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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD

Located in historic St. Michaels, Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum was founded in 1965 on Navy Point, once a site of seafood packing houses, docks, and work boats The 18-acre interactive museum is home to a collection of Chesapeake Bay artifacts, exhibits and vessels. It houses the world’s largest collection of Chesapeake Bay boats, while 35 buildings provide interactive [...]

Sandy Hook - Gateway to New York Harbor

Sandy Hook is a barrier spit, approximately 6 miles in length and half-a-mile wide along the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey. It encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay. Most of Sandy Hook is managed by the National Park Service as the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, which includes the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. Overlooking Sandy Hook Bay are the Navesink Twin Lights, a non-operational lighthouse and museum located in Highlands, New [...]

Stony Point Battlefield in Stony Point, NY

The Battle of Stony Point was a Revolutionary War battle fought in July, 1779. A select force of Continental Army infantry made a coordinated surprise night attack and stormed a fortified British position on the Hudson River at Stony Point, New York. The site is operated by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, and features reenactments highlighting 18th century military life, cannon and musket firings, cooking demonstrations, and children’s activities and blacksmith demonstrations. The Stony Point Lighthouse is part of the Historic [...]