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 Fishing: Growing Fish […]
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A Long Winter's Nap
We had a wonderful 2025 season and had great fun participating in the Bemus Point Fall Festival. Thank you to all the great folks who dropped in to see us.
We'll be hibernating for the winter, but we're always happy to open up for private tours if you contact us via our web site.
Our board will be working hard over the winter to plan new exhibits, lectures and activities.
See you next year!
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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 at the Partner Level and above: Register your boat with us and use the outside portion of our docks while you’re visiting 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. (No overnight docking, please.) See the President’s […]