by Submitted article | April 24, 2026 6:43 pm
Special Features for America’s 250th Anniversary and Family Fun
Oswego, New York: April 24, 2026. The H. Lee White Maritime Museum and New York Sea Grant have announced June 6 as the new date for the 2026 Lake Ontario Waterfront Festival. Admission is free. The family-friendly event is held from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Oswego’s Historic Maritime District along the 1 West First Street Pier.
Special activities for the 2026 festival will highlight America’s 250th anniversary as a nation with a children’s education activity focused on the National Historic Landmark World War II U.S. Army Large Tub LT-5 that participated in the June 6, 1944 D-Day landing of Allied forces at Normandy. The LT-5 is part of the H. Lee White Maritime Museum’s collection of historic vessels.
America’s history of service to the nation by ham radio operators will come alive with Fred Legawiec and other “hams” operating from the museum’s historic Derrick Boat No. 8 along Oswego’s West First Street Pier. They will be talking with operators aboard museum ships worldwide as part of the Museum Ship Weekend Event on Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m..
Lake Ontario waterfront activities will also feature maritime history and recreation, the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary, environmental protection and research, seafaring song and dance with The Happy Pirates, and local tourism.
New York Sea Grant will have information on safe and environmentally-friendly boating practices, emergency distress signals, how to properly size a life vest for children, adults, and the family dog.
Local recreational boating resources will be represented with pontoon boats from festival co-sponsor Adventure at Burritt’s Marine and Powersports of Oswego. The Oswego Yacht Club, Fair Haven Kayak, and New York State Divers Association will also be on site.
The festival is located alongside the H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego’s Historic Maritime District on the West Pier. The museum with several new exhibits for 2026 and its Treasure Chest gift shop will be open during the festival. The museum has an extensive collection of artifacts, images, archival records, original artwork, models, and historic vessels, including the LT-5, one of the last remaining wartime tugboats of its era.
Watch for more information at hlwmm.org as festival organizers add activities and exhibits. The Lake Ontario Waterfront Festival is sponsored in part by Eagle Beverage and Adventure at Burritt’s Marine and Powersports in Oswego.
New York Sea Grant integrates research, education, and extension services focused on coastal community economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and citizen awareness of New York’s Great Lakes and marine resources, nyseagrant.org.
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