We were saddened to learn of the passing last week of Dr. Geoffrey Clark, one of our most faithful supporters. Geoff along with his wife, Martha Fuller Clark, have been a part of the Gundalow family for over fifteen years and were instrumental in helping to raise the funds for the capital campaign to build our gundalow Piscataqua. His philanthropy was renowned in the Seacoast area and his kindness and friendship will be sorely missed. Here’s a link to his obituary:Dr Geoffrey E Clark Tribute
January Science Cafe In Partnership with Blue Ocean Society Join us at 5:30 p.m. at Throwback Brewery7 Hobbs Road North Hampton NHJanuary 26th, 2023 The Piscataqua Science Cafe series runs during the Gundalow Company’s off season at locations around the seacoast. Each night brings in experts from a variety of backgrounds together for a discussion about current science topics. This is your chance to ask an expert the questions you’ve always wanted to!
**Updated 12/7/22 Traditional Boatbuilding with Local Master Builders Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday December 14th at North Country Cider Company in Dover NH [38 Littleworth Road] as we welcome three of the area’s Master Boatbuilders. Nate Piper: Boatbuilder Nate Piper is the owner of Piper Boatworks in Rye and the Director of the Boatshop at Strawbery Banke. In 2016, Nate founded The Boatshop at Strawbery Banke as a way to explore and celebrate maritime skills, experiences and traditions through hands-on boat building, workshops, lectures and other activities. Graham McKay: As Lowell’s Boat Shop’s Executive Director/Master Boatbuilder, Graham is responsible for overseeing […]
Amesbury Carriage Museum sails on the Gundalow Monday September 12th, Sailing 5-7pm from Lowell’s Boat Shop Please plan to arrive at 4:30pm, boarding by 4:45pm Join the Amesbury Carriage Museum and Portsmouth’s Gundalow Company on the lateen-rigged flat-bottom sailing river barge as it journeys along the Merrimack River. This special trip will board at Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, MA, and make use of the tides and the wind to venture along the storied waterfront where boats like the gundalow once plied with salt marsh hay, bricks, lumber, and other goods. From the 1650s, gundalows were an efficient way to carry […]
Take a piece. Leave a piece. Or both!by Ronald Trahan Free Little Art Gundalow Gallery UnderwayShare your nautically themed art at Gundalow’s FLAGG display, Welcome Center, 60 Marcy Street, across from Prescott Park WHY FLAGG? “Whether you can paint a small rock with a wave, or perhaps a miniature oil, watercolor, or acrylic on canvas, the only limitation is your imagination. We do ask that any 2D art is roughly no biggrer than 8″x11″ inches or smaller. If you do anything 3D it should be less than 8 inches in depth. Our vision is that there will be all types […]
Sail on the Gundalow in Newburyport and Amesbury, through Sept 13th, 2022 Public sails started Thursday Sept 8 in Newburyport, and will include a few days in Amesbury, with the last trip on Tuesday Sept 13th before we return to Portsmouth. Merrimack River Basin Before the arrival of automobiles and trucks, Merrimack gundalows provided vital transportation links in the region’s economy. In his book “The Piscataqua Gundalow: Workhorse for a Tidal Basin Empire”, Richard E. Winslow stated that the Merrimack River basin of Massachusetts ranked perhaps second to the Piscataqua in volume of gundalow traffic. In the stretch between […]
Portsmouth’s Innkeeping, Restauranting, and Entrepreneuring Couple
Jumpin’ Jays, Ore Nell’s BBQ, and The Sailmaker’s House are some of the well-known local brands the McSharrys own and operate
“There’s a very good reason why Gundalow summer camps have a waiting list every Spring and Summer,” says Rachael. “They have a well-deserved great reputation. I can tell you that Moms around here set their calendar watches months ahead of time to be sure they get their applications in the moment camp registration opens.”
Gundalow Camp Counselor,Ella Doyle, 20, Celebrates 5 Years with Gundalow “Our unique summer camp programs are very popular, so we need to hire one more counselor as soon as possible,” says Ella. WHY GUNDALOW CAMPS? “Access to the water is a really big reason why our summer programs are highly regarded and always full,’ explains Ella, who started working at Gundalow Company in 2017 in ticket sales at age 16, rising to Head Camp Counselor this season. “Swimming and boating, kayaking and sailing, exploring and learning… Honestly, it’s just impossible for a camper to be bored here,” says the Greenland, NH, native. […]
ON BEHALF OF NEWBURYPORT BANK President and CEO Lloyd Hamm donated $10,000 as the lead corporate sponsor of Gundalow Company’s ‘Piscataqua Riverfest 2022’ special event, to be held Saturday, June 4th, in partnership with Strawbery Banke Museum. The bank’s locations include Amesbury, Dover, Exeter, Hampton, Newbury, Newburyport, Portsmouth and Salisbury. TRAVELLIN’ MAN As of this writing (April 2022), Lloyd and his wife had just returned from a two-week trip to France. Lloyd has visited every state of the U.S. and all Canadian provinces, as well as the Arctic Circle, the Equator, and 76 countries. In the not-too-distant future, he’ll be […]
Gundalow Company
60 Marcy Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 433-9505
Directions | Email Us
