Note: This class was previously known as Advanced Junior Sailing. The intent of this 6-day class is to introduce students to sailboat racing and boats that require a crewmate. Students will sail our antique wooden boats, Club 420 and our Hobie 16 in addition to utilizing sunfish. August 9-11 & 14-16, 2023 | 12:30-4:30pm Ages: 12+ (or Proof […]

This class will focus on the construction of spars for small craft. Students will learn the different types of wood, shaping a square blank into a round, laminated vs solid, gaffs and sprits. While the class will focus on traditional solid construction, birdsmouth and hollow box will be discussed. This class will helpful to anyone […]

Join us for an evening sail across French Creek Bay to the Clayton Yacht Club for dinner. August 17 | 4:30-7:00pm date may change Cost: FREE Space is limited, so pre-registration is required.   For registration and questions please contact Molly Voth at mvoth@abm.org or 315.686.4104 ext. 225.

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 […]

ABM is partnering up with Save The River to build housing for Terns and other flyway birds. Come with your kids to hear from STR’s Educator about terns and other flyway birds while introducing them to a shop setting. This class will be adapted to all ages interested with parents attending. Time will be set […]

The Thousand Islands: 20 Years Through the Lens Chris Murray, Photographer September 8, 2023 | 5:30pm Youtube Live Stream: https://youtube.com/live/bf2rwoYX6Qs In this lecture Chris will discuss his photography in the Islands over the past 20 years and how it has changed and continues to evolve. He will also touch on his background, how the natural […]

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 […]

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 […]