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Special Event

Event

Light Keepers Behind the Scenes Tour (Lighthouse)

Fire Island National Seashore

Fee:

$15 for FILPS members, $20 for non-members

Location: LAT/LONG: 41.000000, -73.000000


Fire Island Lighthouse: 40° 37' 53" N, 73° 12' 51" W Fire Island Lighthouse: From Sunrise Highway (NY-27E) take exit 41S onto Robert Moses Causeway. Take Robert Moses Causeway to Robert Moses State Park Field # 5 (fee charged in season) for access to the Fire Island Lighthouse.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

2 hours and 30 minutes

Type of Event

Guided Tour
Partner Program

The tour takes approximately 2.5 hours.

Description

Follow one of the present day Lighthouse Keepers from the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society on his rounds. This bottom to top tour takes you from the auxiliary generator and the Light Keepers workshop in the basement of the Keeper's Quarters to the beacon in the lantern room of the lighthouse tower. Learn how Lighthouse Keepers in the 1860s to 2024 maintained the light. 

Includes a tour of the Fresnel Lens building which houses our original first order Fresnel Lens and the Boat House.


More information

Reservation or Registration: Yes

Limit 10 people. Call 631-583-5901 for reservations.
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