Hot Weekend Tip: Coast Guard Tall Ship EAGLE Open to Public This Weekend

PortSide NewYork would like to spread the exciting news that the Coast Guard's tall ship EAGLE will be open to the public in Brooklyn for the first time ever -- this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  This sailing vessel is so large it cannot fit under the Brooklyn Bridge!

Coast Guard tall ship Eagle open to the public in Brooklyn for the 1st time ever!    It has been five years since she visited NYC.    The visit is part of her 75th birthday celebrations. Public visiting hours:  Pier 7, Port Authority Brooklyn Marine Terminal, foot of Atlantic Avenue, enter next to Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6  Fri     8/5  2-5pm Sat    8/6  1-7pm Sun    8/7 10am-7pm Friday 8/5, you can ogle the Eagle while stuck in rush hour traffic as she sails the harbor. She weighs anchor from Stapleton anchorage at 0800, sails to the Statue of Liberty, passes by the Battery, and docks at Port Authority Pier 7 at the foot of Atlantic Avenue at 0900.  To follow the Eagle's summer cruise, visit the Eagle's Facebook page Related Links www.brooklynbridgeparknyc.org/events/calendar/visit-americas-tall-ship-us-coast www.oldsaltblog.com/2011/08/03/us-coast-guard-barque-eagle-open-to-the-public-in-brooklyn-this-weekend