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The Antique Boat Museum (ABM), North America’s premier freshwater nautical museum based in Clayton, NY, opens for the 2022 season on Saturday, May 7 and will remain open seven days a week, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., through Columbus Day. After Columbus Day, the Museum will be open weekends, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., through October 30th. The Museum Store will also open Saturday, May 7 and admission is not required to shop the Store.
Ride the River boat rides will begin Memorial Day Weekend, providing visitors with the opportunity to take a 45-minute boat ride through the 1000 Islands in the ABM’s triple cockpit runabout. Guided walking tours of the historic houseboat, La Duchesse, will also begin Memorial Day Weekend. Skiff rowing will be available to visitors starting in the month of June. The Free Community Sailing and Rowing program will run in July and August. Detailed listings of ABM special events and educational courses are available at abm.org.
2022 Admission Rates
ABM visitors continue to have a choice of four admission packages: General Admission; Tour of La Duchesse & General Admission; Ride the River & General Admission; and Ride the River, Tour of La Duchesse & General Admission. Complete package pricing is available on the Museum website, abm.org. Discount admission is available for seniors, youth and children, and families of four. ABM is pleased to announce that this year discount admission will be offered to all holders of a valid military ID: active duty, retired, reserve, and dependent.
New Exhibits
Two new exhibits debut in the Elizabeth and Bolling Haxall Building this year: The Old Reliable: The Historically Inspired Designs of Slipstream Watercraft in the Homer L. Dodge Gallery and Beneath the Surface: The Maritime Artwork of Roland Stevens in the concours gallery between the Gordon and Coffin Galleries. The Old Reliable exhibition showcases Slipstream Watercraft’s appreciation for classically elegant paddling designs manufactured from modern materials. It also displays the Slipstream building process alongside the historic vessels that inspired the company’s founders. Beneath the Surface features Roland “Chip” Stevens’ watercolors of shipwrecks with ties to the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. We invite you to come and experience your favorite boating history as it comes to life.
2022 ABM Special Event Schedule
June 1: Volunteer Coffee & Connect Brunch catered by Clipper Inn
June 4: 1000 Islands Family Free Day FREE admission for everyone
June 4-10: Steamboats Visit the ABM
June 17: Exhibit Opening Reception
June 25: 1000 Islands Concours d’Elegance Featuring Cars of Continental Europe
July 15: Members Annual Meeting
July 20: Volunteer Mid-Season Coffee & Connect
August 5-7: 58th Annual Antique Boat Show & Auction Celebrating Chris-Craft’s 100th Anniversary
August 20: Need for Speed A brand new event
2022 ABM Educational Programming Schedule
May 16-October 20: Boat America USCG Auxiliary Boating Safety course; See website for specific dates
June 11: Tool Sharpening
June 18: 1st 2022 Homer L. Dodge Lecture – Rushton and Slipstream
June 27-August 18: Sailing See website for specific dates
June 29: River Rat Day 1 – Something Fishy
June 30-July 1: Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs Free
July 5: River Rat Day 2 – Model Skiff Building
July 12 & 14: Lines Taking
July 19: River Rat Day 3 – Junior Maritime Archaeology
July 23: Family Birdhouse Building
July 26 & 28: Lofting
August 10: River Rat Day 4 – Who Lives in the St. Lawrence River?
August 27 & 28: Half Hull Making
August 30 & September 1: Hand Plane Making
September 13 & 15: Paddle Making
October 3-7: Bronze Casting
October 15: Winterize Your Own Boat
About ABM
Located on the St. Lawrence River in upstate NY, ABM features a collection of over 300 antique and classic boats and thousands of recreational boating artifacts. Each summer the 4.5-acre waterfront campus comes alive with numerous educational programs and special events, including the longest running antique boat show in North America. For more information, please visit the Museum’s website at abm.org.
