Race! Spectate! Celebrate! Registration is OPEN for the Mighty Merrimack Rowing Race in Amesbury, MA here at Lowell’s.

Here’s the inside scoop: This is actually a party consisting of 10% business meeting, 60% good times with your neighbors here at Lowell’s, and 30% very interesting entertainment. Come on out! No reservation necessary.

We’re not done with summer yet! Appetizers, lobsters, and a celebration by the river at our beautiful waterfront.

Graham’s shuckin’, Shindig’s catering, and of course there’s more than just rosé for libations at this beloved summertime event on the lawn at Lowell’s.

Kids’ activities and ice cream from Hodgie’s Too for members and their families. Come spend time by the water at Lowell’s!

Come see a presentation of stories and beautiful photos from sailing and rowing events coordinated by Atlantic Challenge USA, a Maine non-profit. They are part of an international global community of boatbuilding, rowing, and sailing programs in Bantry Bay gigs with a mission to provide opportunities for personal development, community building, and intercultural understanding through the experience of gathering to race traditional open boats.

Members and those who would like to join Lowell’s, come celebrate the waterfront coming back to life. Music, cookout, and kids’ activities on the lawn.

Row a Bantry Bay gig on the Merrimack River with Arista Holden, Executive Director of Atlantic Challenge USA. Bantry Bay gigs are designs from the 18th century French navy.

Learn and practice your ropework skills. Tie some of the most essential knots for boating and other adventures with greater ease. Learn how to seize the ends with a whipping and a splice.  

This one-day introduction to Coastal Navigation will give you hands-on experience in understanding the symbols on the charts, learning about aids to navigation, plotting courses with a variety of plotting tools, using lines of position to find a fix, and taking and finding your latitude and longitude to give or find a position.

Watch a recording of this presentation. Click here.

Join Graham McKay, executive director of Lowell’s Boat Shop, and Bethany Groff Dorau, executive director of Museum of Old Newbury, as they describe the ways Newburyport prevented attack by sea and became a refuge for rebels at sea. Registration is necessary.

Join us at Firehouse Center for the Arts for a presentation by Graham McKay with plenty of far-flung, high-latitude footage coupled with stories that you can only get one way: Sailing to the Sailing to the Arctic Circle

Hosted by Barewolf Brewing. Join us for a night of New England shipwreck stories. The people of Maine and New Hampshire have histories tied to the sea, and making a living at sea can be dangerous. The wrecks of fishing vessels, freighters such as SS William H. Machen, and warships such as USS Eagle 56 lay hidden beneath the waves just off our coast.

Join us at Barewolf Brewing for five rounds of watery trivia involving boats, biology, weather, history, and more. Good times, free to attend.

First dibs on the shopping, art show, and auction! Come see the shop transformed for the holidays at this very special, members-only event. Libations, oysters, desserts, and more.

Register to race or come to spectate. Click through to see the schedule for the day. It's one of the best parties of the year here at Lowell's!

Come for the snacks and meeting, stay to hear about Graham's big adventure. Last year's was fun, and we hope you come out to visit and hear about year we've had and the year we hope to have.

The Winter Speaker Series kicks off with this presentation from the New England Ice Yacht Association. Learn about Ice Boats and see some for yourself.

Enjoy the waterfront with us. Not a member? Click through to find out how to join up.

Lowells Boat Shop and the Industrial History Center (Amesbury Carriage Museum) invite you to come celebrate dories and vintage cars. Mingle with like-minded enthusiasts and create lasting memories against the backdrop of our rich maritime and automotive heritage.