Stony Brook Southampton’s annual Lighting of the Windmill took place Friday, December 3 to celebrate the holiday season as well as the news that the iconic landmark will soon be restored to its original glory.

Official lighting of the windmill. 

This year’s event will honor Assemblyman Fred Thiele for securing a $500,000 capital grant that was used for the restoration and rehabilitation of the windmill, including new vanes. The structure has been standing at its Shinnecock Hills site since 1888.

“The Stony Brook University campus community is proud to be the caretaker of the windmill, a cherished historical icon that has existed in its current location for over a century,” Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis said.

The event included refreshments, music, an alumni-sponsored photo booth, guided windmill tours and crafts for children in the Student Center Cafeteria.

It also included a 7:30 pm lecture in Duke Lecture Hall by Joe Warren, associate professor at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, titled, “Whale Watching From the Beach: How are New York Whales Reacting to a Changing Environment?”

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