President's message

The Lightship Overfalls (LV118/WAL539), built in 1938, has been on the Canal in downtown Lewes, DE since 1973.  She is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  In the past ten years, Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation volunteers have restored the entire ship, inside and out, with the exception of the deteriorating hull below the water line, at an expenditure of over 15,000 hours of manual labor.  The hull repairs, requiring a dry dock, were accomplished at Colonna Shipyard in Norfolk over the last wnter.   Elsewhere in the Foundation, an equal amount of volunteer labor (we have no paid staff) has been dedicated to the other tasks necessary to maintain and advance the foundation.

The excitement continues for the Lightship Overfalls and we are thrilled that we can bring some stimulus money and jobs to Sussex County.  The Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation has received official word that we are receiving $400K ARRA stimulus money which will complete our funding requirements for construction of a new bulkheaded berth at the ship's current location on the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal.  We can now proceed "full speed ahead" with construction of the berth and seamless integration of the Overfalls with the Lewes Canalfront Park Village Green.  Check back often for more information and updates on our progress. We hope you'll enjoy our website and consider joining us as an active member.

Bob Humes, President

 
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2009 CALENDAR of EVENTS:

7/4-Sat-1:30 pm - Boat Parade on the Canal*

7/10- Fri-7:30 pm-on the ship, Nancy Targett*

8/14- Fri- 7:30 pm - on the ship, Joan Deaver*

9/11- Fri- 7:30 pm - Closing Party, (location?)

10/9- Fri- 7:30 pm- Annual Meeting, St. Peter's

10/17-Sat-6:00 pm- DE Maritime Hall of Fame*

11/13- Fri-7:30 pm- St.Peter's, Russ McCabe 

12/11- Fri- 7:00 pm - Holiday Party (location?)

*  See our "Upcoming Events" column