WOLFEBORO – On Sat., June 18, (NHBM) New Hampshire Boat Museum will host New Hampshire Appreciation Day, which affords free admission for New Hampshire residents.
“We need to thank New Hampshire residents for his or her persevering with help of the Museum, particularly these final couple of years,” mentioned NHBM Govt Director Martha Cummings, “And naturally welcome our fellow residents who haven’t visited earlier than.”
Some highlights at NHBM this season embody its latest featured exhibit, “Letting Off Steam: Escaping to New Hampshire through the Golden Age of Steam.” The exhibit will show a Fitzhenry Steam Engine from the historic Iona steamboat, which is on mortgage from the Charles River Museum of Business and Innovation in Waltham, MA.
“The exhibit will even function artifacts from the Woodsum Steamboat Firm on Lake Sunapee,” famous Cummings. “The exhibit highlights how steam engines, notably steamboats, modified New Hampshire.”
The exhibit additionally celebrates the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the M/S Mount Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee and the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the railroad’s arrival in Wolfeboro.
Along with “Letting Off Steam: Escaping to New Hampshire through the Golden Age of Steam,” NHBM will proceed to show 2021’s rowing exhibit, “Who’s In The Boat?,” which explores New Hampshire’s relationship with aggressive and leisure rowing.
“New Hampshire Appreciation Day is a enjoyable alternative to go to the museum and discover out what’s occurring this summer season with NHBM,” added Cummings.
New Hampshire Appreciation Day takes place on Sat., June 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m, at NHBM, 399 Middle St., in Wolfeboro. To achieve free entry, New Hampshire residents ought to convey their driver’s license.
Based in 1992 by vintage and traditional boating fanatics, NHBM is dedicated to encourage folks of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s contemporary waterways. NHBM is sponsored partly by Goodhue Boat Firm, Japanese Propane and Oil, Stark Artistic, KW Lakes and Mountains, Meredith Village Financial savings Financial institution, and FL Putnam.
To be taught extra about upcoming occasions and applications at NHBM, go to nhbm.org.