B IS FOR BOAT: BOATS & BOOKS COME TOGETHER AT THE ABM

B is for Boat: Antique Boat Museum photo

CLAYTON, New York (October 23, 2013) – The Antique Boat Museum (ABM), North America’s premier freshwater nautical museum based in Clayton, New York, has announced a new children’s program, B is for Boat, which uniquely connects boats with literacy.

B is for Boat will consist of a story time connected with a fun craft, game and/or song. Children will be split into four groups based on grade level for appropriate games, books, activities, and fun.

The Baby Boat grouping is for babies to pre-kindergarten aged children.  Baby Boats will meet on Monday mornings from 9:30-10:30 a.m.  There will be coloring, toys to play with, singing and dancing to get little ones reading, playing, and working on social interaction.

Silly Skiffs will be for children in kindergarten - first grade.  This group will meet on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. with plenty of crafts, games, and hands-on activities. The group will read a book with assistance, however encouraged to recognize words, helping to increase vocabulary. 

Clever Canoes will engage children in grades 2-3 on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.  The group will focus on reading books by themselves and comprehension.  Each activity will be specifically designed to enhance the understanding of the nautical text through trial and error.

Finally, for grades 4-5, the Feisty Freighters program will meet on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.  This independent program encourages students to read books they are interested in and then taking the new information and turning it into a hands-on workshop.  Students will explore lighthouses, freighters, boat building, and sailboats.

B is for Boat will be held in the exhibits of the Antique Boat Museum, allowing children to have the chance to interact with the boats by climbing into them, touching them, and using them for inspiration. 

This is a free drop-in program and no preregistration is required. The program will run the first full week of each month starting in November through May.  B is for Boat will kick-off during the week of November 4.

The Scoop, located on Riverside Drive in Clayton, is a supporter of the B is for Boat program and will provide a free scoop of ice cream to students who participate in five weeks of the program.  Stop by the Antique Boat Museum for more information or contact Julie Broadbent, ABM Educator, at 315-686-4104 x235.

Winners to 2013 Workboat Show Announced

Workboat: Steely Dane, ABM photo

CLAYTON, New York (October 12, 2013) – The Antique Boat Museum (ABM), North America’s premier freshwater nautical museum based in Clayton, New York, announced today the winners of the 2013 Workboat Show, held on Saturday, October 12.

Category                                                Boat                                 Owner

Most Unique Workboat                                        Carina                                 Dewitt Withington

Most Dings Above the Waterline                   No Name                            Larry Yehle

Dirtiest Workboat(s)                                              Stein/Stein II & barges    Pat Patch

Most Unique Piece of Equipment Onboard           Frankenboat                      Andy Greene

Ugliest Workboat (tie)                                           Steely Dane                       Dana Hellings

                                                                                               Frankenboat                     Andy Greene

Best Kept Workboat                                                  The Workboat                  Ken Larson

Workboat You Would Consider to Own          The Workboat                  Ken Larson

On what is considered to be the Museum’s final ‘summer’ weekend, the event helped to draw more than 100 visitors through the gate.  Beginning on Tuesday, October 15 and running through December 20, the ABM will be open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. as part of a new extended fall schedule.

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. In 2014, the Museum will host the 50th annual Antique Boat Show and Auction, the longest running show in North America, on August 1-3, as well as the Raceboat Regatta on August 8-10. For more information, please visit the Museum’s website at ABM.org.

Workboat Show this Saturday at the Antique Boat Museum.

Photo: Former workboat Carina owned by Dewitt Withington appeared on the outer seawall during the Antique Boat Show in 2012 and is expected to appear on Saturday. (Click on photo to see it larger).

CLAYTON, New York (October 7, 2013) – The Antique Boat Museum (ABM), North America’s premier freshwater nautical museum based in Clayton, New York, has announced that it will play host to a small, yet unique, show on the Museum docks this Saturday (10/12/13) which will feature an assortment of St. Lawrence River workboats.

On the afternoon of Saturday, October 12, 2013 the ABM will host nearly a dozen well recognized workboats from the area as part of the Working Wonders of the River: Workboat Show. From small push boats and barges to large former military vessels, the show will provide visitors with a wide array of boats best known for being “work horses” on the mighty St. Lawrence River.

Curator Emmett Smith and local workboat owner Andy Greene have collaborated to put on the show.

Visitors will be offered the opportunity to vote for various awards, which will be handed out to the participating workboats, such as most dings above the waterline, most unique piece of work equipment onboard, and dirtiest workboat, just to name a few.

Admission to view the workboats will be included in your Museum admission rate.

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. In 2014, the Museum will host the 50th annual Antique Boat Show and Auction, the longest running show in North America, on August 1-3, as well as the Raceboat Regatta on August 8-10. For more information, please visit the Museum’s website at ABM.org.