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Port of Albany Proud to Sponsor Father's Day Event |
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The Port of Albany is the major sponsor of this year's City of Albany
Father’s Day concert at the Corning Preserve.
Albany Father's Day Concert | Albany Riverfront Park
June 20, 2010 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
* Featuring Americana and rock hits performed by the
U.S. Army Materiel Command
Presented by Mayor Jerry Jennings, the City of Albany Office.
Please join us for this wonderful, FREE, family event. Click here to read more.
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 On May 29th 1910, Glenn Curtiss flew from Albany to New York City making the first long distance flight between two major cities in the United States. He also carried a letter from the Mayor of Albany to the Mayor of New York. For this 137 mile flight, he won a $10,000 prize offered by publisher Joseph Pulitzer and was awarded permanent possession of the Scientific America Trophy.
Friday, May 28th 2010 - 10am
at the Administration Building of the Albany Port
106 Smith Boulevard, Albany NY
Participating:
Mayor Jennings, City of Albany
Richard Hendrick, General Manager Port of Albany
Sue Cleary, City of Albany Office of Special Events
Kevin Millington, President Empire State Aero Sciences Museum
Trafford Doherty, Director Glenn Curtiss Museum
Robert Gould, Director, Bethlehem Art Gallery
at 1pm - a Follow-up exhibit at the Empire State
Aero Sciences Museum
250 Rudy Chase Drive Scotia, NY 12302
Where a replica aircraft similar to that used by Glenn Curtiss is on display along with many photos of the era.
* Download the flyer for this event.
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Glenn F. Curtiss, the Father of Naval Aviation |
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An Historic Flight from the Port of Albany to New York City
Glenn F. Curtiss (1878-1930), "a hometown mechanical genius with a flair for speed, trundled a fragile, box kite-like contraption onto a half mile racetrack on the outskirts of Hammondsport, NY"... "made the first pre-announced flight in America of a heavier-than-air flying machine." Curtiss established the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company, the Curtiss Flying School, and developed the hydroaeroplane and flying boat. His early work on seaplanes, in addition to his association with the U. S. Navy, earned for Curtiss the title of "Father of Naval Aviation".
Read more about Glenn F. Curtiss
 In 1910, Curtiss flew from Albany to Governor's Island. A site mark on the Ports Administration Building front lawn denotes the historic flight. The following is the original article from that event.
New York Times, May 25th article:
ALBANY, May 25, 1910 In the barren, windswept little patch of seaweeds, sand, and grimy factory buildings in the middle of the Hudson which the river navigators know as Van Rensselaer Island, two expert mechanicians are hard at work by lantern light tonight assembling the aeroplane which to-morrow may start out on the most ambitious feat of aerial navigation ever at-tempted in this country. Full Article Here |
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The Port of Albany's Liebherr Crane Flexes it's Muscle for the Albany Riverfront Park Hudson 400 Celebration Wrap Up |
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Dutch flat-bottom boats were among the attractions featured as part of the September 26th Hudson 400 Celebration of Discovery. When the festivities were over, the boats were hoisted up on to a ship by the Port's Liebherr Crane in order to make their trip back across the ocean. The Liebherr Mobile Harbor Crane has a lift capacity that ranges from 123 short tons at 65 feet to 38 short tons at 158 feet.
* Photography by Tom McGuinness
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Business Booming at the Port |
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Albany Port District Commission Chairman Robert Cross reports on
the increase of activity....
Watch Video
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