In a recent edition of “About Town”, there was an article on the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse. You can find it on-line here
The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of September 2008:
Painting of the tower, shutters and one side of the exterior of the light house has started. The East side is complete. The South side has been started with an off-white primer and will be completed in the spring.
The second 750 gallon cistern has been installed and is water tight.
The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:
The bedroom floors need sanding before they are varnished
Various windows are being repaired
The interior railings removed for most of this season have started going back in
The exterior rail removed for most of this season has started going back up
Upcoming jobs:
Complete the interior and exterior railing installation
The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of August 2008:
Repairs to the upstairs bedroom floors have been completed with the exception of the radiator plumbing holes
Staves for the 2nd cistern have been completed and will be put in place during September. Once complete we will have 2 cisterns capable of holding 1500 gallons of water.
Many windows have been scraped, painted and had glass replaced
The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:
The bedroom floors need sanding before they are varnished
There is still some trim painting to do.
Various doors need to be painted and hung.
Upcoming jobs:
Painting – The Ulster County Sheriff work release program will be painting the outside of the lighthouse in September. It will be completely stripped, then sealed and hand painted (not sprayed on).
This year, the Save Esopus Lighthouse Regatta is once again being hosted by the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club and Norrie Point Sailing Club.
Help to preserve the last wooden lighthouse on the Hudson River by sailing in the Regatta. $30 entry fee; Proceeds to benefit the restoration and preservation of the lighthouse. (All proceeds from entry fees donated to the Save the Esopus Lighthouse Commission)
Following the Regatta an awards ceremony with food, refreshments and cash bar will take place at Poughkeepsie Yacht club.
For more information, please contact Chris D’Aleo daleoc@optonline.net
Click here for additional information in pdf format
The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of July 2008:
The concrete rim has been poured and looks great (see pictures below)
Wooden steps are in place for the kitchen.
The watch room floor and stairs have now been scraped and varnished (see pictures below)
The bathroom is mostly finished except for the plumbing and the toilet solution.
The bathroom wainscoting is complete.
The bathtub needs to be brought down from Certified Marine before the banister goes back up on the staircase.
The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:
The bedroom floors still need work, scraping and sanding before they are varnished
There is still some trim painting to do.
Sanding, priming, painting of various windows is still an on-going job
Upcoming jobs:
Painting – The Ulster County Sheriff work release program will be painting the outside of the lighthouse at the end of August. It will be completely stripped, then sealed and hand painted (not sprayed on). We are looking for the LOAN of scaffolding to allow us to reach the upper half of the lighthouse.
The following is a slide show of the granite base work being done
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
The following is a slide show of the watch room floor and stairs with a fresh coat of varnish on them.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Check out the great photos of our new granite base.
Flickr: Your Photostream Esopusmeadows.
There are additional photos that others have placed on our Lighthouse.
Looking for three items to finish the kitchen.
* Kitchen sink, late 20’s early 30’s era. Farm style
* Refrigerator of the same era.
* Stove of the same era.
Please send photos or call Sharon @845-339-3060 or John @ 845-297-1569
or e-mail: Esopuslighthouse@aol.com
We can purchase or you can donate. IRS letter available to donor.
We are looking for Prints, Photos, Books, Bits n’ Pieces of River
and Lighthouse history. This information will be made available
to the guests of the Lighthouse. We will gladly pay for copies to be made
of any information if you want to hold onto your originals. If you would
like to talk to our Historian about events that you remember of the
Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, give Pat a call. Pat Ralston is our lighthouse
historian and a fountain of information. She remembers everything that
is past on to her and will be the major contributor to the history room.
She has been collecting information on her own for many years. Please, help her
fill in the blanks. Any information in print or photos are vital to preserving our
history.
Contributors names will be noted in the History Room.
IRS Tax Letter can be presented to contributor for donation.
Call Pat @ 845-297-1569 or e-mail: Esopuslighthouse@aol.com
We are looking for donations of bedroom & living room lamps, stands, dressers, rugs, linens, kitchen goods, etc.
We will be decorating the rooms in preparation for the Grand Opening of the Lighthouse, next June 2009.
Items need to be from the late 20’s early 30’s era. (Not art deco, please.)
Items must be in good working order and able to with-stand temperature changes.
The lighthouse will not be heated during the winter months.
In-kind donation letters can be presented to donor for tax purposes.
Please call Pat @ 845-297-1569 or Sharon @ 845-339-3060.
If you have some spare time to give to a worthy cause, give us a call. We are in need of
volunteers who would like to help paint interior rooms. This lighthouse is located in the
middle of the river and must be acessed by boat. You will spend a great day on the river,
inside one of the oldest working lighthouses on the Hudson River.
Dress cool, sneakers and bring a box lunch.
You will leave this lighthouse knowing that you have contributed
to restoring a piece of history for our future generations to enjoy. The boat leaves Norrie
Pt. on Sunday and Mondays. Schedules are posted on this site and e-mails will be sent
once we have your e-mail address. We may be able to make arrangements for Saturday
or weekdays if there are enough workers to help with the painting. Give us a call or e-mail.
Your time will be greatly appreciated.
Call Sharon @ 845-331-1478 or 845-339-3060 or John @ 845-297-1569.
E-mail: Saltyshar@aol.com or JohnR9550@aol.com.
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