New Hampshire Boat Museum
New Hampshire Boat Museum
4.5
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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The New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) recently expanded and is now open for the 2024 season. Visitors can explore the evolution of New Hampshire's freshwater boating heritage through interactive exhibits and large-scale displays currently under construction. The museum also offers educational programs for all ages and two boat rides on Lake Winnipesaukee, the Millie B (Wolfeboro) and Miss Lauren (Laconia). Visit the website for more information.
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LC
Quakertown, PA46 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
We loved our boat ride on the Miss Lauren out of Weirs Beach. It was so much fun racing around the lake. My only suggestion is to have better signage and directions for parking and where to find the check in desk since it’s part of a marina. Once we found the right place it was smooth sailing!!
Written August 12, 2023
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kaybeth1900s
3 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
Our family enjoyed our visit to this quant museum. Great info about the history of boats in the area. Our younger children loved the multiple activities geared for them. Friendly staff.
Written July 31, 2015
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oldwoodboats
Nashua, NH259 contributions
May 2015 • Friends
The NHBM curates and displays a wide variety of NH boating history. Not only are there interesting historic craft from local lakes on display, there is a an authentic old-time boat shop with all the specialized tools used by hands-on boatwrights long before the fiberglass era.
Written June 8, 2015
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LostGaiter
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States114 contributions
Jul 2014 • Family
The boat museum may see like it is not big, but inside you will find a lot of effectively arranged exhibits on local history and boating in the Lakes Region. What makes the museum so good is that they have a large number of hands-on exhibits that can be very interesting for children. They also run special exhibits during each season, so it is a great place to keep coming back to. Outside of the museum itself they run all sorts of workshops and classes. So if you are in the area for a little or long time - check out the museum and their activities!
Written May 25, 2015
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Thanks for your kind review! We do pride ourselves on providing plenty of things for families with young children to do in the museum. Plus we do have a large list of programs, events and workshops during our open season. We hope you'll come back often.
Written June 3, 2015
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mello11
Sandwich, NH75 contributions
Jun 2011
The "museum" is very small, it is basically one room. We looked at everything there in about ten minutes. It is not interesting for young children at all. Did not go on the antique boat ride, but the museum is not worth the price of admission.
Written January 24, 2012
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Linda C
Wakefield, NH21 contributions
Aug 2019 • Solo
The Millie B in Wolfeboro is so informative. Took a 45 minute cruise on a beautiful wooden boat called a Hacker Craft. Took us all over the Wolfeboro area and told us of the history and natural history of the area. Did you know there’s a volcano in the area? This is a must see for anyone.
Written August 28, 2019
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Phillip C
Washington DC, DC5 contributions
Jun 2018 • Family
This was a really neat stop with some nice interactive exhibits that our children (7 and 5) enjoyed.
Written June 23, 2018
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Michael T
Franklin, NH12 contributions
Jul 2017 • Friends
My first exposure with the boat museum was involving the boat building program where me and my then 15 year old daughter built a mahogany canoe. This is exactly the commitment this museum has to the community. We built more than a boat life, We built a life long bond and memory to cherish forever.
Written March 3, 2018
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Michael C
Derby, UK1,981 contributions
Sep 2017 • Couples
We didn't go to the museum but we did attend the Vintage Race Boat Regatta which is organised by the museum. The show was very exciting with vintage boats showing their paces on the Lake, and it was also possible to get close to this marvellous boats. It was a wonderful experience so thanks to the Boat Museum for organising such a great display.
Written October 21, 2017
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NHDave
Belmont, NH303 contributions
Aug 2017 • Couples
The NHBM holds a "Winnipesaukee Boat House Tour" as a fund-raiser every summer. My wife and I went this summer for the first time and I have to say it was interesting, informative and fun. It was a blast! You can enjoy the tour three ways. By antique wooden boat, by antique car, or by driving your own car. We went on the wooden boat flotilla, yes it is expensive but oh so worth it and the money is going to a good cause.
The tour was well planned so that no place was too crowded, we were able to go ashore and examine these interesting boathouses. There were antique boathouses and modern boat houses, some on islands and some on the mainland shoreline. Some of the boathouses had antique boats in them. Although I have lived around this lake my entire life, it was nice to learn more of the history of this lake.
Although I don't want the future tours to be sold out so that I can't get in, take the tour I think you will have a blast just as my wife and I did.
My review pertains specifically to the Boat House Tour, not the actual museum. I will try to do a review of the museum itself in the near future.
The tour was well planned so that no place was too crowded, we were able to go ashore and examine these interesting boathouses. There were antique boathouses and modern boat houses, some on islands and some on the mainland shoreline. Some of the boathouses had antique boats in them. Although I have lived around this lake my entire life, it was nice to learn more of the history of this lake.
Although I don't want the future tours to be sold out so that I can't get in, take the tour I think you will have a blast just as my wife and I did.
My review pertains specifically to the Boat House Tour, not the actual museum. I will try to do a review of the museum itself in the near future.
Written October 17, 2017
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Thanks so much for your kind words about our annual Boathouse Tour which is the second Thursday in August. It is one of our most popular education programs and we believe it is unique in the country! We hope you will consider taking the tour again next year. Tickets can be purchased, and you can learn more about the tour, on our website at nhbm.org.
Written October 19, 2017
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