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The Finger Lakes region of New York has been a boater's paradise since the Iroquois Nation were the residents.
Only one
organization has the mission of preserving this history and its artifacts:
The Finger Lakes Boating
Museum
The Museum was chartered in 1997 to collect, preserve and display examples of the many boats designed and built in the Finger Lakes region of New York. We are a nonprofit educational corporation.
The Museum's mission is to "collect, preserve and interpret objects relative to boating and boating history...within the Finger Lakes Region and to research, document and disseminate information showcasing boating in the region".
Further, the Museum aims to provide a community center where Finger Lakes boating history comes alive.
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March 29 - May
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The cluster of three small sailboats in the top 2 photos includes 2 Bowdish sailing canoes and a St. Lawrence skiff rigged for sailing (built by Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co.). All 3 are very rare. |
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The shot to the left, taken from the aft end of the large sailboats, includes a Skaneateles Comet on the left, a Skaneateles Penguin to its right, and an International 14 (built by Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co.)...also very rare. |
Beginning with the March, 2008 issue, the Museum is offering a classified ad column in the Copper Nail. Museum members may place ads for boating items they wish to sell or boating related items they wish to find. There is no charge for this service. The ads need to be kept to a maximum length of 2 lines, and must include a brief description of the item, list price and contact information. The ad will be carried in the next issue only. Ads can be resubmitted if additional exposure is desired.
To place an ad, mail to:
Finger Lakes Boating
Museum
Editor, Copper Nail
P.O. Box 676
Penn Yan, NY 14527
or
email to dgseager@airxcess.net
The Museum restoration shop is located in the Penn Yan, NY area and it is in use for workshops teaching boat restoration and repair, model building, and other boatwork techniques for members and friends of the Museum. See the Calendar Page for more.
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CAN YOU HELP ? Our shop crew could
use any of the following pieces of equipment. Belt / Disc sander,
6" wide Belt. Generator, small, to operate 1 -2 tools. If you have any of these and are no longer using them, or are looking to donate them to a good cause, the FLBM Shop could use them immediately. |
The Board of Directors for the Finger
Lakes Boating Museum meet the first Monday of each month (7:00 PM), Chamber of
Commerce, 2375 Route14A, Penn Yan, N.Y.
All are welcome to attend
Sound interesting?...
Become a member of the Finger Lakes Boating Museum and receive the museum's official newsletter, The Copper Nail, for full details on museum activities.
Contact us for more information
Email
at .................flbm@rochester.rr.com
or
FLBM PO Box 676 Penn Yan,
NY 14527
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