Above, pianist Aymeric Dupre la Tour and baritone Thomas Mulaney gave a rousing performance Saturday night, with their eclectic program 'Battle Cry of Freedom."

It's summer. It's HOT. You've really got to get out on the water!
We can help you with that...


The Custom House Maritime Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 1 to 5 PM. 
 
What's Up at the Custom House - July 24, 2016
New London Maritime Society - nicely nautical
If it's Monday...
 
... it's the  Fishers Island excursion -- 2 spaces remain 

Tuesday - Plum Island excursion  -- FILLED

Wednesday, 11:30 AM -  Find your lighthouse! our signature 90-minute lighthouse cruise, which can take up-to 20 passengers; sign up now.

Saturday, 11:30 AM - Find your lighthouse! our signature 90-minute lighthouse cruise, which can take up-to 20 passengers.

Saturday, 3 to 5 PM - Reception for Albert Sussler  Open to the public.
行って来い .   To go and return.
The influence of Japan and America on the ceramic works of Albert Sussler 
Albert Sussler is a ceramic artist based in Tokoname, Japan.
He was born in Norwich and raised in New London.

Artist statement:  Each cup, each bowl  each tile and sculpture, has its own personality. Each is imperfect and a little off balanced. A reflection of nature, the balance of order and chaos, called Wabi-sabi in Japanese.
Upcoming events
Monday, July 25
Excursions to Fishers Island, to visit the Henry L. Ferguson Museum
July 25, Monday, 9:15 AM to 2 PM
August 20, Saturday, 9:15 AM to 2 PM

Visit Fishers Island and see the 2016 exhibition, Mansion House Hotel & Cottages, curated by Pierce Rafferty, at the Henry L. Ferguson Museum. We're taking the ferry from New London, just steps from the Amtrak station. A light lunch is included. Total cost $60. Trips limited to 12 attendees. Two spaces still available! Register at brownpapertickets.com/event/2566687.

Our Find your lighthouse! tours run on Wednesdays & Saturdays.
 
  Find your lighthouse! personal, 90-minute signature tours, take only up-to 20 passengers.  Sign up > brownpapertickets.com/event/2557359 
This year, all tours depart directly from the floating dock adjacent to City Pier, on Waterfront Park, just behind the New London rail station.
Reservations, 24 hours in advance, are necessary for all of our tours, as we need to notify our captains. (If you want to take a chance showing up on the day of the tour, please call 203-444-2884.)

All tour income to NL Maritime Society supports local lighthouse preservation! 
Sunset & Full-Moon Lighthouse Boat Tours tours
take place monthly across the three nights of the full moon:  
August 17, 18, 19;  
September 15, 16,16; 
October 15, 16, 17.

Register for the intimate 6-person, sixty-minute Sunset tour here:  brown papertickets.com/event/2560310

See local lighthouses at night, as they were built to be seen.

Sign up for our memorable 6 person, sixty-minute
Full-moon tour here:  




All tour income to NL Maritime Society supports local lighthouse preservation!
 

'An Island Cabin'
boat tour out of Noank, with Steven Jones
September 10, Saturday, 11 AM to 12 NOON
This special boat tour, led by Stephen Jones, is presented in partnership with the Noank Historical Society. Tour the Islands off Noank, where author Arthur Henry penned his 1902 book, An Island Cabin, in which five disparate friends from the Big City occupy a simple summer cabin--and things devolve from there.
Sign up at brownpapertickets.com/event/2566726.
Limited to 20 passengers, we tour aboard the Popeye, which leaves out of Noank for this special tour.
Call 860-447-2501. $35.

Copies of An Island Cabin are available for $10 at the Custom House and Noank Historical Society, and also can be mailed for an additional $6 postage.

new 
Summer Stars & Celestial Navigation
Thursday, August 4, 9 PM
location to be announced
Bruce Levine, Planetarium lecturer at Mystic Seaport, will point out Saturn and seasonal constellations, discuss the importance of the North Star, and explain celestial navigation. Bring your binoculars & telescope, if you have them.
The event is weather-dependent and FREE!
Custom House Maritime Matters - Public Access TV

 

KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S UP - click on the links below to keep connected
is on Facebook. 'Like' it to keep up with our events as well as news about museums, worldwide, and issues related to our mission of preservation & conservation. This week we put up a great video of the sub coming into Groton.

Facebook New London Harbor Light  reports the latest on NL Harbor 'Pequot' Light and about American lighthouse preservation activities. W e thank the Chester Kitchings Family Foundation for their generous pledge of multi-year support to our efforts at Harbor Light!

Facebook Race Rock Lighthouse posts news concerning Race Rock Light and news of international lighthouse tourism & preservation efforts.

Facebook page Lighthouse Inn, New London keeps up with developments at that City landmark. It looks like the Inn may go up for auction some time soon.

Go to facebook  Long Island Sound Lighthouses Gateway, our newest page, to learn more about lighthouse happenings in the region.

Facebook page Sentinels on the Sound presents our Summer 2016 events program along with other NL summer activities.We will post new events as listed.

Facebook Custom House MUSEUM SHOP to see what's new. The MUSEUM SHOP is open Wednesday through Sunday, between 1 and 5 PM, or by appointment. You don't need a museum ticket to get in.
 
below: We have new facade lights!


Have a sparkling night!

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