Folks, As you have been seeing, this blog (SingerCastle.blogspot.com) has become a major conduit of timely information and fun facts from the Antique Boat Museum located in Clayton NY. Stay tuned to this channel for all kinds of pictures and fascinating stuff from there, the castles, the St. Lawrence River, and the Thousand Islands. Much more fun to be announced!
Lonna McCary, Miss Thousand Islands 2013, former NFL Cheerleader
Photo source: the Antique Boat Museum
CLAYTON, New York (May 9, 2013) –
The Antique Boat Museum (ABM), North America’s premier freshwater nautical
museum based in Clayton, New York, has announced its 2013 dates of operation
and event schedule.
The
ABM will kick-start the 1000 Islands summer season this Friday [May 10th] at 9 a.m. when
the Museum officially opens and begins the countdown to the 49th
annual Antique Boat Show and Auction, the longest running antique boat show in
North America, to be held August 2-4.
This
season will include new events and activities, as well as an extended
operations calendar, which will take the Museum through more than 200 days in
2013.
2013
Dates of Operation
Friday,
May
10
Summer Season Begins
Tuesday,
October 1
La Duchesse Closes (seasonal exhibit)
Sunday,
October
13
Rideboat Operations Conclude
Monday,
October
14
Fall/Winter Season Begins*
Friday,
December
20
Museum and Museum Store Close for the Season
*
Hours and dates to be finalized
2013
Event Schedule
Friday,
May 10 – Sunday, May
12
Opening Weekend
Friday,
May 17 – Sunday, May 19
ACBS/ABM Symposium
Thursday,
May
23
“Call for Volunteers” Breakfast
Friday,
May
24
Reception for New Exhibit Opening
Saturday,
June
8
Free Admission Family Day
Sunday,
June 16 – Saturday, June 22 International
Steamboat Flotilla “Blow Off Steam”
Sunday,
June
30
Free Vessel Inspections, courtesy of USCG Auxiliary, 9-1 p.m.
Wednesday,
July
3
July Jubilee
Saturday,
July
13
3rd Annual 1000 Islands Concours d’Elegance Classic Car Show
Friday,
July
19
Movie Under the Stars, showing Night at the Museum
Friday,
August 2 – Sunday, August 4 49th
Annual Antique Boat Show & Auction
Saturday,
August 17 – Sunday, August 18
Schooner Lois McClure Visits*
Friday,
August
23
Movie Under the Stars, showing Pirates of the Caribbean
Thursday,
September 5
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
*
subject to change
The
Museum will also announce new winter and off-season events at a later date.
In
2012, the ABM welcomed more than 30,000 visitors through the gates for various
events, weddings, facility rentals, and museum admission.
Located on the
St. Lawrence River in the 1000 Islands, the Antique Boat Museum features a
collection of over 300 antique and classic boats among thousands of
recreational boating artifacts. The Museum also offers visitors a number of
unique opportunities each summer to get out on the water and experience the St.
Lawrence River aboard speedboats, skiffs, and sailboats. For more information,
please visit the Museum’s website at ABM.org.
