Amistad Comes Home To Long Wharf, Free Tours, More Through July 3

NEW HAVEN, CT — The schooner Amistad has returned to its home port of New Haven and while dockside at Long Wharf Pier, with free public tours and other events slated.

In 2015, Discovering Amistad was formed following a recommendation by a State of Connecticut Advisory Committee.

The organization purchased the Amistad, Connecticut's flagship and a replica of the original schooner, in November 2015. Staff and volunteers spent the next year working on the ship, which was in great disrepair.

Discovering Amistad share education team about how the ship was built, the story of the Amistad Rebellion, and how the vessel is used today.

Friday tours will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday tours will be held from noon to 4 p.m.

Thursday, there will be a film discussion "Stephen Spielberg's Amistad: Fact or Fiction," at the Stetson Branch of the New Haven Free Public Library, 197 Dixwell Ave., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Here's the full event calendar while the Amistad is at Long Wharf:

June 30

• 4-6pm Film Discussion "Stephen Spielberg's Amistad: Fact or Fiction" Stetson Library 197 Dixwell Avenue

July 1

• 4-6pm Free dockside tours, Long Wharf Pier
• 6-8pm Artists Showcase at Canal Dock Boathouse 475 Long Wharf Drive

July 2

• 11am-12pm Welcome Event aboard the Schooner Amistad
• 12-4pm Free dockside tours, Long Wharf Pier

July 3

• 12-4pm Free dockside tours, Long Wharf Pier