Documentary details Hudson River's remaining lighthouses
“There used to be dozens, and now there are only seven left.” For almost two centuries, lighthouses and their keepers helped guide traffic up and down the main thoroughfare of the Hudson River, but after the influx of automobiles, many of these structures became obsolete.
"Seven Sentinels,” a new documentary commissioned and produced by the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, explores the history of the Hudson River’s seven remaining lighthouses and the keepers that lived in them, as told by the people interpreting and caring for the structures today.
“The Hudson River Maritime Museum's concept for this film grew out of decades of Hudson River lighthouse interpretation, including research, exhibits, articles, short films and presentations. The film places the lighthouses in historic context, tells the fascinating stories of the buildings themselves and their keepers, and outlines how these seven have survived to the present day, and how to preserve them for generations to come.”
Upcoming Screenings of “Seven Sentinels”:
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1pm
Upstate Films’ Orpheum Theater, 198 Main Street, Saugerties
Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 1pm
Time and Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson
Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1pm
The Beacon, 445 Main Street, Beacon
Tickets and more info: https://www.hrmm.org/seven-sentinels.html
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