Monday, July 29th through Saturday, August 3rd from 9am-12pm

Spend a week at Lowell's Boat Shop learning traditional boat building skills by building your own model sailboat! We'll work in the shop's classroom to design and shape hulls, round masts and booms, paint, and then rig the boats in time for a mini regatta on the Merrimack River. No proir experience or woodworking skills required. This is a great opportunity to familiarize your child with woodworking and tool use. Session fee includes materials.

This weeklong event is for ages 10 and up. Students are asked to wear close-toed shoes and bring a snack and water bottle with them each day. **Please note: There is an afternoon session, Rowing on the Mighty Merrimack, from 1-4pm. If your child attends both, please pack a lunch, and we'll all eat together here at the Boat Shop so you don't have to return between sessions! Saturday is the date of the Mighty Merrimack Regatta for the Pond Yacht class; there is no second session that day.

*A minimum of 4 students is required to run this class. Should there be fewer than four students Lowell's Boat Shop reserves the right to cancel the class at any time for a full refund.

Link to register here

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We'll spend the week exploring the Merrimack River using the museum’s fleet of traditional Banks dories and our ten-oared surf dory Provident. Water safety and rowing instructions will be covered on Day One; all rowers will wear USCG-approved life vests. Once competently rowing the boats, we will cast off to explore the river and its surounds. Depending on tide and current, we'll have the option of rowing to Maudslay State Park, Indian River, High Rock, or even the river islands- Deer, Eagle, Ram and Carr Islands. These 'sanctuary islands' have very limited access; we are privileged to be permitted to help monitor native flora and fauna. If conditions are favorable, we may row up the Pow wow River for ice cream!

This weeklong event is for ages 10 and up. Students are asked to bring a snack, sunscreen, a water bottle and bug repellent (if you use it) with them each day. **Please note: There is a morning session, Building Your Own Pond Yacht!, from 9am-noon. If your child attends both, please pack a lunch, and we'll all eat together here at the Boat Shop so you don't have to return between sessions! Saturday is the date of the Mighty Merrimack Regatta for the Pond Yacht class; there is no second session for the rowing group on Saturday.

*A minimum of 4 students is required to run this class. Should there be fewer than four students Lowell's Boat Shop reserves the right to cancel the class at any time for a full refund.

Link to register here.

Monday, July 29th through Saturday, August 3rd from 9am-12pm

Spend a week at Lowell's Boat Shop learning traditional boat building skills by building your own model sailboat! We'll work in the shop's classroom to design and shape hulls, round masts and booms, paint, and then rig the boats in time for a mini regatta on the Merrimack River. No proir experience or woodworking skills required. This is a great opportunity to familiarize your child with woodworking and tool use. Session fee includes materials.

This weeklong event is for ages 10 and up. Students are asked to wear close-toed shoes and bring a snack and water bottle with them each day. **Please note: There is an afternoon session, Rowing on the Mighty Merrimack, from 1-4pm. If your child attends both, please pack a lunch, and we'll all eat together here at the Boat Shop so you don't have to return between sessions! Saturday is the date of the Mighty Merrimack Regatta for the Pond Yacht class; there is no second session that day.

*A minimum of 4 students is required to run this class. Should there be fewer than four students Lowell's Boat Shop reserves the right to cancel the class at any time for a full refund.

Link to register here

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We'll spend the week exploring the Merrimack River using the museum’s fleet of traditional Banks dories and our ten-oared surf dory Provident. Water safety and rowing instructions will be covered on Day One; all rowers will wear USCG-approved life vests. Once competently rowing the boats, we will cast off to explore the river and its surounds. Depending on tide and current, we'll have the option of rowing to Maudslay State Park, Indian River, High Rock, or even the river islands- Deer, Eagle, Ram and Carr Islands. These 'sanctuary islands' have very limited access; we are privileged to be permitted to help monitor native flora and fauna. If conditions are favorable, we may row up the Pow wow River for ice cream!

This weeklong event is for ages 10 and up. Students are asked to bring a snack, sunscreen, a water bottle and bug repellent (if you use it) with them each day. **Please note: There is a morning session, Building Your Own Pond Yacht!, from 9am-noon. If your child attends both, please pack a lunch, and we'll all eat together here at the Boat Shop so you don't have to return between sessions! Saturday is the date of the Mighty Merrimack Regatta for the Pond Yacht class; there is no second session for the rowing group on Saturday.

*A minimum of 4 students is required to run this class. Should there be fewer than four students Lowell's Boat Shop reserves the right to cancel the class at any time for a full refund.

Link to register here.

Monday, July 29th through Saturday, August 3rd from 9am-12pm

Spend a week at Lowell's Boat Shop learning traditional boat building skills by building your own model sailboat! We'll work in the shop's classroom to design and shape hulls, round masts and booms, paint, and then rig the boats in time for a mini regatta on the Merrimack River. No proir experience or woodworking skills required. This is a great opportunity to familiarize your child with woodworking and tool use. Session fee includes materials.

This weeklong event is for ages 10 and up. Students are asked to wear close-toed shoes and bring a snack and water bottle with them each day. **Please note: There is an afternoon session, Rowing on the Mighty Merrimack, from 1-4pm. If your child attends both, please pack a lunch, and we'll all eat together here at the Boat Shop so you don't have to return between sessions! Saturday is the date of the Mighty Merrimack Regatta for the Pond Yacht class; there is no second session that day.

*A minimum of 4 students is required to run this class. Should there be fewer than four students Lowell's Boat Shop reserves the right to cancel the class at any time for a full refund.

Link to register here

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*More info to come

What does it take to survive on an island in the middle of the mighty Merrimack? Join us on this Castaways adventure to find out! Each day we'll row from Lowell's Boat Shop downriver to High Rock, where we'll make landfall and practice our survival skills such as shelter building, tracking, and wild edibles identification. Teamwork and the ability to think out of the box required!

This is a two-day program, 9AM-4PM each day, appropriate for children ages 9-13. Space is limited.

Thursday, August 22 will be the rain date if either day is too stormy to row.

*A minimum of 4 students is required to run this class. Should there be fewer than four students Lowell's Boat Shop reserves the right to cancel the class at any time for a full refund.

Link to register here

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What does it take to survive on an island in the middle of the mighty Merrimack? Join us on this Castaways adventure to find out! Each day we'll row from Lowell's Boat Shop downriver to High Rock, where we'll make landfall and practice our survival skills such as shelter building, tracking, and wild edibles identification. Teamwork and the ability to think out of the box required!

This is a two-day program, 9AM-4PM each day, appropriate for children ages 9-13. Space is limited.

Thursday, August 22 will be the rain date if either day is too stormy to row.

*A minimum of 4 students is required to run this class. Should there be fewer than four students Lowell's Boat Shop reserves the right to cancel the class at any time for a full refund.

Link to register here

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