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Winterton
Boat Building Museum
www.woodenboat.ca
Mailing Address
Winterton Boat Building Museum
P.O. Box 59, Winterton
NL, A0B 3M0
Telephone: (709) 583-2010
Fax: (709)583-2099
E-mail: megreen@nf.sympatico.ca
Open: Mid June to Early September - 10am to 4pm
Cutting
Wood for Boat Building
The
Winterton Boat Building Museum, which was awarded the
prestigious Manning Award of Excellence for 2003 by the
Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador,
offers visitors the chance to step back in time with various
wonderful exhibits. A general store, Transport & Communication
devices, a Cooperage Shop, a wonderfully preserved horse
drawn hearse and agriculture equipment are display.
Oakum
to Fill the Seams
Archives
The
museum has artifacts, photos and manuscripts depicting the
early lifestyles and commerce of the area, as well as a
genealogy data base.
Preservation
of the History of Boat Building
The Winterton Boat Building Museum most important function
is the preservation of Winterton's unique history and art
of boat building. Unlike the practice at many other museums,
in Winterton the boat building exhibit is an interactive
one. The Museum is actively preserving the history of boat
building by allowing individuals from the community to construct
traditional trap skiffs. Many times visitors were very surprised
to watch the actual building of these boats in full view.
Winterton
is one place on the island where the traditional methods
and skills of wooden boat building are being revived and
preserved.
Launching
New Boat.
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