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Reservations are required. 
Seating is limited, please call to reserve your place!
Call  631-854-4974  To Reserve Your Seat.

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Sunday, January 21
The History of Diving Around Long Island
  Lecturer: John Berntsen
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Sunday, January 28
A Three Week Trans-Atlantic Voyage, Circa 1978
 Lecturer: Captain Harold "Harry" Stumme
 
Sunday, February 4
A New Way to Grow Eelgrass, The Eelgrass Project
 Lecturer: Robert Vasiluth, Save the Sound
 
Sunday, February 18
Maritime Folklore & Myths Surrounding New York & Long Island
Lecturer: Brooke Franks
 
                                                      Sunday, February 25                                                 
   Updates on Marine Mammals in Our Waters,
A Visual Presentation on the Diversity & Presence of Long Island Marine Mammals 
       Lecturer: Dr. Arthur H. "Artie" Kopelman, President CRESLI & Dr. Marianne McNamara
 
                                                       Sunday, March 3                                                  
                                   Where Have All the Shorebirds Gone                            
      Lecturer, Author & Artist: Marc Nuccio   

          Sunday, March 10   
       The South Side Sportsman's Club 
    Lecturer: Keith Snedecor

      Sunday, March 24
    Long Island Sport Fishing
    Lecturer & Reporter: Michael Dean

Sunday, April 7
Making Long Island, Book signing to follow 
Lecturer & Author: Lawrence R. Samuel

Sunday, April 14
Bonac, Book signing to follow
A Mysterious Private Island & the Centuries Old Fishing Culture of "The Hamptons"
Lecturer & Author: Richard Weissmann

Sunday, April 21
Saving Fire Island From Robert Moses, Book signing to follow
Lecturer & Author: Christopher Verga

Sunday, April 28 - SOLD OUT ( Thursday, April 25 seats available)
Setting Leaders, The Island Life of the Last East Coast Ocean Pound Trap Fishermen, Book signing to follow
Lecturer & Author: Ron Schaper​

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Thursday Evening Lectures
Light Refreshments: 6:00 - 6:30 PM,  Lecture: 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Thursday, April 25
Setting Leaders, The Island Life of the Last East Coast Ocean Pound Trap Fishermen, Book signing to follow
Lecturer & Author: Ron Schaper

Thursday, May 9 
A History of Islip's Bay Islands: Captree, Havemeyer & Sexton
Lecturer: Leslie Clock Kane

Thursday, May 16
Left for Dead, Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World, Book signing to follow
Lecturer & Author: Eric Jay Dolin

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Coffee & pastries generously provided by Idle Hour Deli of Oakdale
Lectures are free for members
Non-members $10 ​

Please check www.limaritime.org  for cancellations due to weather.