Destination Westport Tours
Wilderness Salt Marsh Water Tour
Saturday August 16, 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Meet-and-launch begins at 9:30 – with push-off
at 10 am – at the site of the former Allen’s Clam House on Hillspoint Road
(near Old Mill). Reservations are required. Bring your own lunch: bottled
water will be provided. This is a relaxing paddle in a beautiful salt marsh
with plenty of wildlife. Use your own kayaks and canoes (a limited numbers of
kayaks are available on a first-come basis). Kayaks available for
rent from Longsore Sailing School. Fee is $18 for a single, $22 for a double
which includes drop-off and pick up. To reserve, call 226-4646.
We will be guided by na guest naturalist along
with Kim Beaumont from Downunder Kayaking in Rowayton and Municipal Historian
Allen Raymond, a lifetime resident of Compo Cove, a small community of homes
facing Long Island Sound that backs on Sherwood Mill Pond. Skilled
and/or adventurous boaters will be shown an “add-on” route to follow – “the
great circle route” – that involves gliding under two bridges and through the
beautiful salt marsh behind Sherwood Island State Park. The route of the tour
is around the mill cove and under a bridge. The water tour will last between
1-2 hours. Bottled water and light snack will be available for boaters.
Limited registration and reservations are required.
Fee: $15 per person,
reservations required
Call 222-1424 for reservations or e-mail
sgold@westporthistory.org
BBQ Basics with Bob LeRose
of Bobby Q's
Thursday, August 28, 6 - 8 PM
Join
Bobby Q’s Owner Bob LeRose
and his Pitmaster Matt on the grounds of The Westport Historical Society, 25
Avery Place for an exciting evening learning all about the history and art
of authentic barbeque cooking while sampling some of their mouth watering
house specialties.
You will learn valuable tips on smoking and
slow cooking beef brisket, pulled pork and of course ribs! Demonstrations
will also include a variety of rub and sauce preparations to complete the
BBQ journey. Don’t miss this opportunity to impress your friends and
neighbors with your award winning BBQ knowledge. This is sure to be a
fun and informative night. Space is limited so please register quickly for
this one.
$70 for members $75 for
non-members
Call 222-1424 for reservations or e-mail
sgold@westporthistory.org
CALLING ALL WestportNow PHOTOGRAPHERS!
The Westport Historical Society is planning
an exhibit titled WestportNow Photographers: The Best From the Best that
will run from September 21, 2008 to January 4, 2009 in the Little Gallery.
It will be curated by WestportNow photographer Larry Untermeyer.
To enter:
• Choose your two (2) favorite photos that have appeared on WestportNow.
• E-mail them to
bbrauner@westporthistory.org including the following information:
The headline/caption of the photograph and the date it appeared on
WestportNow
Your name and phone number
The words WestportNow Exhibit as the subject of your email
Deadline for entering: August 8, 2008
WestportNow readers! If you have a favorite
photo that has appeared on WestportNow, please let us know. E-mail it to
bbrauner@westporthistory.org with the information requested above.
The WestportNow Photographers: The Best
From the Best exhibit will complement the photography exhibit in the
Betty & Ralph Sheffer Gallery titled Unique Perspectives: Photography by Six
Westport Artists that is being curated by Larry Silver.
An Opening Reception for both exhibits will
be held Sunday, September 21, from 3 – 5 PM. The reception is open to
all, so invite your friends and family to meet the photographers.
Refreshments will be served.
The British Are Coming!
Saturday September 27, 10 AM - 3 PM
Don’t miss this signature bus tour of the route
the British took in 1777 when they landed at Compo Beach. Deluxe coach
bus transportation, docent-led tour including gourmet catered lunch at the
Keeler Tavern with a tour of the tavern included. All fees are included.
Reservations are required. Fee: $50 WHS
members, $55 non-members
Call 222-1424 for reservations or e-mail
sgold@westporthistory.org
King’s Highway Historic District Walking
Tour
Saturday October 11, 2-3:30 PM
Meet at the parade ground – corner of Old Hill
and Kings Highway South. We’ll view historic houses in the Old Hill area,
Westport’s first Historic District. We’ll see what was once called “Taylor
Town,” named after residents of the 1700s, all of whom are buried in the old
Colonial Cemetery at the corner of Kings Highway North and Wilton Road (Route
33). We’ll see the homes of old seafaring families. This tour concludes with a
visit to an historic house, with refreshments.
Fee: $5 WHS members – $8 non-members
Annual After-Dark Lantern Tour
Sunday October 26, after sundown
Join host Peter Jennings at Lower Greens Farms
cemetery, located at the southeasterly corner of the intersection of Sherwood
Island Connector with Greens Farms Road. You’ll hear real histories about the
historically important people buried here. Ask for the exact time of the event
when you make your reservation.
Tickets: $5; $15 for a family of 4 or more.
An “Insiders” Tour of the New and
Remarkable
Fairfield History Museum and History Center
Sunday November 16, 1:45-3 PM
We will meet in the parking lot of the
Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield, at 1:45 pm for a special guided
tour for our Westport Historical Society group, as we are guided through the
History Center’s new 13,000 square-foot facility that historically complements
and blends with the other buildings in the museum’s complex. The new building
contains modern galleries, amazing historical exhibits, a research library and
reading room, a community meeting space and more. Tour will last one hour.
Refreshments will be served.
Suggested donation: $5
22nd Holiday House Tour
Sunday December 7, 11 AM - 4 PM
This Annual Westport Historical Society
“Holiday House Tour” is one of the highlights of the Holiday Season. Beautiful
homes – new and restored – have been generating oohs and aahs from everyone in
Fairfield County for years and years. Details will be forthcoming as the date
of the event draws closer. And we hope you won’t forget the fabulous “after
party” which always brings the festive Holiday House Tour to a blazing and
exciting climax.
$35 for WHS members $35, $45 for non-members.
Call the Historical Society at 222-1424 for reservations.
