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Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

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Gov­er­nors Island opens this Saturday!

May 23, 2013 6:01 pm
h-gantry governors island completeThis Sat­ur­day thou­sands of vis­i­tors can offi­cial­ly come out to Gov­er­nors Island to explore all that it has to offer! The island wil be open every Sat­ur­day, Sun­day and Hol­i­day Mon­day (Memo­r­i­al Day and Labor Day) through Sep­tem­ber 29 from as ear­ly as 10am to as late as 7pm. With all that time to spend on the island, it would be a shame to miss even one of the amaz­ing events avail­able this sea­son! Below is a small sam­pling of some of this weekend’s activities: 
    • Stop by the his­toric hous­es of Nolan Park for the Bet­ter Than Jam: Hand­made gifts shop to take home some cre­ations from New York City’s most tal­ent­ed artists and crafters.
    • Join CMA’s Teach­ing Artists for free hands on art-making.
    • Vis­it the ​“Ship­wrecked!” exhib­it and expe­ri­ence both the his­to­ry of the island and the sur­round­ing areas through arti­facts from pub­lic and pri­vate collections.
    • Stop by the Parade Ground for the Vin­tage Base­ball event and enjoy America’s pas­time the way it used to be played!
And, of course, there is so much more! Check out the full list of events and pro­grams and we look for­ward to see­ing you on the Island.
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