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Hudson-Athens Lighthouse to Ring Fog Bell in Commemoration of September 11

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society will ring the lighthouse’s historic fog bell on Friday, September 11, 2026, beginning at 8:46 a.m., the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center, and continuing until 10:03 a.m., the time United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse restoration scaffolding now down after April boat strike

The scaffolding surrounding the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse was taken down last month after a barge ran into the lighthouse in April.

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Approved For Preservation Process

Sen. Charles Schumer pledges process will come to fruition

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse with scaffolding

Barge that destroyed Hudson-Athens Lighthouse dock also hit the base

The base is the focus of restoration efforts prompted by a report that said the lighthouse could collapse.

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse suffers extensive damage in hit-and-run

An apparent collision this week will likely postpone preservation work on the historic structure

Boat that damaged Hudson-Athens Lighthouse owned by Coeymans-based company

The tugboat captain has been suspended by the company pending an investigation.

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Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Grateful to Join U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Protection Program. Read press release from Senator Schumer’s office here.

Following his advocacy, Schumer announces historic Hudson-Athens Lighthouse selected for U.S. Army Corps Protection Program, opening up desperately needed funding to help save beloved lighthouse from sinking into the Hudson River

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Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Approved for Preservation Process

Senator Charles Schumer pledges process will come to fruition

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New funding to preserve Hudson Athens Lighthouse

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Glenn Wheeler's The Lighthouse

Music by Miro Marsik

Performed at the Hudson Festival Orchestra July 2024

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HAL's Restoration and Vision

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The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River

“All four corners will begin to come down, and then you’ll have a pile of rock in the middle. And ultimately it will topple into the river,” Van Calhoun

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A Birthday Party Like Never Before

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse 150th Anniversary Boat Parade & Celebration Coverage by New York Almanack.

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Albany Times Union Brings Attention to Urgency of Restoration

Historic Hudson-Athens Lighthouse added to National Historic Preservation List.

“The lighthouse could collapse into the Hudson within the next three years.”

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Boat Parade Marks the 150th Anniversary of HAL

News 10 covered the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Boat Parade and Preservation efforts.

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New York by Rail Features the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse

Exploring the Great Northern Catskills of Greene County with Miss New York. With its natural splendor and memorable can’t-miss spots, Great Northern Catskills of Greene County makes the Empire State proud.

Register-Star: Boat Parade in honor of HAL's 150th

Hundreds of people gathered at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park in the city to kick off the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse’s 150th Anniversary.

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During its 150th Year, Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Designated One of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

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America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places—2024 List Unveiled 

The National Trust for Historic Preservation today unveiled its 2024 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, an annual ranking that spotlights significant sites of American history that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage.

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Here's this year's list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is one of two "middle-of-the-river" lighthouses left standing on the Hudson River.

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HALPS Awarded Second $500k Grant from NYS

Lighthouse Group Gets $500k State Grant. There is a match of $180,000 that they will need to raise. - Register Star

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Read this article in the Albany Times Union to learn about the status of the lighthouse

Historic Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Could Collapse in Five Years - Albany Times Union

Boat named Solaris passing a historic lighthouse on the water

Thanks for the shout out in the Register-Star about our need for restoration funds to save the lighthouse!

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse in danger of collapsing in five years - Register Star

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We love Athens too! Click below to learn more about the gem of a town that is half our namesake!

Athens, N.Y.: A ‘Perfect Combination of Old and New’ on the Hudson - New York Times

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Architectural Digest Names HAL a “Great American Lighthouse”

Great American Lighthouses - Architectural Digest

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Take a Field Trip to the Lighthouse with WMHT!

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To The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse: On the Radio with WAMC

To The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse - WAMC Northeast Public Radio

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Ralph Gardner Visits the Lighthouse and crowns the lighthouse a Backyard Treasure Worth Preserving

Backyard Treasure Worth Preserving - Berkshire Eagle

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WAMC Talks about HALPS’ hard work to save the lighthouse!

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society Works to Save, Preserve the Structure

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Hudson Valley Magazine lists HAL as a Must Do in the Hudson Valley

Things To Do On The Hudson River - Hudson Valley Magazine

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HAL Designated one of Seven to Save by our friends at the Preservation League of NYS

New York State Preservation League Announces Seven to Save - Gossips of Rivertown

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Local “Gossips” Carol Osterink Says the Lighthouse is one of Nine Not To Ignore in Hudson

Nine Not To Ignore - Gossips of Rivertown

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Preservation League Spotlights New York's 'Seven To Save'

WAMC Northeast Public Radio

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Light Hearted special edition – Van Calhoun, Joe Keneally, & Bill Palmer, Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, NY

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