purchased tickets for tomorrow was just reading through the website and the interior of the statue is closed for renovations but you will be able to access the island..

This is something i have been wanting to do, i missed a field trip to the island in 2nd grade i had the chicken pox..

 

should still be an intresting tour of both ellis island and liberty island..

Been to both places many times, it's a good trip. Should bring the family though, something every AMERICAN should see. Have fun

Have fun. I went with my family years ago and the SOL was having renovations then also. Just saw the island and the statue from the ground. Was around the early 80's when I went. Please post pics.

My father in law works them ships!

Tour was pretty good even though statue of liberty was closed.. you could walk the grounds around the statue..

Will put together a slide show with pics from my camera. took two of lady liberty with the american flag flying was a hard pic to get but managed it, the flag was very high and on the other side of the island had to get on ground to fit both in pic.

 

Here are three for now including the hard one.. took one of the american flag from a window inside ellis island.

 

 

Liberty Island.

From Ellis Island.

Ellis Island.

 

Tower construction from Ellis Island.

 

 

 

Registry room.

Ellis Island. registry room.

 

 

 

 

Chalk markings to mark your status health was a big issue..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the pics. This is great. Really like the pic of the NY skyline.

Old electrical pnael i took a snapshot of no longer in use.

 

 

hall way to medical rooms.

 

If you were deemed not fit this court decided your fate in or out..

 

skill tests.

 

 

 

pieces of wall perserved that imigrants wrote on.

 

 

Welcome to alcatraz i hope you enjoy your stay..

 

 

describing items in next pic below.

 

 

 

pic of registry room from 2nd floor.Note the american flags..

Another tower construction pic from window in Ellis island 3rd floor registry bldg.

 

And also my famous american flag shot..

Liberty Island..

 

 

 

 

 

The wifey in pic..

 

An extremly crowded ferry listing to one side i waited for it to get infront of lady liberty to take the shot.

 

and again.

And the liberty bike, seeing it on tv does not due any justice..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

took me a couple minutes but got the reflection of the flag in pic, tried but could not get whole bike.

Sorry, but that bike shouldn't be there.

Sorry, but that bike shouldn't be there.

 

Why not?

Sorry, but that bike shouldn't be there.

 

I agree.

So what you guy's are telling me is that we should not express our liberty?

 

No liberty shirts,hats, key chains,bumper stickers or the like, no staues?

So what you guy's are telling me is that we should not express our liberty?

 

No liberty shirts,hats, key chains,bumper stickers or the like, no staues?

 

No Tony not at all, but an OCC bike is not something I would expect to see there and don't think it has anything to do with the SoL or the island. In basic I see the people who build that bike as nothing more than people in the right place at the right time to exploit what little niche they had to make a buck at any cost, up to and including charging people and kids to get their autograph, let alone I think they are just a bunch of hacks that I wouldn't let them try and fix a boat anchor.

I see, since they made money doing it it is not worthy..

 

The co, that takes care of the statue of liberty paid OCC to build that bike for them..

 

No diffrent than any of us ordering a custom gun..How about the NJGF lowers will they be worthy?

 

As far as OCC charging for autographs from little kids does suck..

purchased tickets for tomorrow was just reading through the website and the interior of the statue is closed for renovations but you will be able to access the island..

This is something i have been wanting to do, i missed a field trip to the island in 2nd grade i had the chicken pox..

 

should still be an intresting tour of both ellis island and liberty island..

 

If your grandparents or their parents came here from Europe their name will be on the walls of Ellis Island. Mine were.

If your grandparents or their parents came here from Europe their name will be on the walls of Ellis Island. Mine were.

 

They have preserved some of that..

I see, since they made money doing it it is not worthy..

 

The co, that takes care of the statue of liberty paid OCC to build that bike for them..

 

No diffrent than any of us ordering a custom gun..How about the NJGF lowers will they be worthy?

 

As far as OCC charging for autographs from little kids does suck..

 

I think my dislike for the OCC crew clouds my thoughts on this, but to me I think what should be on display is the history of what the island and the statue symbolizes would be more appropriate.

 

I guess on the flip side of that, it could be seen as an added attraction to get more people to visit and that's not a bad thing at all, I guess it's more my dislike of the OCC crew than anything when I think about it.

If your grandparents or their parents came here from Europe their name will be on the walls of Ellis Island. Mine were.

 

Very cool, I would have to get a good quality photo of that and have it framed to pass it down as part of the family's history.

 

Do you know if there is any list of names that are there that can be researched online? I'd like to pass that along to one of my cousins if it is, they have been keeping a family tree up to date as best as possible and I think they have the tree back over 200 years. Not sure how accurate that is but it's pretty interesting, just a lot of work.

The girlfriend and I went yesterday to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as well as did some stuff in the city as well.

 

We had a really good time, and the crowds weren't too bad, but there was definitely a lot more people than I expected for it being Thanksgiving day. The last time I was at the SoL I was just a little guy, maybe 6-7 years old. When I saw it yesterday it seemed a lot smaller than I thought it was.

 

Was slightly disappointed that you couldn't even get into the SoL museum but overall it was a great trip. The g/f got a bunch of pictures of Ellis Island to take back to her Grandmother that came through there so that will be exciting for her.

What Harry said.