The Steamboat Era Museum will be open June 2- September 5 Thursday-Saturday and Monday 10am-4pm and Sunday 1-4pm. It will be closed July 4.

Activities at the museum include docent-led tours and a children’s scavenger hunt, including a new hunt for younger children.

Discover the Stories of the Steamboat Era. 

Interactive exhibits include the story of Hansford Bayton, an African American steamboat owner. He tells his story of how tell how he navigated Jim Crow laws to run a successful fleet of steamers—until arson literally sent his business up in flames. 

Meet young Walther Fidler, and his friends, who snuck aboard steamboats to play the slot machines. 

Watch a video, in one of the crew quarters in the restored Potomac Pilothouse, the largest remaining piece of a Chesapeake Bay steamboat in existence. Experience the restoration and installation of the pilothouse in 2019. 

Mark your calendar for two of the museum’s signature events. The Irvington Crab Festival is scheduled for September 17 and the Holiday Marketplace on November 25, 26 & 27 and December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18. 

Admission to the museum is $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for youth 12-17. Active military and children under 12 are free.  For groups of ten or more the admission is $5.00

For further information please call 438-6888 or email shop@SteamboatEraMuseum.org