News Release

2023 Round Island Regatta

On July 12, 2023 / News Release

The 13th Annual Round Island Regatta will take place on Saturday August 19, 2023 The Gundalow Company’s friendly race is open to paddlers, rowers, and sailors alike and launches from Peirce Island in the south end of Portsmouth, NH. Spectators of all ages are welcome to attend. This is a fun, family-friendly event for all ages and abilities! All competitors and spectators with Picnic Tickets are welcome to the afterparty on Four Tree Island with lunch, drinks, and desserts provided. All proceeds and sponsorships support the Gundalow Company’s mission to “protect the Piscataqua Region’s Maritime Heritage and Environment through Education […]

May 7 Special Maritime Cultural Event

On April 14, 2023 / Education, News Release

Black and Indigenous Maritime Perspectives in the Dawnland Please join us on Sunday May 7th for a Special Event: Black and Indigenous Maritime Perspectives in the Dawnland with Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes, Senior Curator of Maritime Social Histories at Mystic Seaport Museum. We are excited to partner with The Puddle Dock Restaurant and Players’ Ring Theatre to bring you this special evening! This event begins with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 4:30pm at Puddle Dock Restaurant with the presentation to follow at 5:30 at The Players’ Ring . Registration is available here; tickets are $100. Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes is the Senior Curator of […]

March 23 Science Cafe: Oyster Aquaculture

On March 6, 2023 / News Release, Past Events

Oyster aquaculture featuring local oyster farmers (rescheduled from February 23) Join us at Earth Eagle Brewing NorthIndoors at: 350 NH-108, Suite 208, Somersworth, NH 03878 Thursday March 23rd, 2023, 5:30-6:30pm Laura BrownFounder- Fox Point Oysters“Fox Point Oysters is an owner-operated oyster farm located in Little Bay, NH, dedicated to raising healthy, delicious oysters. The farm was established in 2012 by Laura Brown after a long career in the arts. She was introduced to oysters and farming by her sister, a research marine biologist, who also farms oysters and has been researching and restoring native oyster reefs in NH’s Great Bay. Laura […]

Dr. Geoffrey Clark

On January 26, 2023 / News Release

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

Free Little Art Gundalow Gallery (FLAGG)

On August 17, 2022 / News Release

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 […]

The Gundalow PISCATAQUA is sailing on the Merrimack River

On August 17, 2022 / News Release, Past Events

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 […]

Meet Summer Camp Sponsors: Jay and Amanda McSharry

On July 24, 2022 / Donor, Education, News Release, Past Events

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

Meet Summer Camp Sponsors: Rachael and Anthony DiLorenzo

On June 28, 2022 / Donor, Education, News Release

“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.”

WANTED: 1 MORE GREAT GUNDALOW CAMP COUNSELOR

On May 26, 2022 / Education, News Release

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. […]

Meet the Lead Corporate Sponsor of Piscataqua Riverfest

On May 23, 2022 / Donor, Members, News Release

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 […]