Steamboat Meet Celebrates Half A Century

PHOTO: New Hampshire artist Peter Ferber’s poster to commemorate the 50th Annual Steamboat Meet at Lee’s Mills in Moultonborough which will take place September 10th-18th. The poster will be for sale at the Meet, at the Art Place in Wolfeboro, The Old Country Store in Moultonborough, and at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum in Laconia.

Early September brings the 50th Anniversary Meet of the Lee’s Mills Steamboat Association to Moultonborough, where as many as fifty steamboats are expected for ten days of activities. This festive event, the world’s largest annual steamboat meet, has become a major attraction for Moultonborough and Lake Winnipesaukee. Steamboats will arrive to Moultonborough the week following Labor Day, all assembling at the Lee’s Mills docks by the weekend, with most staying until Sunday, September 18th.
While the schedule of events is subject to change, visitors to the 50th Annual Steamboat Meet can expect two steamboat parades on Lake Winnipesaukee. On Sunday, September 11th, steamboats will leave Lee’s Mills at 2pm for Moultonborough Bay. On Saturday, September 17th, steamboats will parade to Green’s Basin at 10am. A trip to 19 Mile Bay in Tuftonboro is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th at 9:30am.

The first steamboat meet was held at Lee’s Mills on September 10, 1972, and when the event’s popularity led to an increased number of boats, the Lee’s Mills Steamboat Association was formed in June of 2004. A photo book ‘Lee’s Mills Steamboat Meet: 50 Years of Memories’ will be distributed to Association members for the anniversary. To mark this important milestone, noted Lakes Region artist Peter Ferber has created a commemorative poster to celebrate the Lee’s Mills 50th Annual Steamboat Meet.
The Lee’s Mills 50th Annual Steamboat Meet poster will be available for sale at the Meet, and is now available at The Old Country Store in Moultonborough, at The Art Place in Wolfeboro, and at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum at the Weirs in Laconia. The poster was produced with the support of the Town of Moultonborough, Meredith Village Savings Bank, and individual Lee’s Mills Steamboat Association members.