Exploring Sheffield Island
Details
Tickets are $45.13 and must be purchased on the Sheffield Island Lighthouse Cruise website.
We'll take a 30 minute ferry ride to Sheffield Island, with time to visit the lighthouse and explore. We'll meet at the seaport dock at 4 N Water St, Norwalk, CT.
There is ample parking at the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium Parking Lot or the Maritime Garage across the street. Please note: the boat leaves precisely at 2:00PM and will not wait for you.
Sheffield Island Lighthouse:
Activated in 1868, the Sheffield Island Lighthouse - now listed on the National Register of Historic Places - was in service for 34 years until its retirement in 1902. Today the Norwalk Seaport Association’s volunteers maintain the lighthouse and grounds as a museum and nature preserve.
Visitors can board the Seaport ferry at the Sheffield Island dock, adjacent to Stroffolino Bridge, corner of Washington and Water Streets, South Norwalk for their trip to the island, the lighthouse or harbor cruises.
Once on the island, visitors are treated to a tour of the lighthouse. The 10-room lighthouse showcases period furniture, and offers a chance to see what life was like for the families of 19th century light keepers.
Upon our return to the mainland join us for dinner at a local restaurant to be determined.
The cost of this Meetup is $3.00.