NY Photos of Events by Bill Nowicki
One of the great things
about living on a barge, as I did for many
years, is that you get to experience all of
the things that occur on the river through
the years. In the late seventies, I would host
Fourth of July celebrations with all my friends
on the barge. My barge was docked in a prime
location to see the Macys Fourth of July Fireworks
up close. The fireworks where display from
other barges that where towed up the hudson
river by tug boats. The Fireworks display where
so close to my barge that one year they almost
burnt down not only my barge, but other barges
in the area too. I had an Emergency Fire
Pump to put out the flames. All those years
I would do Fire drills by myself in the middle
of the nite for a situation like this, and
it paid off. My neighbors in this barge community
would laugh at me for doing this, but they
where happy to have me around. Why I had
to do this is that the local fire department
had a difficult time getting to the barges.
A 110 Ft. wooden barge could burn down to
the water line in thirty minutes. I've seen
five barges burn that fast, I wasn't going
to be the sixth. In
the Mid eighties they moved the Fireworks
to the East River and the Hudson River became
quiet. Those where the days.
Below are some
photos that I've taken of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space
Museum docked on the Hudson River, Some Photo's
of Upper New York Harbor, And
a few of Long Island Sound Sand Dunes when
I was riding around with my boat.
Op-Sail of Events by Bill Nowicki
In 1976 the Hudson River showcased
the Bicentinantal OP Sail. This was a procession
of antique Sailing Ships from around the world
that where used in the 19 century. This flotilla
was such a great success that they held it again
in 1986. This was a fabulous site to see! These
Old Sailing ships from the past sailing up the
Hudson River past my barge. Here are some photos
that I've taken of that memorable time. These
photos needed some restoring. They layed around
for over twenty to thirty years. I found them
in a box when I had to move off the barge. So
I hope you enjoy them as much as I have enjoy
taking them.
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