Norwalk Seaport Association
Friends of the Norwalk Islands
BEAT THE HEAT ... COME CRUISE WITH US!
Please visit us on
Departures: Sheffield Island Lighthouse Dock,
Washington and North Water Streets,
South Norwalk, CT 06854.
Round-trip ferry tickets:
$22 adults; $20 seniors/NSA members ...
$12 ages 4-12; $5 ages 3 and younger
Reservations: 203-838-9444 (weekdays) ... 203-838-2898 (weekends/holidays).
Schedules are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
Cruises & Lighthouse Tours
Weekdays through September 3 -- 11 a.m. ... 3:00 p.m.
Weekends & Holidays through September 26 -- 11 a.m. ... 2:00 p.m. ... 3:30 p.m.
There are no cruises to Sheffield Island during the weekend of the 33rd Norwalk Seaport Association Oyster Festival on September 10-12.
Enjoy a round-trip cruise to Sheffield Island, a tour of the 142-year-old lighthouse, beach walks and strolling along a nature trail. Bring a picnic. Reservations recommended. Weekday departures: 11 a
Wednesday Sunset Cruises through September 29 -- 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Beat the heat during a cooling 2-1/2 hour cruise around Norwalk Harbor and Long Island Sound. Passengers may bring their own refreshments. Reservations are suggested.
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**Thursday Night Clambakes through September 30
Following a cruise to Sheffield Island, participants dine in the festive tented pavilion adjacent to the 1868 Lighthouse. Tours of the historic lighthouse also are included. Advance reservations are required. The price of the roundtrip cruise and dinner is $55 to $75 per person (depending on entree). NSA ferry
for clambakes departs at 6:00 p.m. Call the Seaport Association for additional clambake dates.
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**NEW! CHARTER CRUISES
The Seaport Association's new 45-foot, 49-passenger CJ Toth Quest is available for private 2-1/2 hour charter cruises (does not include a landing at Sheffield Island). Flexible hours. Rates: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday -- $850 ... Friday, Saturday -- $1,100. Call for reservations and information.
Operating since 1979, the Norwalk Seaport Association is a non-profit environmental, preservation and maritime educational organization offering a wide array of programs, special events and community projects.
The Seaport Association's best-known event is the annual NSA Oyster Festival, now looking forward to its 32nd year, which attracts as many as 50,000 people during three days in early September and also provides $240,000 in fund-raising opportunities for more than 20 other local non-profit organizations.
Sheffield Island & Its Lighthouse
The Norwalk Seaport Association has owned, restored and maintained Sheffield Island Lighthouse since 1986 and is the official U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Friends group for the Norwalk Islands.
Sheffield Island with its historic 142-year-old lighthouse, beaches and wildlife refuge offers abundant summer fun for visitors.
From May through September, visitors can board the Seaport Association’s 45-foot C.J. Toth catamaran for a cruise to the island then tour the lighthouse, observe wildlife in their natural habitat in the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, hunt for shells along the beach, dine on a picnic lunch, play on the lawns around the lighthouse and just have a good time. The lighthouse tower provides magnificent views of Long Island Sound and, on a clear day, of the New York City skyline.
