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  • RiverQuest Kid’s Cruise

    On select Saturday mornings  9:00am, we offer a special cruise, designed for young children and their parents, grandparents, etc., aboard RiverQuest. On this cruise, we will show young children how to use binoculars, teach them about the birds we see, […]

    $10 – $20

  • Shanties & Sails: Rick Spencer & Dawn Indermuehle

    Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

    Shanties & Sails: Rick Spencer & Dawn Indermuehle Tuesday, June 18, 2024 5:30-6:30 Shanties:  FREE 7:00-8:00 Onrust:  $25. Sail aboard the Onrust with the performers!   A big Thank You to our Shanties & Sails sponsor Privé Swiss Wellness for […]

  • Full Moon trip on RiverQuest

    Join us aboard RiverQuest and take a relaxing evening cruise on the lower Connecticut River. This will be a cruise to no where, timed so that, weather permitting, we will see the full moon rise. Observe how beautiful the river […]

    $36 – $40

  • Connecticut River Environmental Symposium

    Wesleyan University

    Connecticut River Environmental Symposium 09:30 am – 2:45 pm 06/23/2024 Purchase Tickets   The Connecticut River Museum is hosting an Environmental Symposium this June at Wesleyan University’s Beckham Hall Ballroom, featuring speakers and topics spanning all 410 miles of the […]

  • Shanties & Sails: Littlefield and Morneault

    Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

    Shanties & Sails: Littlefield and Morneault Tuesday, June 25, 2024 5:30-6:30 Shanties:  FREE 7:00-8:00 Onrust:  $25. Sail aboard the Onrust with the performers!   A big Thank You to our Shanties & Sails sponsor Privé Swiss Wellness for their generous […]

  • Summer Camp: Summer Days at Bushnell Farm

    July 1, 2, 3 & 5   Kick-off your summer with a unique, historical experience at Bushnell Farm in Old Saybrook. Travel back in time to glimpse what life was like for kids during the colonial era. Try your hand […]

  • Full Moon trip on RiverQuest

    Join us aboard RiverQuest and take a relaxing evening cruise on the lower Connecticut River. This will be a cruise to no where, timed so that, weather permitting, we will see the full moon rise. Observe how beautiful the river […]

    $36 – $40

  • RiverQuest Osprey Cruise

    See the young Osprey at and around the nests! Join us aboard RiverQuest as we quietly cruise the lower Connecticut River to learn about and observe a fascinating bird of prey, the Osprey. In mid-July, most of the young Osprey […]

    $36 – $40

  • Summer Camp: River Explorers

    Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

    River Explorers July 8 - 12     This is a week for outdoor discovery!  Join us in exploring the creatures of the Connecticut River through binoculars, microscopes and dip-nets! We will sail the Onrust (a replica 17th century Dutch […]

  • Thursdays on the Dock : Cherry Pie

    Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

    Thursdays on the Dock Cherry Pie Thursday, July 11th, 2024 5:30 – 7:15 pm   Thursdays on the Dock has been a shoreline staple for 15 years and is still the destination for waterfront music. Each Thursday evening in July […]