Hundreds of canal boats traveled down the Erie Canal bringing grain and other produce to Red Hook's Erie Basin during the early years of the 1900s.  Each canal boat was both storage and a proper home for not just the skipper but a family. ...

A History of Red Hook Norman Brouwer, noted maritime historian - the man who basically wrote  THE guides to historic ships  and some of our national preservation standards for them - graciously wrote this maritime history of Red Hook for...

In the afternoon  of June 24, 1924, the Egremont Castle, a 9,000-ton capacity oil ship of the Union Castle line was being loaded when the ship’s winch seized while lowering a 100-gallon drum of gasoline causing its load suddenly jerk upwards....

Augmented Reality , a mural of and by the Red hook community and artist Joel Bergner officially unveiled, May 29, 2024. The mural animates when seen via Snapchat! Check that out in this News12 story here . On Instagram, joelartista , Bergner thanks...

Saba Mahmood's short flyer  (pdf)   is designed to guide residents of Red Hook (and others) in understanding their state of readiness in case of a flood. It is in English, Spanish, and Chinese, the main languages of the Red Hook...

During the 1970s, there was a long-running discussion about what to do with the Red Hook waterfront after the creation of containerization. There was a plan for a larger containerport running the length of the western shoreline that did not...