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Gov­er­nors Island’s incred­i­ble visitors

Oct 6, 2009 7:22 pm
A record num­ber of vis­i­tors have come to Gov­er­nors Island this sum­mer to ride bikes, pic­nic, play Fig­men­t’s artist designed minia­ture golf course, see art exhi­bi­tions, lis­ten to con­certs, and just relax and enjoy the view. As we look back on the past few months of being open to the pub­lic, we real­ized that Gov­er­nors Island vis­i­tors are real­ly a won­der­ful group of peo­ple. We have been thrilled to wel­come artists, chil­dren and fam­i­lies, thou­sands of bike rid­ers, won­der­ful per­form­ers, rock stars, New York­ers, vis­i­tors from coun­tries across the globe, and even roy­al­ty. Below are some snap­shots of the vis­i­tors we have had to Gov­er­nors Island so far this year (as you can see, some even like to dress up when they vis­it!) [cap­tion id=“attachment_2212” align=“alignleft” width=“225” caption=“One of our younger vis­i­tors plays the ​“More” drums as a part of FIG­MENT (pho­to by Mar­co Repo­la)”]One of our younger visitors plays the "More" drums as a part of FIGMENT [/​caption]
[cap­tion id=“attachment_2216” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“Mist‑e Simone, the icon of the New Island Fes­ti­val, is per­haps the cutest (and cer­tain­ly the only bovine) vis­i­tor to date”]Mist-e Simone, the icon of the New Island Festival, is perhaps the cutest (and certainly the only bovine) visitor to date[/​caption]
 [cap­tion id=“attachment_2220” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“This vis­i­tor proves that Gov­er­nors Island is a great place to work and play, even in the rain ”]This visitor proves that Governors Island is a great place to work and play, even in the rain [/​caption] 
[cap­tion id=“attachment_2221” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“Last year’s Improv Every­where group took over the Parade Ground”]Last year's Improv Everywhere group took over the Parade Ground[/​caption]
[cap­tion id=“attachment_2227” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“Michael Arenel­la leads the Dream­land Orches­tra as vis­i­tors in vin­tage 1920’s garb dance at the Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty ”]Michael Arenella leads the Dreamland Orchestra as visitors in vintage 1920's garb dance at the Jazz Age Lawn Party [/​caption]
[cap­tion id=“attachment_2229” align=“alignleft” width=“468” caption=“Steampunk Fasion had a pic­nic and a stroll around Gov­er­nors Island in Sep­tem­ber (pho­to from live​jour​nal​.com)”] Steampunk Fasion had a picnic and a stroll around Governors Island in September (photo from livejournal.com)[/​caption] [cap­tion id=“attachment_2233” align=“alignleft” width=“468” caption=“A NYC Har­ry Pot­ter meet up called ​“The Group That Shall Not Be Named” had an out­ing on Gov­er­nors Island (pho­to from mydis​guis​es​.com)”]A NYC Harry Potter meet up called "The Group That Shall Not Be Named" had an outing on Governors Island (photo from mydisguises.com)[/​caption]
 
You have one more week­end to come see for your­selves how amaz­ing our vis­i­tors are. So dress up or don’t, but get on the fer­ry this Fri­day, Sat­ur­day or Sun­day before the Island clos­es for the season!
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