Event Highlights

NH Boat Museum  
Summer Schedule 

Programs Throughout the Summer
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• Friday, September 24 – Volunteer Appreciation Cookout. The many volunteers who make our mission a reality are invited to join the Museum Board and staff for a “thank you” cookout.
  
• Monday, October 11 Museum closes for its 10th season in Wolfeboro. Last chance in 2010 to see the beautiful boats, motors & memorabilia on display.

Great Waters Music Festival 2010

on the Shores of Lake Winnipesaukee
at Brewster Academy 

See you Next Summer!
569-7710
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Wright Museum

77 Center St - 569-1212
Programs Throughout the Summer

• NOW to October

  Gold Star Mother's Statue on Display

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• Tues., Sep. 7, 7pm
  Love Letters on the Front Lines
  Mark Foynes, Wright Museum Director

  For millions of American men serving overseas, letters from home - especially love letters from spouses and sweethearts - were a vital link to those for whom they were fighting. Join us for a special look at several such letters from the museum's archives

• Tues., Sep. 14, 7pm Adventures of Billy Boyle - Lecture & Book Signing by James R. Benn
• Saturday, September 25, 2010, 10:00am - 02:00pm
  Guns of the Pacific - A Collector's Seminar

  Presentations
  Firearms of the U.S. Army and Marines in the Pacific - Randy Cook
  Guns Down Under: Arms of the Australians and the New Zealanders - Paul Levasseur
  Guns of the Empire of the Rising Sun: Japanese Firearms and the Pacific War - Mike Hashem
  Tickets are $10 or $8 for Wright Museum Members
  Call 603-569-1212 for tickets or more information

• Saturday, October 02, 2010, 01:00pm - 05:00pm
  Lakes Region Reads’ grand kick-off Event

  stories and exhibits from the Greatest Generation
  2pm Journalist Mike Pride will discuss his book
  "We Went to War" and  enjoy 1940′s style ice cream
  The first two hundred people that come to this event will receive a free copy of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

More on Events

The Wright Museum collects and displays artifacts that illustrate the Second World War's significant and lasting impact on American life

May1-Oct 31:
M-Sat 10-4, Sun Noon - 4
Tues evening lectures 6:30-9pm
569-1212.
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Wolfeboro 250th Anniversary
Wolfe Hunt Event

On going through Oct 11
Pick up your Wolfe Hunt contest card at the Wolfeboro Area Chamber of Commerce Information Center at the railroad station Downtown Wolfeboro.
Hunt and find 15 official Anniversary logos on display in over 50 Wolfeboro businesses. Businesses will initial your card when you find General Wolfe. When complete, bring your card back to the Chamber of Commerce and it will be entered into
5 monthly drawings for prizes and grand prize on Oct 11.
More Info 
569-2200

Wolfeboro 250th Anniversary

• October 10 Colonial Gala Wright Museum
  
• November 14 Closing Reception Wolfeboro Inn 
• Wolfeboro Anniversary Commemorative Flag  More...
• 250th Anniversay Commemorative Book  
  Buy Online $9.95
• More Info 
  569-2200

Poets in the Attic

Thursday September 23 from 7-9pm
Meets fourth Thursdays of the Month Jan-Oct
Outside the Country Bookseller, Durgan Stables 23 N Main St. 539-4472 or poetsintheattic@gmail.com

Wolfe Sail

Sept 12 & 26, Oct 3 & 17 -  Wolfe Sail Race 2pm near Wolfeboro Bay and nearby Islands. Open to sailboats 17 feet or larger
Event lasts 2-3 hours. Multiple Judged Races.
More Race Scedule and Info

Cate Park Saturday Night Concerts
7-9pm

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  Sept 4 7-9pm at Cate Park Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys

  New England Bluegrass More...

National Orienteering Event
Sept 19 9:30am - 1pm

Meet at Sewall Woods XC Ski Center
parking area on Clow Road, Wolfeboro 

No Preregistration - Small Mapping Fee
variety of courses from beginner through seasoned adventure racer complexity, a souvenir topographic map, a complimentary copy of Orienteering North America magazine (while supplies last), other “take-home” sporting-related things and even a chance to take home sponsor prizes.
Peter Goodwin at 998- 3582.
Lakes Region Conservation
Orienteering USA
NH Orienteering