Lawson Boating Heritage Center On Chautauqua Lake

PRESERVE THE BOATING HERITAGE OF CHAUTAUQUA LAKE THROUGH HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS, TEACHING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS.

- EXHIBIT HISTORIC BOATS, ARTIFACTS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT RELATE TO CHAUTAUQUA LAKE'S RICH BOATING HISTORY.- EXHIBIT THE LAWSON FAMILY COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BOATING ARTIFACTS, WOOD-WORKING TOOLS, BOAT BUILDING TOOLS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY.- PROVIDE A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND EVENT FORUMS.- PROVIDE A MARINA LEARNING EXPERIENCE.- CREATE A NAUTICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY FOR USE BY THE MEMBERSHIP AND GUESTS.ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021:DUE TO THE PANDEMIC OUR NORMAL HOURS (LISTED BELOW) WERE RESTRICTED TO 1-5PM ON WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY DURING THE SUMMER.MUSEUM HOURS MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS: SATURDAY 10AM-5PM AND SUNDAY 1PM-5PM, ADDITIONALLY DURING JULY AND AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1PM-5PM AND AT OTHER TIMES PER REQUEST.-CURRENT AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP: 275. CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, PARTNER, CORPORATE, FRIEND OF THE LAWSON CENTER. CONTINUE MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.-WITH THE HELP OF A GRANT FROM THE CHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE 2 ELECTRONIC KIOSKS AS WELL AS TABLET COMPUTERS TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR VISITORS.

CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, FORUMS, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS CENTERED ON THE HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAWSON CENTER, MARITIME HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, THE HISTORY OF WOOD BOAT BUILDING, AND THE LESSONS OF BOATING.ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021:OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE OF CLASSES, FORUMS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS WERE PARTIALLY DISRUPTED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. SCHOOL TOURS WERE CANCELED. HOWEVER, OUR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES WAS HELD AND WHILE SPACING REQUIREMENTS LIMITED OUR CAPACITY, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE FOR A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF GUESTS. OUR ABILITY TO HOST NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AT OUR FACILITY WAS SOMEWHAT LIMITED BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE 1,502 MUSEUM VISITORS, 254 FOR ADULT EDUCATION SEMINARS AND 1,460 ATTENDED PRIVATE EVENTS AT OUR VENUE.

PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CLASSIC BOATS THAT IN PAST YEARS GRACED OUR LAKE.ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021:WE COMPLETED THE RESTORATION OF A 25' "WAR CANOE" THAT WAS DAMANGED BY A STORM SOME YEARS AGO. THIS CANOE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AT CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION AND INTRODUCED MANY YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE JOY OF BOATING AND THE POWER OF TEAMWORK. RESTORATION WORK WAS ALSO PERFORMED ON A 1938 CENTURY, AN EXAMPLE OF THE HISTORIC BOATS THAT GRACED OUR AREA OVER THE YEARS AS WELL AS THE CRAFTSMANSHIP WE ARE PRESERVING. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE HARD WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS.