About FLBM
2022 Marked 25 Years of FLBM
In 2022, Finger Lakes Boating Museum celebrated 25 years of sharing Finger Lakes Boating history with the community. Our mission remains the same: The Finger Lakes Boating Museum exists for the education and preservation of the boating activities and boat building heritage of the Finger Lakes.
1997-2013
1997
2000
2004
2005-2007
2007-2010
2010-2013
FLBM was granted its provisional charter, in December of 1997. This was the beginning of the FLBM.
FLBM was officially granted its 501 c(3) tax status. We officially became a non-profit organization.
The Museum hosted its first Boat Show on the waterfront in Geneva, NY to bring boating history out into the community.
The Museum was looking for a permanent home with a focus on sites in Canandaigua, NY.
FLBM also considered the former Penn Yan Boat Company Factory as a home for the museum.
The plan pivoted to the construction of a new home for the museum in Geneva; the property is now the Finger Lakes Welcome Center.
2013-2023:
Celebrating 10 Years in Hammondsport
OUR TEAM
STAFF
KARA CALDER
Executive Director
NANCY WIGHTMAN
Administrator, Operations & Planning
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NICOLE KATSUR
Programs Coordinator
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JULIE JOHNSON
Bookkeeper
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LEE CALDER
Media and Design Specialist
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PEARL LONGWELL & BRITTANEY RANIEWICZ
Housekeeping
TRUSTEES
DAVE BORNHOLDT- President
JOHN RUDD- Vice President
LAURA CHANDLER- Treasurer
KATHY VENEMA- Secretary
PAM BORNHOLDT- Member at Large
BERNIE BURNS
MAGGIE COFFEY
MURRAY HESTLEY
JIM MOORE
DAVE ROCKWELL
DUNCAN SPRINGSTEAD
PHIL WALKER
ED WIGHTMAN
ADVISORY BOARD
CHRISTOPHER T. LYTLE - Chair
CTL Philanthropic Advisory
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REBECCA HOPFINGER - Vice Chair
Executive Director, Antique Boat Museum
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DICK SHERWOOD
Finger Lakes Chapter Antique & Classic Boat Society
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JOHN (MICK) BARNES
Skaneateles Boat Company
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GEORGE ZETH
Morehouse Boats
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GLENDA GEPHART
Executive Director, Schuyler County
Historical Society
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LEIGH TRINER
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards
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EDWARD VARNO
Past Director, Ontario County Historical Society
KYLE CHEDZOY
Funeral Director, Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home
MATT CONWAY
Registrar, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art