Join EVCC Artist-in-Residence Robin McMillan on the Staten Island Ferry to hear the greatest New York story never told—the life of Daniel Tompkins. Learn how Tompkins organized, armed, and even financed the defeat of the British in the northeast, preserving New York City, its crucial Harbor, and the Hudson River—all while launching the first Staten Island Ferry! So all aboard the ferry for a fascinating story—and a salute to New York’s forgotten hero.
Bring eyes, ears, and perhaps a camera to capture the journey. Rain or shine!
A Ferry Story—About the Man Who Saved America
