competed to open new routes to trade with the East.
The Half Moon will be open for tours June 8 & 9, 11 am to 5 PM at the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Admission to the Museum: Adults, $5.00; Children 6 to 12, $1.00; Children 5 and under, free; Museum Members, free. For more information, call the Museum at 845-338-0071.
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