Join Museum Director Bob Foster on a fascinating walking tour through Hoboken history along the city’s storied riverfront.

Learn about the highlights of Hoboken’s historic waterfront since its founding, from the Elysian Fields (birthplace of modern baseball) and Hoboken Cove at the north end, past Sybil’s Cave and the former piers of the great trans-Atlantic ocean liners, to the ferry and train terminal at the south end. Bob will sprinkle in details from the oral histories the Museum has gathered from Hobokenites who worked on the piers and in the factories that pumped out Maxwell House Coffee and Lipton Tea.

These highlights and more will be covered in a two-hour walking tour with a gifted tour guide. Meet at 2 pm at Maxwell Place Park, on the waterfront just south of 11th Street near the Hoboken Cove Boathouse.

For a special treat, arrive before 1:30 pm to enjoy the launch of the Hudson River Cup, a series of races including kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and outrigger canoes, along with the Ohana Festival celebrating Polynesian traditions, starting at 11 am, sponsored by local boating club, Ke Aloha Outrigger. Ke Aloha is one of several clubs reviving the recreational use of the Hudson enjoyed by Hobokenites in the early 1800s, before the industrialization of the waterfront. Hoboken Cove was once the home of the New York Yacht Club, and the Stevens family were part-owners of the yacht America, which captured a British sailing prize and launched the America’s Cup in 1851.

Space is limited, and advance purchase required. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Hoboken Museum members), plus a small booking fee.

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The tour will end at about 4 pm at the Hoboken Train Terminal. (The Museum will validate up to 3 hours of free parking in the Littleman garage at 12th & Shipyard Lane, based on availability.)