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Great North River Tug Boat Race 2011
The Hudson River as it enters New York harbor is still an unhealthy shade of brown from all the runoff from Hurricane Irene. Nevertheless it was a fine day to be on the river, especially to watch the 19th Annual Great North River Tug … Continue reading
2011 Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition
The next Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition is coming up on Labor Day weekend, on September 4th on the Hudson River in New York harbor. If my count is correct, this will be the 19th annual tug boat race. One of the … Continue reading
In Blistering Heat Wave, Sewage Plant Fire Keeps New Yorkers Away from the Water
The timing could not have been worse. In the midst of a blistering heat wave in New York City, what has been described as a “catastrophic fire” at the North River Waste Water Treatment plant yesterday allowed millions of gallons of … Continue reading
Busy Weekend in New York Harbor – Mermaids, Sloops & Song
This will be busy weekend around the Hudson River and New York harbor. At Croton Point Park, on the east bank of the Hudson River, just north of New York City, the Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival – … Continue reading
Pegasus, Lilac and Clipper City to Dock at Pier Pier 25 in the Hudson River
In January we posted that the Hudson River Park Trust was seeking proposals to dock historic vessels on the newly refurbished Pier 25 in the Hudson River off Tribecca. Earlier this month the the Hudson River Park Trust announced … Continue reading
Remembering the Normandie
On this day, sixty nine years ago, the great French luxury liner SS Normandie caught fire at Pier 88 on the Hudson River in New York City. The fire burned out of control and the next day the ship capsized at the dock. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged French luxury liner, hudson river, new york, Pier 88, South Street Seaport Museum, SS Normandie, USS Lafayette
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New York Harbor Weekend – Racing Tug Boats and Red Tide
It was a beautiful and busy weekend in New York harbor. On Sunday, I missed the 18th Annual Running of the Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition but Will over at the Tugster blog has some great photos. … Continue reading
18th Century Ship Found Buried at New York’s World Trade Center Site
Workers excavating at the new World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan have uncovered the remains of an 18th century wooden merchant ship. The ship was found 20 feet below street level, is roughly 30 feet in length and was probably buried intentionally as land fill. It … Continue reading
Posted in Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged 18th century wooden merchant ship, hudson river, World Trade Center
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Windmills in New York Harbor – Isaac Edge’s Windmill 1815-1839
Yesterday we posted about a proposed wind farm on New York harbor between Jersey City and Bayonne. These will not be the first windmills on the harbor, of course. In 1815 Isaac Edge finished a windmill on the banks of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lore of the Sea
Tagged Bayonne, hudson river, Isaac Edge, Jersey City, new york harbor, windmill
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Pirate Weekend in Newburgh, NY and Real Pirates Charged in Norfolk
This week HMS Bounty, the replica ship built for the 1960 movie, “Mutiny on the Bounty,” will be the centerpiece of the “Pirate Weekend” in Newburgh, New York, on the Hudson River, sixty miles north of new York City. The Bounty … Continue reading
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Tagged HMS Bounty, hudson river, new york, Newburgh, piracy, somalia
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Sailing on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater from Rick Spilman on Vimeo. The Clearwater is a Hudson River sloop modeled after the distinctive trading sloops that sailed up and down the Hudson in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Clearwater was conceived by … Continue reading
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Tagged clearwater, hudson river, learning community charter school, seeger, sloop
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