Lilac Preservation Project

Lilac Preservation Project America's oldest Lighthouse Tender, LILAC is a museum ship open to the public on weekends from the end of May to mid-October
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Last week, the captain went over the side with the chipping hammer to address some rust bubbles. (Yes, she's wearing a s...
06/20/2026

Last week, the captain went over the side with the chipping hammer to address some rust bubbles. (Yes, she's wearing a safety harness.) Thanks to Loraine who walked by at the right moment to take a photo.

Last chance to hear this year's Poet Afloat
06/02/2026

Last chance to hear this year's Poet Afloat

Another step completed on the project to re-install LILAC's original steering stand: we stripped off the old green paint...
05/28/2026

Another step completed on the project to re-install LILAC's original steering stand: we stripped off the old green paint to reveal the brass beneath.

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, we remember all those who gave their lives in the line of duty in service to our country.

This includes those who risk and sometimes lose their lives on the black hulls of the U.S. Coast Guard and on merchant ships like those that served the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

We remember Dudley Knox, USLHS Quartermaster, who drowned in 1936 in a fall from LILAC.

We remember Howard Jensen, USCG Engineman, who received the Coast Guard medal posthumously for saving the life of a fellow LILAC crewmember at the cost of his own in 1971.

Rest in peace.

05/18/2026
This year's Poet Afloat for LILAC was Jerome Ellison Murphy. During his micro-residency, he typed his poetry on our 1930...
05/16/2026

This year's Poet Afloat for LILAC was Jerome Ellison Murphy. During his micro-residency, he typed his poetry on our 1930s Underwood typewriter. Can't wait to hear the results tomorrow!

Poets will gather on the deck of Wavertree for a group reading, sharing their creative works inspired by their time on ships in New York Harbor.

05/02/2026

Welcome back Atlantic Yachting! Lilac supports AY's sailing program by providing space on the Buoy Deck for introductory instruction and other activities when the weather does not cooperate for sailing. They're celebrating 20 years this season. Happy opening day!

All six classes of kindergartners from PS 234 visited Lilac this week. That means in just three days, about 150 children...
04/19/2026

All six classes of kindergartners from PS 234 visited Lilac this week. That means in just three days, about 150 children learned about the job of tending aids to navigation, got to turn the wheel and left with temporary tattoos. They disembarked eager to return with their families to see more of the ship. We open on May 23rd for the 2026 season.

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Lilac Preservation Project At Hudson River Park's Pier 25, N Moore Street And West St
New York, NY
10013

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+19177095291

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