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Lowell National Historical Park
Guided Tours & Programs
 Tours & Programs
 Schedule, June 28-August 23
 Views of Lowell Trolley Tour
 Daily, 10:00am
 Pawtucket to the River Tours
 Daily, 10:00am
 Mill and Canal Tour
 Daily, 11:00 & 11:30am, 2:00 & 2:30pm
 Concord to the Merrimack Tour
 Daily, 1:00 & 2:45pm (10:45AM available for group bookings one week in advance)
 The "Full Works" Tour
 Sunday, July 20 , 2:30pm & Sunday, August 17, 2:30pm
 Evening River Cruise
 Thursdays, July 10, 6:00pm
                  July 17, 6:00pm
                  July 31, 6:00pm
                  August 7, 6:00pm
                  August 14, 6:00pm
                  August 21, 6:00pm
 MAPP the Merrimack Tour
 Wednesday, July 30, 9:00am
 Wednesday, August 27, 9:00am
 Paddling on the River
 Saturday, July 26, 9:00am
 Saturday, August 2, 9:00am
 Lowell Lyceum Series
 All lectures are FREE
 "Amelia's Last Lecture"
 with historical character Amelia Earhart
 Tuesday, July 8, 6:30-7:30pm

"Meet Eleanor Roosevelt; Advocate for Universal Human Rights"
 Tuesday, August 5, 6:30-7:30pm


 

Tours and Programs
Schedule, September 2 - October 13
 Views of Lowell Trolley Tour
 2:30pm Monday-Friday
 Pawtucket to the River Tour
 1 Hr 45 min in length. Locking at Swamp Locks
 visits Francis Gate, goes to Lower Locks. Fee schedule.
 11:00 am, 3:15 pm
 Saturday, Sunday & Columbus Day
 Mill and Canal Tour
 Explore the role of water in shaping Lowell's history while       traveling by canal boat on the Merrimack River, the Pawtucket Canal and the Northern Canal. The tour is 2 HR 15 minutes
12:00 & 1:30pm
Saturday, Sunday & Columbus Day
*Urban Naturalist Series:
        - MAPP the Merrimack water testing program
        - Paddle trips with the Merrimack River Watershed Council 
 
 September 24 @9:00am
 September 7 & October 7 both @ 9:00am
 

*The Urban Naturalist programs hope to encourage our neighbors and visitors to get out and enjoy the natural side of Lowell. We hope to share with our visitors both our knowledge and our love of nature.  

Participating in the Urban Naturalist program series are:
Community Greenhouse Gardens – www.communitygardengreenhouse.org
Friends of the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forrest – www.friendsoftheforest.org

Lowell Cemetery – lowellcemetery.com
Lowell National Historical Park – www.nps.gov/lowe
Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust – www.lowelllandtrust.orgMassachusetts Audubon – www.massaudubon.org
Merrimack River Watershed Council – www.mrwc.net
Tsongas Industrial History Center - www.uml.edu/tsongas
Look for more programs coming this summer and fall.


Students weaving on floor looms at Lowell National Historical Park  

Did You Know?
The Tsongas Industrial History Center is a collaborative project of the University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Education and the National Park Service at Lowell National Historical Park. Over 60,000 school children per year experience curriculum based education programs at the park & Center.
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Last Updated: July 01, 2008 at 13:43 EST