TRAVEL QUESTIONS : THROUGH OCTOBER, SAIL ON FDR'S YACHT.Byline: Suzanne MacNeille The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Q: We are planning a trip to the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden area in mid-October, and have heard that the Potomac, Roosevelt's former yacht, is available for tours and cruises. Please provide information. A: Franklin D. Roosevelt's ``Floating White House'' is indeed open for dockside tours and cruises from its berth at Jack London Square Jack London Square is a popular tourist attraction on the waterfront of Oakland, California. Named after the author Jack London and owned by the Port of Oakland, it is the home of stores, hotels, an Amtrak station, a ferry dock, the historic Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, in Oakland, Calif. The presidential yacht, which is a National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, site, structure, or object, almost always within the United States, officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance. , underwent a 12-year, $5 million renovation before opening to the public last summer. Your visit is timed just right, because on Oct. 31, the boat will close for the colder months (although it will be available for charters). It will reopen again April 1. From 1937 to 1944, President Roosevelt used the 165-foot vessel, which was built in 1934 and docked on the Potomac River Potomac River River, east-central U.S. Rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, it is about 287 mi (462 km) long. It flows southeast through the District of Columbia into Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable by large vessels to Washington, D.C. , for summer cruises and fishing trips. Among the heads of states he entertained on the yacht were Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
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Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie of Orange-Nassau; August 31, 1880 – November 28, 1962) was queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 and Queen Mother (with and Crown Princess Martha of Norway. In August 1941, the Potomac was used to transport Roosevelt to a clandestine meeting with Winston Churchill off the coast of Newfoundland, where the principles of the Atlantic Charter were forged. The Potomac is now owned and operated by the nonprofit Association for the Preservation of the Presidential Yacht Potomac. The vessel serves not only as a memorial to the 32nd president and a tourist attraction but also as an educational facility. Tours conducted by volunteer guides are available on Wednesday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission for the 45-minute tour is $5, $4 for seniors over 60 and $2 for children 6 to 17. Children under 6 are admitted free. Ninety-minute cruises around Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. are offered April through October on the second Thursday and fourth Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The cruise costs $25. On the third Saturday of each month, three-hour cruises through San Francisco Bay depart at noon. The $50 fee includes a box lunch; there's a 10 percent discount for tickets purchased more than seven days in advance. In addition, the vessel is available for charter. This month, which has recently been declared Roosevelt History Month, the dockside tour is $3 for adults, $1 for seniors; children free. In addition, four more 90-minute cruises have been added to the October schedule. The Potomac is docked at the FDR pier, adjacent to the Oakland-Alameda Ferry, at the foot of Clay Street on the north end of Jack London Square in Oakland. Information: (510) 839-7533 or, for recorded information, (510) 839-8256. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's yacht will go into dry dock for the winter come Nov. 1. |
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