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May 2012

This Weekend — MAY 5-6
LIVING HISTORY FESTIVAL
Join George & Martha Washington, John & Abigail Adams, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson for dramatic and musical performances, tours and family-friendly activities at Federal Hall.

Mike WallaceSPECIAL GUEST: Pulitzer-prize winning author Mike Wallace previews his sequel to Gotham; 5/5, 2pm.

WINNIE MAE UNVEILING
 Be the first to see the full scale replica of Wiley Post's historic Lockheed Vega aircraft—the first plane flown round the world solo—and enjoy the festivities celebrating the reopening of the Ryan Visitor Center at Floyd Bennett Field.

Also This Month

SUPER NATURAL EXPERIENCES
•  Learn casting, knot tying & more at a surf fishing clinic.
•  Observe mating horseshoe crabs in Queens, S.I. or N.J.
•  Take your camera on a hike in search of the perfect shot.
•  Get away from it all on Memorial Day weekend with a beach campfire, campout or trip to bucolic Governors Island.

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Travel back in time to George Washington's New York at a living history festival at Federal Hall featuring reenactments, tours, talks & more. 5/5-6
See Floyd Bennett Field's new exhibits on aviation at the grand reopening of its historic air terminal. 5/5-6
Visit Governors Island on opening weekend for craft beer, gourmet eats and live tunes at 5 Boro PicNYC. 5/26-27

The National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy is working to create on New York Harbor the finest urban waterfront recreation and educational national park system in the world.



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