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Dan Zanes, formerly of the legendary band, the Del Fuegos, produces and performs music for families.
Singer-songwriter Billy Joel is the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. His album Storm Front includes the track "The Downeaster Alexa," about the plight of working-class fishermen on Long Island.
Launched in 1960, the full-rigged ship HMS Bounty was a Hollywood interpretation of the ship made famous by the Mutiny on the Bounty. The ship was lost on October 29, 2012 off Cape Hatteras, a victim of Hurricane Sandy.
The National Lighthouse Museum Board of Trustees, Board of Advisors, and friends will advocate, help preserve, and raise funds for establishing a National Lighthouse Museum at the old U.S. Lighthouse “super” depot site on Staten Island. The organization will initially open a pilot museum in Building #11 and continue fundraising efforts toward the expansion of the National Lighthouse Museum into Building #10. The organization will partner with gov ...
The South Street Seaport Museum preserves and interprets the history of New York City as a world port, a place where goods, labor and cultures are exchanged through work, commerce, and the interaction of diverse communities.
Launched in 1931, the fireboat John J. Harvey is now a floating museum in New York Harbor. The fireboat was briefly called back into service in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is the only museum in New York State exclusively preserving the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and the industries dependent on the river.
Launched in 1893, the schooner Lettie G. Howard is a floating exhibit at the South Street Seaport Museum.
The H. Lee White Marine Museum is housed in the former administration building for a huge, then state-of the-art 1920's grain elevator complex on the Oswego Harbor's west side pier.
The repertoire of the Crimson Pirates has grown to be a mix of sea shanties, sailing songs, Irish drinking songs and renaissance faire song standards.
Launched in 1938, the tanker Mary A Whalen is a floating museum in Brooklyn, New York.
The Bemus Point-Stow Ferry is one of the last remaining cable-drawn ferries in the nation.
Our mission is to provide waterfront access, and promote historic preservation. We foster an understanding of the NY Harbor as a waterway carrying commerce and commuters as well as a means for culture and recreation.
The Buffalo Lighthouse Association is working to restore Buffalo Main Lighthouse and interpret its history for future generations.
Launched in 1933, the lighthouse tender Lilac is a floating exhibit on New York's waterfront.
The American Merchant Marine Museum's mission is to educate and inform visitors about the American merchant marine in a learning center for the regiment and public at large, to promote public interest in and understanding of our nation's merchant marine.
The North River Historic Ship Society is a not-for-profit organization supporting and encouraging the restoration of New York-area historic ships.The society also works to secure free or low-cost dock space so that these vessels have a way to bring the public aboard. The society also raises funds so that historic ships can afford to offer free public programs. And the society sponsors programs of their own.
The National Maritime Historical Society's mission is to preserve and perpetuate the maritime history of the United States and to invite all Americans to share in the challenging heritage of seafaring.
The Lockport Canal Museum preserves the history of the local portion of the Erie Canal.