Hudson River Maritime Museum Launch Remote Cruises in their solar-powered vessel

May 22, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kirsty Gaukel, Press & Marketing Manager, [email protected]
Solaris Contact: Erin Boss, Education Program Manager, [email protected]

Solaris Sightseeing and Tasting Tours head to Poughkeepsie

KINGSTON, N.Y. (May 21, 2024) – The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s solar-powered tour boat, Solaris, is coming to the Poughkeepsie waterfront for cruises on June 17-9 and July 1-3, 2024.
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The schedule will include sightseeing cruises on the Hudson River, including collaborative cruises led by Walkway over the Hudson tour guides, and tasting tours led by local breweries and cideries Plan Bee Farm Brewery, Mill House Brewing Company, and Zeus Brewing Company. All cruises will depart from and return to the Waryas Park floating dock in front of the old Ice House restaurant patio, next to the Poughkeepsie Boat Launch at 75 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Tickets and tour descriptions for all the cruises leaving from Poughkeepsie waterfront can be found at www.hrmm.org/poughkeepsie-cruises.html

Hudson River Maritime Museum’s solar-powered boat Solaris is an intimate 24 seater cruising vessel that operates May through October from the museum’s Rondout Creek marina. Cruises from home port in Kingston include tours of the Rondout Lighthouse, history cruises featuring guest speakers, tasting cruises in partnership with Kingston Wine Co., live music trips, and more! A full schedule of events is listed below, or can be viewed at www.hrmm.org/cruise-schedule.html

Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Bridge. Courtesy of HRMM

CRUISE DESCRIPTIONS

Poughkeepsie Sightseeing Cruise

Monday, June 17, Tuesday, June 18 and Wednesday, June 19 at 4pm and 7:30pm
Monday, July 1, Tuesday, July 2 and Wednesday, July 3 at 4pm and 7:30pm

Tours on Wednesday, June 19 at 4pm and Tuesday, July 2 at 4pm are led by Walkway Over the Hudson tour guides, focusing on the industrial history of Poughkeepsie! All other tours are led by knowledgeable Hudson River Maritime Museum crew.

Departing from Waryas Park, experience unique views of Poughkeepsie from the waters of the Hudson River aboard the Hudson River Maritime Museum's solar-powered tour boat. This cruise will pass underneath the Walkway Over the Hudson and Mid-Hudson Bridge, providing a fresh perspective of these historic transportation links. South of the Mid-Hudson Bridge, catch a glimpse of Franny Reese State Park to the west and the remains of the Sedgwick Machine Works tower to the east.
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Poughkeepsie Elements of Taste Cruises led by Local Breweries
Venture down to the Poughkeepsie waterfront for 6pm cruises led by local breweries, featuring exquisite local samples. Each night, the featured brewery’s knowledgeable staff will lead passengers through a tasting experience on the waters of the Hudson River. Check the dates below to book with your favorite brewery!

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Monday, June 17 at 6pm
MILL HOUSE BREWING COMPANY
presents house-brewed New York beer
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​Embark on a journey through our piece of New York with Brewmaster and Partner Jamie Bishop as he showcases the flavors, terroir, and abundance of our region. Located in Poughkeepsie NY, Mill House Brewing Company has been serving the locals and tourists alike award-winning elevated American style food and craft beer since 2013. Locality and simplicity take the reins when it comes to our two New York beers; Mill House Light, our 100% American Premium Light Lager, and our State of Mind, our New York IPA. Not only do both beers showcase New York flavors in classic, timeless ways that tantalize the palette and let the bounty of our beautiful state shine through, but both utilize the Hudson River as a waterway for ingredients, as an ingredient itself, and as you see with this Elements of Taste Cruise, for educational purposes.

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Tuesday, June 18
Tuesday, July 2 at 6pm

​PLAN BEE BREWERY
presents wild ales of the season
Join owner & co-founder Emily Watson as she tastes you through Plan Bee's seasonal wild ales. Plan Bee Farm Brewery is located on a 25-acre organic farm in Poughkeepsie where they produce 100% NYS ingredient wild ales. Every beer is cool-shipped, fermented in oak, & pitched yeast cultivated from their apiary. Tart, light & extremely seasonal, this tasting is an expression of each season on the farm; Barn Beer the flagship & beginning of all our wild ales, Dandeliaison with dandelions & honey from the farm to represent Spring, Beltane with watermelon, strawberries, red & black currants to represent Summer, & Ash with chocolate malts to represent Fall. Come enjoy these ground-to-glass beers and travel through the seasons to discover the elements of taste with Plan Bee Farm Brewery! 

For details about classes and events at Hudson River Maritime Museum, visit us online at www.hrmm.org or call 845-338-0071. 

The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related industries. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard Solaris, the 100% solar powered tour boat and floating classroom. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information.

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Photos
Photo 1 & 2–Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Bridge. Courtesy of HRMM
Photo 3 - Plan Bee Glass on Bar. Photo courtesy of Plan Bee
​Photo 4 & 5- Millhouse Beer Cans & Mill House Brewmaster, Jamie Bishop. Photos courtesy of Millhouse Brewery. 
Photo 6 & 7 -Emily Watson Owner & Co-Founder of Plan Bee and Plan Bee Bottle. Photos courtesy of Plan Bee