“Tide Mills of Long Island Sound”

Fairfield Museum and History Center, Fairfield, Conn.
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Starting time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (13:00 UTC)

Long Island Sound, with its 6-foot tidal range, has at least 24 identified historical tide mill sites on its many miles of shoreline and tidal inlets. This year’s conference focuses on selected sites on Long Island and the Connecticut coast.

Program (times approximate and subject to change)

Fairfield Museum and History Center. (Courtesy of the Center.)

Participant Check-In (9:00)
Welcome, Introduction (9:20) – Deane Rykerson, President, Tide Mill Institute
Tide Mills of Eastern Long Island (9:30) by Amy Folk, Southold Town Historian
A Hi-Tech Look at a 250-Year Old Tide Mill (10:15) by Mark Borton, independent researcher and member of TMI Leadership Committee
Restoring and Preserving Van Wyck-Lefferts (11:10) by Kurt Dietrich, board member, Lefferts Tide Mill and Preserve
Evaluating the Community Scale Tidal Energy Resource of Maine (11:55) by David Hoyle, member of TMI Leadership Committee and TMI’s representative at the National Hydropower Association and the Marine Energy Council

Lunch (12:40) – included in registration fee

TMI Projects Update, Business Meeting, Election of Officers (1:10)
Fairfield’s Historic Tide Mills (1:30) by Walter Matis, Program and Volunteer Coordinator, Fairfield Museum and History Center
Tour of Fairfield Tide Mill Sites (2:15) by car-caravan with Walter Matis

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How to Attend

Please register before April 17 for in-person or online attendance by clicking the button below. Then join us in person at the Fairfield Museum and History Center (directions) or online via Zoom Conferencing on April 25. (The Zoom link will be sent by email shortly before the conference.)

Conference fee: In person: $30 per person (includes lunch). On line: $10 per person.