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The \u2018Saratoga Lake\u2014Let\u2019s Go Boating\u2019 exhibit offers children an opportunity to take a boat ride fueled by their imagination as they discover different animals and plants in their natural habitat.
Courtesy Freedom Boat Club of Lake George<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Freedom Boat Club Lake George has partnered with the Children\u2019s Museum at Saratoga on a boating and fishing exhibit. <\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cSaratoga Lake\u2014Let\u2019s Go Boating\u201d exhibit is an interactive, kid-friendly, and colorfully immersive exhibit. The exhibit helps young children utilize play to enhance their social and emotional development, as well as learn how to communicate, observe and problem solve with one another as they navigate their way through it, museum officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Freedom Boat Club owners Matt and Rebecca O\u2019Hara have been members of the museum for several years and brought the idea to staff last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are frequent visitors of the museum with our 5- and 3 year-old daughters. We\u2019ve seen the joy they get interacting with the steering wheels and controls on our club boats, we thought it would be great to enhance the interactivity of the boat exhibit at the museum,\u201d said Rebecca. \u201cWe were thrilled when Sarah and her museum team were open to the idea of working with us to add not just the controls to the boat, but significantly upgrading the space with the fishing and knot tying panels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibit space is on the first floor of the museum. It offers children an opportunity to take a boat ride fueled by their imagination as they discover different animals and plants in their natural habitat. To further enhance the exhibit\u2019s educational value, there are additional interactives for visitors to engage with as they discover life on the lake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Included is a revamped rowboat utilizing a reclaimed steering wheel and throttle control, an interactive knot-tying panel featuring four common boating knots, an interactive fishing game, and a life jacket station.<\/span><\/p>\n

The O\u2019Haras feel that the exhibit, and future programming designed around it, will allow visitors to have more hands-on experience with the joys of boating, the value of boat safety, and the importance of learning about and respecting the eco systems around the region\u2019s lakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe strongly believe that time spent boating as a family is among the best quality time we have with our kids and want to continue making boating more accessible in the area\u201d said Matt O\u2019Hara.<\/span><\/p>\n

In April, the museum reopened to in-person visitors. Since that time, hundreds of children have visited and interacted with the new boating exhibit, officials.\u00a0 <\/span>While \u201cdriving\u201d the boat itself is a favorite among visitors, the new interactive fishing exhibit is extremely popular with visitors of all ages. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe changes to this exhibition offer visitors a sneak peek at what lies ahead for the museum\u2019s future. Many of the museum\u2019s best loved exhibitions will be transformed when the museum reopens in its new location in Saratoga State Park\u201d according to Sarah Smith, executive director.<\/span><\/p>\n

Freedom Boat Club is the nation\u2019s oldest and largest boat club, with over 2,000 boats at 215 club locations operating in 31 states, Canada, and Europe. For more information about Freedom Boat Club in Lake George, call (845) 642-0201 or visit www.freedomboatclub.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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