CATSKILL [New York] — Bells will ring, alarms will sound and cannons will blast at 6 p.m. Thursday for
River Day, when the Half Moon comes to dock at Historic Catskill Point.
The ship is a full-scale replica of the vessel in which Henry Hudson made his historic journey up the river that now bears his name to Albany in 1609. It is part of a larger flotilla that left New York City last Friday and will arrive at Albany June 13.
The parade of ships is either passing, or stopping in, numerous communities along the Hudson River throughout the week.
“Having the Half Moon is a great honor and reflects the amount of history Catskill holds in the Hudson Valley,” Catskill Village President Vincent Seeley said.
Read the fill article by Susan Campriello in the June 9, 2009 edition of The Daily Mail.
Thanks to Pat Morrow for alerting me to this article.
