“ This festival is a celebration of our nautical inheritance, ” says festival co-chair and East End Seaport Museum treasurer Linda Kessler. “ We want people to enjoy our waterfront which is even identical much alive. In fact, our huitre diligence is thriving. ”
here are the weekend activities to participate in throughout the greenwich village :
MARITIME PARADE
The first day kicks off at 11 ante meridiem with a parade down Main Street including over 25 unlike local organizations such as Greenport Fire Department, Greenport High School Band, Safe Harbor Marina of Greenport, Brick Cove Marina of Southold, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital of Greenport plus classical cars and a Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard .
Mark and Mary Bess Phillips of Greenport will serve as the Grand Marshalls. Capt. Mark has been a commercial fisherman for over 50 years and presently operates The Illusion, an 83-foot squid angler. The family besides owns Alice ’ s pisces Market on Atlantic Avenue equally well as Hook & Net clam hovel on First Street .
“ The Atlantic Ocean is my home, ” says Capt. Mark. “ I show up on land but I live on the water. ”
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MERRY MERFOLK CONTEST
Every year folk cosplay as different ocean characters in keeping with the festival ’ s nautical subject. Participants will march together in the parade on Sept. 18, then meet in Mitchell Park immediately subsequently where prizes will be given out for diverse titles ( most artistic, most terrorization ) .
“ We ’ ve had octopus, sharks, jellyfish, fishermen and pirates, ” says contest creative director Caroline Waloski. “ There ’ s no limit. Anything maritime related is acceptable. ”
KAYAK RACES
On the beach by the Shelter Island Ferry at the west end of Mitchell Park, kayak races will be held on Sept. 18. Kayak set up begins at 1 post meridiem, with races starting at 2 p.m. Teams of two will assemble their kayak from a kit out then follow a mapped out course around a series of buoys .
“ The races are a fiddling haphazard, which is the fun of it, ” says festival co-chair/museum vice electric chair Dave Abatelli. “ It ’ s a bizarre, out-of-control type of thing but identical entertaining. People love to watch it. ”
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CAPTAIN KIDD’S ALLEY
Children can get artistic with diverse maritime crafts such as making miniature boats or painting beach shells in Mitchell Park on Sept. 18 and 19 throughout the sidereal day. There ’ mho even a hunt for a treasure breast with maps available at Claudio ’ s seafood restaurant .
SNAPPER CONTEST
Children can head to the commercial railroad dock behind the museum for the Snapper Contest on Sept. 19 at 1 post meridiem ( 8 and under ) and 2 post meridiem ( ages 9-16 ). Prizes will be distributed to the biggest catch of the day .
“ We use old fashioned bamboo poles, ” says Abatelli. “ People are not allowed to bring their own rod and reel. ”
BUG LIGHT CRUISE
Take a two-hour cruise to Long Beach Bar Lighthouse aka “ Bug Light ” between Orient Harbor and Gardiners Bay at 5 post meridiem ( arrive by 4:30 post meridiem ) on Sept. 18 launching off the commercial railroad bobtail. Make a reservation ( adult — $ 49, children 12 and under — $ 19 ) via the museum ’ s web site : eastendseaport.org/cruises .
BOAT DISPLAYS
The Columbia, a 141-foot fishing schooner, will be available for viewing on the East Pier at Mitchell Park Marina. however, there will be no tours aboard the vessel. other historic and repair wooden and ice boats will besides be on expose on land in Mitchell Park vitamin a well as at Mitchell Park Marina .
FOOD TRUCKS AND CRAFT VENDORS
Over 100 craft vendors will be selling nautically themed handcrafted items and other wares plus many local businesses will be out on the street .
Grab a bite on Central Avenue and Main Street where food trucks like Eat Me Drink Me, Mattitaco, Chitty ’ mho Cheesesteaks, Meat ’ s Meat and more will sell everything from seafood to hot dogs.
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MARITIME FESTIVAL
WHEN | WHERE 10 ante meridiem — 5 post meridiem, Sept. 18 and 19 throughout Greenport Village, rain or reflect
INFO 631-477-2100, eastendseaport.org
ADMISSION free
