Tickets are still available for the Aug. 6 three hour cruise aboard the Navesink Queen for the benefit of the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society.
The paddlewheel boat, with Capt. Dan Schade at the wheel, will leave the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Harbor from Frank’s Pier at noon, with boarding beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Local historian Muriel J. Smith will be guest lecturer for the cruise and will talk about both legends from ghosts to ship captains as well as men and women of the Bayshore who have become legends in their own time, including actors and actresses, sports figures and American heroes of past wars.
The three hour cruise will go up the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers, cruise past historic Fort Hancock and Raritan Bay.
Tickets, which are $75,, include the tour as well as snacks and lunch. A cash bar will be available for beverage purchases. No outside coolers, food or drink are permitted to be brought aboard the Navesink Queen. Tickets can be purchased on the Historical Society site, www.ahhistgory.org/gift-shop
