NEWSLETTER
June 8 & 15, 2025
New York, N.Y. - South Street Seaport Museum announces Father’s Day Offerings including Print Your Own Father’s Day Card on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at 12pm, and a Family Ecology Sail on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 1pm. For reservations and more information visit seaportmuseum.org/bowne-
Print Your Own Father’s Day Card | June 8 | 12–2pm | 211 Water St | Free
Looking for a special Father’s Day gift? Come to Bowne & Co. to join the talented designers in creating a festive Father’s Day card using the Museum’s 19th century historical printing equipment. From 12–2pm you are invited to stop by Bowne & Co. to see the Seaport Museum’s working collection in action and to try printing your card. While you’re at the Museum, check out the wide array of unique products available at the Bowne & Co. Gift Emporium to find something special for the father figure in your life. And, you can print a little something for mom too.
Want to include dad in the experience? Invite him to join in the festivities and attend the program together. Advanced registration is suggested for this free event but walk-ups will be accommodated as possible and drop-ins are welcome. Anyone ages 12 and up is welcome. All participants get to take home the cards they print during the afternoon. seaportmuseum.org/bowne-
Family Ecology Sail | June 15 | 1pm | Pier 16 | $10–$70
Join the Seaport Museum for an exciting Launch and Learn Sail that will immerse us in the ecosystem of New York Harbor!
As we sail on Pioneer, you are invited to take part in the experience by hauling on ropes to raise the sails; studying the ecology of the estuary; measuring water characteristics that are critical to the ecosystem, such as salinity, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen; and examining seaweeds and other plants, as well as a variety of small organisms including plankton. You’ll also learn how to use a chart and compass to navigate.
Celebrate Father’s Day by embarking on a family adventure or come solo to broaden your own horizons. seaportmuseum.org/pioneer-
Father’s Day Schedule
Check In Begins: 12pm
Check In Ends: 12:45pm
Board: 12:45pm
Depart: 1pm
Return: 3pm
2025 Launch and Learn Sail Schedule
Sunday, June 15, 1pm: Family Ecology Sail
Sunday, July 13, 4pm: Currents of Conservation Sail
Friday, July 18, 7pm: Tides of Change Sail
Sunday, August 10, 4pm: History on the Harbor Sail
Sunday, September 14, 4pm: Chantey Sing and Sail
About the Schooner Pioneer
Pioneer was built in Pennsylvania in 1885 to carry sand and heavy cargoes along the Delaware River. Unlike almost all American cargo sloops and schooners that were made of wood, Pioneer was constructed with a wrought iron hull because she was built in what was then the nation’s center for iron shipbuilding. Today, she is the sole American merchant sailing vessel with an iron hull. Through offering sails aboard Pioneer, the Seaport Museum provides an exceptional experience to the public, catering to inquisitive students, seasoned New Yorkers, and eager visitors alike. By offering unique opportunity to venture out onto the water, this remarkable vessel grants guests a new vantage point to see the city allowing guests to forge a deeper connection with New York’s maritime past and present, illustrating exactly “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org/about-
Charter This Historic Vessel
Looking for a unique and unforgettable way to celebrate a special occasion with friends and family or impress your clients with an exciting corporate outing? Look no further than the Seaport Museum’s private charters on the historic 1885 schooner Pioneer.
About Bowne & Co.
Established by Robert Bowne in 1775, Bowne & Co. holds the distinction of being New York’s oldest operating business under the same name. After growing as a financial printer throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Bowne & Co. Inc. partnered with the Seaport Museum in 1975 to open a 19th century-style print shop at 211 Water Street in the South Street Seaport Historic District. Today, it is comprised of the Bowne & Co. Printing Office––a workspace that continues the age-old tradition of job (or small batch) printing using historic presses from South Street Seaport Museum’s working collection––and Bowne & Co. Stationers, a 19th century-style emporium selling gifts and fine goods. seaportmuseum.org/bowne-co-
About the South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working 19th century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org
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