Previous event: September 4 in Hartford
September 5, 2024
The American Star Presentation
Mystic, Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
The Whitehall Racing Boat, the American Star, was presented to General Lafayette in 1825 after its victory in a stunning historic race in New York Harbor between American and British longboats and taken to France by General Lafayette to be housed at his home where it is still on display as the oldest Whitehall racing boat in existence. AFL President Alan Hoffman will present the story of the American Star in the context of The Farewell Tour in an illustrated lecture in a private meeting room at Mystic Seaport Museum.
On display at Mystic Seaport Museum: The General Lafayette, a replica of The American Star, built in Mystic in 1976.
Next event: September 6 in Wethersfield
Connecticut Lafayette Trail 