On Saturday, June 18, (NHBM) New Hampshire Boat Museum will host New Hampshire Appreciation Day, which offers free admission for New Hampshire residents. “We want to thank New Hampshire residents for their continuing support of the Museum, especially these last couple of years,” said NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings, “And of course welcome our fellow residents who haven’t visited before.”
Some highlights at NHBM this season include its newest featured exhibit, “Letting Off Steam: Escaping to New Hampshire during the Golden Age of Steam.” The exhibit will display a Fitzhenry Steam Engine from the historic Iona steamboat, which is on loan from the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham, MA. “The exhibit will also feature artifacts from the Woodsum Steamboat Company on Lake Sunapee,” noted Cummings. “The exhibit highlights how steam engines, particularly steamboats, changed New Hampshire.”
The exhibit also celebrates the 150th anniversary of the M/S Mount Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee and the 150th anniversary of the railroad’s arrival in Wolfeboro. In addition to “Letting Off Steam: Escaping to New Hampshire during the Golden Age of Steam,” NHBM will continue to display 2021’s rowing exhibit, “Who’s In The Boat?,” which explores New Hampshire’s relationship with competitive and recreational rowing. “New Hampshire Appreciation Day is a fun opportunity to visit the museum and find out what’s happening this summer with NHBM,” added Cummings.
New Hampshire Appreciation Day takes place on Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, at NHBM, 399 Center St., in Wolfeboro. To gain free entry, New Hampshire residents should bring their driver’s license.
About NHBM
Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. NHBM exhibits, events and programming covers everything from boat charters, boat trips and race boats to canoes, wooden boats, outboard motors, sculling, sailing sunfish, and Lyman and Johnson motors. Some of our hands-on programs take place on Lake Winnipesaukee. NHBM is sponsored in part by Goodhue Boat Company, Eastern Propane and Oil, Stark Creative, KW Lakes and Mountains, Meredith Village Savings Bank, and FL Putnam.