Long Island, N.Y., Tide Mill Offers Summer and Fall Tours

Visitors approaching the Van Wyck-Lefferts tide mill by boat. (Photo courtesy of Huntington Historical Society.)

This coming summer and fall, the public can tour the Van Wyck-Lefferts tide mill in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. A total of 13 more tours are being offered in 2022. The next tour is Monday, June 13, and the last tour of the season will be October 25.

The Van Wyck-Lefferts mill is the best preserved 18th century U.S. tide-powered grist mill known to remain in its original location. It is also one of only two remaining U.S. tide mills with machinery and millstones intact. The site is maintained by the Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill Sanctuary, Inc., who is continuing its multi-year fundraising and restoration campaign for the mill building and dam.

The mill site is accessible only by water, making it necessary to take visitors to the mill by boat. The tours are being offered by the Huntington Historical Society in partnership with the Tide Mill Sanctuary.

For more information about the tours and instructions for registering, visit the Huntington Historical Society website.

2022 Tour Schedule

Mon June 13 10:00 am
Thurs June 16 12:30 pm
Wed June 29 12:00 pm
Mon July 11 10:00 am
Wed July 13 10:30 am
Wed July 27 10:30 am
Mon Aug 15 10:30 am

Wed Aug 24 10:00 am
Mon Aug 29 12:30 pm
Mon Sept 12 12:30 pm
Wed Sept 28 12:30 pm
Wed Oct 12 12:30 pm
Wed Oct 25 12:00 pm

Price: $15 historical society member / $20 non-member (advance registration required)

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