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What's Up at the Custom House
June 25, 2023.
We're open Wed., 1-5 PM, Thurs. 1 to 5 PM, Fri., 1 to 5 PM,
Sat. 1 0 AM to 5 PM, Sun. 1-5.
Summer hours beginning July 1
Wed., 1-5 PM, Thurs. 1 to 8 PM, Fri., 1 to 5 PM, Sat. 1 0 AM to 5 PM, Sun. 11 AM to 5 PM.
Photo: It's Summer and our Briny Bank Border is blooming.
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Become a member sign up online.
Please contribute to the New London Maritime Society.
We love our sponsors - Chelsea Groton Foundation - Community Foundation of Eastern CT - State of CT - CT Humanities - CT Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts - Eleven+ - Frank Loomis Palmer Fund - Maco Family Fund - Robinson+Cole - Veolia--NL Water Authority.
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tonight Sunday, June 25, 6-9 PM
Open Mic at the Museum
Open Mic meets from 6-9 PM on the last Sunday of the month at the beautiful Custom House Maritime Museum. Anything goes -- you never know who will stop in! Photo, above: May Open Mic.
Hosted by the very talented Kenny 'Doc' Frasier with NLMS trustee Christina Corcoran, we welcome musicians, poets, story tellers, and friends who want to be inspired. We never know what to expect but it is always totally awesome!
Come to perform or to listen! This is a great event for all ages. Admission by donation.
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Thursday, July 20
a once in a lifetime opportunity
for Plein Air Artists and Photographers
This is a chance to land at Little Gull Island and explore the 1-acre landscape as well as inside Little Gull lighthouse (est, 1802, current tower 1867) across several hours.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for photographers and plein air painters to work on a remote island.
In partnership with the Little Gull Light Foundation, we are offering three different extended-length trips out of New London, CT, aboard the high-speed Silver Eel. All three trips take place Thursday, July 20 (rain date is Thursday, July 27).
Our guide is Matthew Male, a Great Gull summer resident over four decades. Matt writes: 'You can expect to see Flocks of foraging seabirds, including Common and Roseate Terns, possibly some Shearwaters and Petrels. Three Brown Pelicans were spotted on June 19 at nearby Great Gull Island, which have probably moved on ,but we can hope...
Dolphins and Porpoise have been sighted in Long Island Sound in July.
On Little Gull we can expect to see the young of the year gulls and cormorants and possibly an Oystercatcher or two.'
Tour the island and learn a bit about its history and about the creatures that live there, and of the life of a lighthouse keeper. Matthew Male was one of the last civilians inside the keepers quarters before it was gutted, during the automation. He even took the toilet seat, for the outhouse on nearby Great Gull, as well as the Keepers desk . During the 1980s Matthew got 7 pairs of terns to nest on the island, but now the early spring on Little Gull is dominated by gulls and cormorants, and a small colony of Common Eiders (their first colony in Long Island Sound in years.) and Grey and Harbor Seals. You may see his wildlife photography on facebook.
A few artists/photographers may choose to remain on the island for both sessions -- all eight hours -- to allow for more than some snapshots.
Sign up today!
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July 15 and August 5
Rare & Special Excursion to Little Gull Island Lighthouse
This is the rare opportunity to land at Little Gull Island and explore inside the Little Gull lighthouse (est, 1802, current tower 1867) all the way up to the lantern. Working with the Little Gull Light Foundation, we are offering four, two & one-half hour trips out of New London, CT, aboard the high-speed Silver Eel.
Last year's four trips sold out quickly.
Additional trips may be added if there is the demand.
This privately owned lighthouse is up for sale, so public tours may never be offered, again!
Please make your reservation by midnight at least THREE DAYS in advance of the trip -- i.e. by midnight the Tuesday prior to your Saturday trip. Reserve tickets now.
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most weekends this summer
Explore Inside New London Ledge Light
Come on -- climb up into the lantern room at Ledge Lighthouse!
Take a 15-minute boat ride from the New London waterfront to reach the lighthouse, explore the light for about one hour, then return home.
Thanks to a grant from the New London Water Authority, tickets for New London public school students and their family members are just $5, each.
Visit Ledge Lighthouse
Tour the area's lighthouses with the one who knows them best. There is every variety of lighthouse within reach of our harbor and the New London Maritime Society owns three of them! On the boat out, view nearby lighthouses and learn their stories, then land at New London Ledge Light and explore inside all the way up to the top
Book your tickets today!*
* We have 10 seats still available for today's inaugural trip!
Looks like the rain will hold off -- If you'd like to come, please be at the New London water taxi dock at 2:10 PM with cash for your ticket fee. And don't forget to wear sneakers!
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every Saturday & Sunday at 11:45 or by appointment.
Visit Inside New London Harbor Lighthouse
Sign up now for tickets for all Harbor Light tours through September, 2023.
Thanks to a grant from Veolia - the NL Water Authority, we again can offer $5 tickets to visit inside both Harbor and Ledge Lighthouses to New London public school children and their family members!
Harbor Light visits take 40 minutes. Book a tour for up-to five people: click to sign up online, or email to schedule a custom tour during the week. Tickets are $35, $30 for NLMS members, $25 youth through age 18.
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This week at the Custom House...
Summer's here and long-lost friends are showing up at the Custom House.
Former trustee Rob Groves stopped in on Wednesday. Previously working on New Haven tugs, Rob currently is on a fishing boat out of New London, the boat contracted by Orsted to survey wind-turbine grounds between Montauk and Nantucket -- a huge area. Each turbine is located at points 1 mile apart on a grid.
We were happy to see Rob and also to give him his 40th anniversary trustee treat: an NLMS tote bag. Perfect, he says, for books!
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For me, Wednesday was the best day of the year. Not only was it the summer solstice -- but it was Make Music Day! We thank our generous performers.
Those Guys Folk, Americana / Bluegrass, Blues
Hugh and Dana Americana / Bluegrass, Folk, Rock
New Day Rockers Folk, Rock
Double the Dial Rock, Indie-Rock, Folk
Southeastern CT Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble World, Classical, Brass
Students of Natalia Syed's Piano & Voice Studio
Byrd StayLow Hip-Hop, R&B, reggae
The Mystic String Quartet Classical, Other
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Another visitor Wednesday was Bob Theiler, our well-traveled lighthouse guide. Bob is back, and is available to give tours to Harbor Light most week days.
Please email if you'd like to set up a tour. And keep your fingers crossed for sunny skies this week.
--Susan Tamulevich
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Photo, above: NL Harborcam caught the sunrise and a big ship with tug June 19, 9 AM.
We're online & on Facebook!
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Watch New London HarborCam, our 24/7 eye on the harbor. We've had 4.4 million views! Our router was switched last week, which interfered with control of the camera - but that's now fixed!
Photo: Byrd StayLow poured energy into the room. Really pleased to have Byrd back for a 2nd year.
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View Online Exhibitions of New London Maritime History from the Custom House Maritime Museum's Frank L. McGuire Library.
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Facebook the Custom House SHOP for gifts with an extra feel good factor -- when you shop with us your purchases support our exhibitions, & educational programs.
Photo: Hugh and Dana inspired the audience to dance!
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Photo: Double the Dial brought old school Rock and Roll.
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We're on Instagram! @nlmaritime.
Photo: The Southeastern CT Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble (two tubas and three euphoniums) performed a haunting arrangement of Judy Collins's 'Since You Asked'.
Photo, below: Ledge Lighthouse, shared by Alan Pelletier.
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