Long Island Maritime Museum

What Happened On This Day? April 7, 1894- During a blinding snowstorm, the Benjamin B Church grounded on a sandbar opposite Mecox Life Saving Station. All passengers, including a fox terrier and a Maltese cat, sheltered at the station for several days.

What Happened On This Day? April 6, 1911- The Prinzess Irene, a North German Lloyd passenger liner, stranded in a thick fog on the outer bar near Lone Hill. All passengers were transferred to the steamer Prince Frederick.

The Long Island Maritime Museum will be closed today (4/4/21). To all those who celebrate, we would like to wish a very Happy Easter.

Registration is live for our 2021 Maritime Miler Virtual Challenge! Choose from one of 7 fun challenges, get out into the fresh air, and help support our museum. Run, walk, bike, roller blade, kayak, paddle, or swim (or any combination) anywhere, anytime from May to November 2021. Earn virtual badges and unlock maritime facts about historic places as you hit distance milestones along the way. https://www.givesignup.org//2021MaritimeMilerVirtualChalle

Registration is open for our 2021 Bay Days Summer Camp! Don't wait to sign up- space is limited. For more information, call: 631-854-4974 or email [email protected].

The grounding and wreck of Martha P. Tucker was, for want of a better word, typical for that time of year in the late 19th century. What was anything but typical was the story of the rescue of her captain and crew. The efforts of three women- Mrs. Rene Raynor, Mrs. Celia Southard, and Miss Jennie Rhodes- proved crucial to the rescue.

What Happened On This Day? January 9, 1889- The George Appold struck at high water under full speed near Montauk. To the delight of the locals, part of her cargo of shoes, boots, hats, and stockings washed ashore. Parties were held to find the mates of mismatched shoes.

Your friends at the Long Island Maritime Museum would like to wish you a very Happy New Year! The museum will be closed today (1/1/21) but we will open again tomorrow during our scheduled hours.

It is a gorgeous day at the Long Island Maritime Museum!

Only 19 days left until the end of the our challenge! Fun fact: our team has walked/run further than the length of the Amazon River! Interested in sponsoring a participant? Donate at: https://runsignup.com/Race/94817/Charity/12716.

The Long Island Maritime Museum will be closed today (12/31) and tomorrow (1/1). Happy New Year!

We're back with another Virtual Challenge! Join our team, pick your category, and choose the distance you would like to complete. LIMM will receive $10 per entrant on our team and 100% of all donations made in support of our challenge. To register, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/Register

Give the gift of membership this holiday season! Call 631-854-4974 or visit https://www.limaritime.org/memberships.html for more information.

The Long Island Maritime Museum will be closed today (12/24) and tomorrow (12/25).

Congratulations to raffle boat winner and LIMM volunteer, Linda Belsten! We wish you many happy and safe trips in your beautiful new dinghy!

Due to inclement weather, the Long Island Maritime Museum will be closed today (12/17/2020). We will reopen tomorrow at 10am.

PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. This program is designed for children in grades K through 3. Class is $5 per child on a first come, first serve basis. Class is virtual through Zoom; Limited to 20 participants. Call 631-854-4974 or email Erin at [email protected] to register.

What Happened On This Day? December 3, 1902- The Alice Reed, an American Bark with a cargo of salt, stranded on the outer bar about two miles southwest of the Napeague Life Saving Station. All survived but the ship and cargo were lost.