Mark your calendars for the 4th Wednesday of June through September for the 2025 free lecture series. Enjoy a pre-lecture wine and nibbles mixer and then an interesting lecture about our wonderful lake area. o June 25th – History of Canoeing on Lake Chautauqua – Brad Fisher o July 30th – Muskie Fish Hatchery – […]
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2025 Season is Coming Soon!
Summer Starter Party: June 6th, 2025
Museum members and friends - watch your mail boxes for your exclusive invitation to a fun evening of food, music, and friends. Or buy your tickets from our web site by clicking HERE.
Boater Safety Class – May 31, 2025
Starting this year, everybody has to have a boater safety certification in order to legally operate a watercraft in NY.
Sign up for the next free class at The Lawson Center. May 31st from 8 am to 4 pm. FREE LUNCH!!!
Register on-line by clicking here: CLICK TO REGISTER
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Fletcher (Ned) Ward’s Book Benefits TLC
This is the second book which the author has gifted the Center. He previously donated The History of the Chris Craft Corporation’s Jamestown Division as a fundraiser, 100% of the sales of which benefited the Lawson Family Boating Heritage Museum. The Chautauqua Regional Community Foundation paid for printing of that book. Chautauqua’s Other Boats features chapters on thirty-five […]
Member Docking Benefit
For our valued members: Register your boat with us and use our docks any time you’re in Bemus Point–whether the museum is open or not. You can enjoy the shopping and dining while you’re boat is safely docked at the TLC. Complete the registration form and either email it to the email address on the […]