WEEKEND EVENTS ON STATEN ISLAND (6/17 – 6/21/15)
Posted by Joan Coogan on
Did you meet your friends at the third annual FREE Atlantic Salt Maritime Festival on Sunday? TheUS Coast Guard training ship Eagle was a beauty to tour. It was a pleasure chatting with members of the crew who hail from all over the country. What a noble and terrific way to see the world! There were plenty of activities for the kids—bouncy house, slides, arts and crafts, paper boat races, free watermelon, ices, hot dogs, cold water, music, dancing, entertainment. Did you attend the concert “Saluting the Flag in Song and Dance” at St. John’s celebrating the 240th birthday of the U.S. Army ? And did you fly your American Flag on Sunday, 6/14—Flag Day? I saw many flags flying and was inspired. Maybe patriotism and love of our country is returning. …
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