Tall ship fans - mark this on your calendars. The Schooner Amistad will be in Poughkeepsie for two weekends in October. Along with ship tours, there will be lots of other exhibits and events. Check it out at the Poughkeepsie Journal:
Dutchess County's role in the Underground Railroad and its history of using slaves on farms will take center stage next month when a replica of a ship that has become a symbol of slavery in the United States visits Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie. A replica of the 19th-century schooner Amistad, a ship that in 1838 was the site of a slavery rebellion, will dock at Waryas Park Oct. 12-14, then sail to Kingston before returning to Poughkeepsie for another stay, from Oct. 19-21.
PoughkeepsieJournal.com - 1800s slave ship coming to valley
Thank you to John W. Barry and the Poughkeepsie Journal for telling us about this.Fair winds & following seas,
K.W. Kerr
