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An Exciting Update on the DuBois Point Revitalizat

An Exciting Update on the DuBois Point Revitalization Initiative! 🚢
Historic Stonington is thrilled to share that after extensive coordination with state, federal, and regional partners, the DuBois Point Revitalization Initiative has cleared a major milestone. Construction is expected to begin May 1, 2026.
The Ferry Terminal The new DuBois Point Ferry Terminal will offer daily service to Montauk, Fishers Island, and Point Judith, bringing long-awaited regional connectivity right to our doorstep. This is the kind of infrastructure investment Stonington has needed for decades. Schedules, fares, and vessel details will be announced as operators are finalized.
The Lighthouse To accommodate the terminal and its associated parking facility, the DuBois Point Light (est. 1836) will be carefully relocated to a stunning new permanent site near the I-95 Exit 91 corridor. The move is being managed in partnership with preservation specialists, and we are proud to say the lighthouse will remain lit and continue to function as an active aid to navigation, now visible to thousands of additional commuters daily!
The Parking Structure We know this is the detail everyone will be talking about, and we think once you see the full vision, you'll agree it's worth it. The four-story, 340-space parking structure will occupy the current footprint of the point. Borough residents will have first access to purchase year-round parking passes before the general public lottery opens. Watch your mail for details on the resident priority program!
DuBois Beach DuBois Beach will be closed for the duration of construction, estimated at up to three years. We are deeply grateful for the community's patience as we build toward something truly transformative.
The DuBois Point Light has stood at the water's edge since 1836. It will continue to stand and to shine just from somewhere with significantly better highway visibility and ample parking.
More updates to follow. We can't wait to share what comes next. 🏗️⚓
Historic Stonington wishes everyone a happy April Fools! No lighthouses were harmed in the making of this (fake) announcement.
#localhistory #aprilfools #parking #stoningtonboroughct #lightho

Join us on Sunday, April 12th at 3pm at the Wester

Join us on Sunday, April 12th at 3pm at the Westerly Armory for this free and family friendly concert by the Westerly Band. Explore 250 years of American music spanning military marches, two-steps, bluegrass, Elvis Presley and John Williams scores. There's something for everyone, and its a wonderful way to kick off our America 250 celebrations. We hope to see you there!

#localhistory #america250 #semiquincentennial #concert #free #familyfriendly #eventsnearme #stoningtonct #westerlyri #westerlyarmory #community #music #history

Photograph of Elsie Frazier Bowler (1894-1987). Wr

Photograph of Elsie Frazier Bowler (1894-1987). Written on back: "Elsie M. Frazier (Bowler) became first (female) supervisor, South County Hospital, Wakefield, R.I. during WWII. Ran a tightly disciplined ship. Elsie Frazier, daughter of George Frazier. Picture site (likely) at Mass General Hospital (Boston) where she was trained and graduated."

#localhistory #womenshistory #wwii #nursing #hospital #community #mysticct #memories #Frazier #Frazer #Bowler #medicine

This is a friendly reminder that entries to this y

This is a friendly reminder that entries to this year's Rollie McKenna Community Photo Contest are due to Chelsea Mitchell, Library Director by end of day, April 1, 2026. Please submit your photographs via email. More information is available on our website, historicstonington.org.

#localhistory #photography #portraiture #landscape #RollieMcKenna #community #history #lighthouse #freeadmission #contest #america #america250

Join us for a most splendid and Revolutionary gala

Join us for a most splendid and Revolutionary gala on Sunday, June 27th at the Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House. A formal summons shall be delivered posthaste, but if you want to secure your attendance, tickets are now on sale. Follow the link on our website to get yours now, and prepare for an evening of dancing, frivolity and fun.

#cannonball2026 #auction #fundraiser #nonprofit #history #localhistory #revolutionary #community #partnership #sponsors #eventsnearme #stoningtonct #mysticct #pawcatuckct #americanrevolution

Framed sampler by Esther Copp, silk on linen, alph

Framed sampler by Esther Copp, silk on linen, alphabet, numbers and floral design
"Favor is deceitful and beauty is vain but a woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praised"
"Esther Copp is My name New- England is my Station Stonington's my dwelling place and Christ is my Salvation". Esther Copp was the daughter of Samuel Copp and Dolly Brown of Stonington, and was born in August, 1781. (This would place the sampler sometime between 1787 and 1793)
Gift of Miss Theda Kenyon

#localhistory #womenshistory #history #sampler #community #18thcentury #religious #needlearts #preservation #heirloom #Copp

Don't forget to come and join us at the COMO on Sa

Don't forget to come and join us at the COMO on Saturday, March 28th for Let's Build It! A fun and exciting day of hands-on creativity that is great for intergenerational family time. Come in and build one of Stonington Borough's iconic structures and marvel at the completed works. All lego blocks are provided for your use - all you have to do is register! We hope to see you there!

#localhistory #architecture #handson #familyfriendly #kids #stufftodo #eventsnearme #community #building #lego #stoningtonborough #history #engineering #letsbuildit

To help you get inspired for this year's Rollie Mc

To help you get inspired for this year's Rollie McKenna Community Photo Contest, here's one of Rollie's photos from our archives. Undated, it shows an "open club night" at the PHGS on Main Street.

#portuguese #stoningtonct #stoningtonborough #community #photography #history #PHGS #memories #tradition #localhistory

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! May your blessings

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.

This postcard, from the Jack Fix Collection, was postmarked in Mobile, Alabama on March 5, 1910.

#localhistory #irish #ireland #eringobragh #stpatricksday #heritage #tradition #community #memories #history #luck #blessing #holiday

Elise Owen, Spring 1941. How did this local woma

Elise Owen, Spring 1941.

How did this local woman become one of the military's top flight instructors in World War II?

From a 1978 Westerly Sun Article by Don Lewis: "The story is familiar. Wanting to learn aeronautics from the ground up, she tried to enroll in a number of flight mechanics' schools but was repeatedly turned down because she was a woman. "I was furious, I got myself a lot of change and went into a phone booth and began calling everywhere. Finally I found a little school in Hartford which would accept me. I went. The teacher simply handed me overalls and told me to break down an engine. With help, I did." Before Pearl Harbor, Miss Owen had not only completed the mechanics' course, but had completed all necessary flight training at Brainard Field and held her private and commercial pilot's licenses and had qualified as a flight instructor as well. Then it was off to Tulsa, OK where she served as flight instructor at the Spartan School of Aeronautics, training military pilots who were in short supply in the early stages of the war. "I had the problem students. Before a student was washed out of school, he was assigned to me. If another instructor was afraid to fly with a particular student, I flew with him." After preparing a 'Course of Instruction for Instructors; and turning down the school's directorship, Miss Owen returned to Linden Hall and taught flying at Stonington, Plainfield and Waterford Airports."

Did you know that Elise Owen also knew Amelia Earhart? That's a story for another time.

#womenshistory #history #localhistory #pilot #wwii #instructor #plane #airport #community #gender #stoningtonct #hartfordct #flying #womenshistorymonth

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