The Long Island Chapter conducts special events, sometimes in cooperation with other area groups. As we grow, more events will be held for fun and preservation. We are in the process of planning our events for 2001. Chapter members will get first notification and preference for tickets. Further notification will be available here and on the Long Island Lighthouses e-mail list.

Saturday, June 2

Cruise of Long Island's offshore East End lighthouses to raise funds for the preservation of the Plum Island lighthouse. We'll board the Cross Sound Ferry's North Star at 8AM, depart the dock at 9, and return between 3 and 4PM. Includes continental breakfast, catered lunch, beverages, historical narration, raffles, secure parking in Orient Point, and more. Lighthouses to be seen include Orient Point, Plum Island, Little Gull Island, Race Rock, North Dumpling, Latimer Reef, Gardiner's Point (location of former lighthouse and fort), Cedar Island, and Long Beach Bar. Tickets are $85 per person; $75 for Chapter members. 300 total tickets available.

THIS EVENT IS FILLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Bring your US Lighthouse Society Lighthouse Passports, or buy one onboard! We now have stamps for Orient Point, Plum Island, Little Gull Island, Race Rock, North Dumpling and Long Beach Bar!

We are the only group that dedicates the proceeds of its lighthouse cruises to Long Island lighthouse preservation. Your attendance will help us save the Plum Island lighthouse.

Sunday, June 3

11AM to 5PM

Patchogue Harbor Fest and Annual Blessing of the Fleet

The Chapter will have an informational booth for the day. Stop by and see us at the Shore Front Park on the Great South Bay! We'll have literature, old photos, artifacts, and more. Park entrance from South Ocean Avenue.

Saturday - Tuesday, June 23 - 26

Four day/three night bus trip to Maine to see about 15 lighthouses and other related locations, including Rockland Breakwater, Owl's Head, Brown's Head, Heron's Neck, Saddleback Ledge, Matinicus Rock (lobster rolls for lunch at Matinicus Island), Little River Island, West Quoddy, Portland Head, and Cape Neddick; the Shore Village Museum; Lighthouse Depot; Machias Seal Island (lighthouse and Atlantic Puffins), and more. Includes lodging, deluxe motorcoach, all lunches, two boat cruises, ferry fees, and more. Tickets are $495 for members, $530 for nonmembers, based on double occupancy. 50 total tickets available. Call or e-mail us for more information. Make checks payable to "Long Island Chapter, USLHS," with "Maine Bus Trip" on the check and the envelope, and mail to the address at the top of this page.

RESERVATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED.

July
(exact date to be announced)

Quarterly membership meeting. More information available in May.

August 11

Barbecue at the Plum Island light station to raise funds for the preservation of the lighthouse. This event will also commemorate the 226th anniversary of the landing of General Wooster's troops on Plum Island, as well as the 212th anniversary of the signing of the Lighthouses Act (August 7) by President Washington.
$75 for Chapter members, $85 for nonmembers. Make checks payable to "Long Island Chapter, USLHS," with "August Barbecue" on the check and the envelope, and mail to the address at the top of this page. Call our office for more information.

RESERVATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED.

Saturday and Sunday, August 25 and 26

Maritime Festival at the Long Island Maritime Museum

The Chapter will have an informational booth for the weekend. Stop by and see us! We'll have literature, old photos, artifacts, and more.

September 29

Second Annual Beacons of the Night lighthouse/sunset cruise.
Reservations will be accepted in August.
Click here for a report on the 2000 cruise.

We are the only group that dedicates the proceeds of its lighthouse cruises to Long Island lighthouse preservation.

October
(exact date to be announced)

Quarterly membership meeting. More information available in the Summer.