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Join John Holzapfel for a short history of iceboating, the concept of ice-sailing, and the local history of iceboating on Orient’s Hallock’s Bay, with special attention paid to a striking 19th century iceboat named Red Bird, given to OHS by the late Long Island iceboating authority Bob Reeves.
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When: Saturday, February 21st @ 11am
Where: The Old Point Schoolhouse, 1555 Village Lane, Orient
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Admission is FREE and on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations are greatly appreciated and allow OHS to present free events throughout the calendar year.
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Pictured, from the OHS archives: “An Exciting Moment: Ice Boat,” a photograph by William Steeple Davis dated circa 1917, showing Edwin H. King executing a controlled hike of his ice boat, Red Bird, which is now part of the OHS collection.
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