Thanks to Untapped New York for creating a historic bouquet in honor of LILAC’s 88th birthday on May 26, 2021
Visual artist Aaron Asis adorned LILAC’s stack with selected historic images from her long career from 1933 to 1972. Panels on the roof incorporated 88 photos as well as the U.S. Lighthouse Service emblems that once graced her bow.
Playwright Justin Rivers created “Aids to Navigation” an audio story inspired by LILAC's second captain, Charles L. Lewis, who commanded the ship during her transition--and his--from the Lighthouse Service to the Coast Guard in 1939. His words reflect upon her spirit and his desire to save remnants of her beginnings.
