We have been busy bees behind the scenes organizing more Hidden Harbor Tours® for you. We have 3 tours on tap coming up in the next few weeks (with more on the way!)

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Thursday, 26 May from 6pm to 8pm
Hidden Harbor Tour® of the Brooklyn Waterfront – Past & Present

Photos by ©Mitch Waxman

 

Join Working Harbor Committee for a tour of Brooklyn’s waterfront industry, past and present. Highlights include the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the city’s new waterfront recycling facility at Gowanus Bay, and the working rail-to-barge connection at Brooklyn Army Terminal.

The 2-hour, fully narrated boat tour departs at 6:00pm sharp from Pier 11 Wall Street in Manhattan located on South St. between Wall St. & Gouveneur Lane. Boarding begins at 5:30 pm. Snack bar on board.
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Thursday, 16 June from 6pm to 8pm
Hidden Harbor Tour® of Gowanus Bay including: Erie Basin,
Red Hook and Sunset Park!

With Special Guest Speaker: Joseph Alexiou, tour guide and author of Gowanus Brooklyn’s Curious Canal.

Photos by ©Mitch Waxman

 

Come explore the changing face along the South Brooklyn’s waterfront!Learn about the history of Red Hook, Gowanus Bay, Erie Basin & Sunset Park with the Working Harbor Committee. See the new waterfront recycling facility at Gowanus Bay with its wind-turbine, the slag ship MV Loujaine and the Big Grain Elevator close-up.

The 2-hour, fully narrated boat tour departs at 6:00pm sharp from Pier 11 Wall Street in Manhattan located on South St. between Wall St. & Gouveneur Lane. Boarding begins at 5:30 pm. Snack bar on board.

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Thursday, 30 June from 6pm to 8pm
Hidden Harbor Sunset Tour® of Port Newark

Photo by ©Mitch Waxman

For an exciting adventure, go behind the scenes of the bustling Port of
NY & NJ – 3rd largest port in the nation. See giant container terminals, oil docks, dry dock repair, and more!

Learn about how floating dry docks work, the history of the Robbins Reef Lighthouse, tug boat yards, the Bayonne Bridge and it’s connection to the Panama Canal Expansion project, and more from our expert narrators – plus,the chance to get an epic selfie at sunset with Lady Liberty.

The 2-hour, fully narrated boat tour departs at 6:00pm sharp from Pier 11 Wall Street in Manhattan located on South St. between Wall St. & Gouveneur Lane. Boarding begins at 5:30 pm. Snack bar on board.

For more information on tours, visit workingharbor.org

posted by Mai Armstrong for the Working Harbor Committee