Michael Saari will be returning to Clayton in 2023 to teach Bronze Casting for Marine Hardware at the Antique Boat Museum.  Basic patternmaking, sand molding, and bronze casting will be covered, as well as information on how to build an inexpensive furnace and necessary tools for sand-casting molten bronze.  Making of cores (for casting hollow […]

Boating Education Requirements – NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation When will I need a boating safety certificate in New York State? Under a law known as Brianna’s Law, all motor boat operators: Born on or after Jan. 1, 1988 will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2022. Born on or after Jan. 1, 1983 will need a boating […]

Sackets Harbor’s Horse Island Constance Barone, Site Manager at Sackets Harbor Battlefield November 10, 2023 | 5:30pm Youtube Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtw7ra_Bea8 Horse Island, linked to Sackets Harbor’s mainland by a submerged causeway, played a significant role in the 29 May 1813 Battle of Sackets Harbor. Later, lighthouse keepers and their families called it home on Black […]

The St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands: The 12,500 years before us Ken Knapp, Local Avocational Archaeologist February 16, 2024 | 5:30pm Youtube Live Stream: https://youtube.com/live/sBQBHMCbMYY Our Region has been in geological transition since well before the end of the Ice Age, and the start of the Holocene geological epoch. Yet as an Early Lake […]

Boating Education Requirements – NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation When will I need a boating safety certificate in New York State? Under a law known as Brianna’s Law, all motor boat operators: Born on or after Jan. 1, 1978 will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2024. All motor boat operators regardless of age will need […]

July 10, 2024 | 10:30-2:00pm Ever wonder what’s really going on in the water of the St. Lawrence River? This is your chance to find out! Join Save the River and ABM to try your hand at water quality sampling and testing, marine plant identification, trawling for macroinvertebrates, and so much more! You will learn […]

Boating Education Requirements – NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation When will I need a boating safety certificate in New York State? Under a law known as Brianna’s Law, all motor boat operators: Born on or after Jan. 1, 1978 will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2024. All motor boat operators regardless of age will need […]

Boating Education Requirements – NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation When will I need a boating safety certificate in New York State? Under a law known as Brianna’s Law, all motor boat operators: Born on or after Jan. 1, 1978 will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2024. All motor boat operators regardless of age will need […]

Bring your edge tools or knives to this night class on sharpening. Students will be given the opportunity to learn how to sharpen planes, chisels, spokeshaves or their favorite knife. There will be enough grinders, stones and materials for all to use through out the night. This would also be a good opportunity to bring […]

Note: This class was previously known as Beginner Sailing The goal of this 3-day class is to introduce young children to exciting traditional activities on the water. Students will learn about different types of watercraft from St. Lawrence skiffs to our antique wooden sailboats. They will have multiple opportunities to get out on the river! June 24-26, […]

Note: This class was previously known as Junior Sailing. The overall intent of this week-long class is to have students be able to sail out and back in a wide-open space with a partner. Students will learn knots and the basics of sailing. Students will primarily utilize the sunfish and optimists in this class with occasional activities […]

June 26, 2024 | 11:00am - 2:00pm Come and spend the day at the ABM to learn all about fishing! With the help of Save the River and the Clayton Island Fishing Guides, you will learn all the fish species that reside in the river, have the chance to paint with fish, learn to rig […]