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Once again Bannerman Island will be participating in New York State Parks I LOVE MY PARKS DAY – May 3, 2014. We have room for 16 volunteers to come out to Bannerman’s Island for the day.  During the time on the island volunteers will be helping island regulars with clean up, planting, clearing trails and general maintenance. If…

As of today the stabilization of the Tower on Bannerman’s Island is well under way. Tiny Houses, Inc of Putnam Valley has placed scaffolding around the Tower walls and have installed several braces to reinforce the walls to prevent further deterioration of the structure.

On August 10, 2013 39 volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 27 from Newburgh, New York worked on a project directed by David Sager III. 19 scouts and 24 family and friends cleared trails, built steps and did general maintenance on Bannerman’s island. On behalf of the Bannerman Castle Trust I wish to thank them for…

Hudson River Adventures Retires the Pollepel for Bannerman Island Tours The Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc. would like to acknowledge Hudson River Adventures for 18 years of service, providing Bannerman Island Lecture Tours on the Pride of the Hudson and Bannerman Island Walking Tours on the Pollepel. Hudson River Adventures has decided to retire the Pollepel this year and concentrate…

Dear Friend of Bannerman Castle, During 2012, the Trust has been closing in rapidly on another significant preservation goal―the stabili-zation of the Bannerman Arsenal Complex tower, with expert assistance from our preservation architect, Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc. (JHPA), and engineer, Old Structures. The tragic, partial collapse of the tower that occurred during the winter…

We’re deeply saddened to announce the passing of our dear friend, Evelyn Owen Palen. Evelyn lived on the Island in her youth, was a cherished member of the Bannerman Castle Trust, and on our board of directors. She’s pictured here, attending the opening of the Wee Bay Gardens on the Island, in 2007. Evelyn Owen…

In October 2012 the Bannerman Castle Trust was approached by Maryna Teplova, a teacher of English from Dnipropetrousk, Ukraine. Maryna, who has never been to the island, saw Bannerman Castle on Facebook and became intrigued with it. She wrote a poem about the island and the castle on it which is posted on a web…

The Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc. will present it’s annual holidays small paintings show, “Take Me Home for the Holidays” at The Bannerman Island Gallery, located at 150 Main Street, in Beacon, NY, opening reception at 5pm on November 10th. (Beacon’s Second Saturday) The show features small paintings by 13 noted Hudson Valley artists, featuring scenes…

In addition to the regular crew of Wednesday volunteers (Donna Blakemore, Thom Johnson, Karen Schaak, Barbara Baker, Linda Scott and Wes Gottlock) 25 volunteers from IBM came out to Bannerman Island today. They worked on clearing trails, making the Wee Bay trail a lot easier to use, weeding and watering the gardens and putting caps…

Last week a group of volunteers including Arthur Chuisano, John Pearson, Jesse Anderson, Chris Crisci, Roger A. DeVries, Barbara Bopp, and Eddy Erler did an amazing job lugging wood and other supplies atop Bannerman’s Island. The supplies were used by Arthur to create a brand new observation deck overlooking the Tower on the island. Roger…