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Lowell National Historical Park
Guided Tours & Programs


Tours and Programs

Schedule: May 23 – June 19

Views of Lowell Trolley Tour

2:30 pm, Monday - Friday
Free

Locks to Locks Boat Tour
(1 hr 45 minutes)

11:00 am, 12:15 pm, & 2:00 pm, 3:15 pm 
Saturday, Sunday & Memorial Day
Fees Apply (see below)

Riverfest
Environmental focus boat tour
and walking tour; music & activities
along Concord River

10:00 am – 5:00 pm June 13
Free Event, free boat tour @ 2:00pm,
reservations required (978-970-5000)



Tours and Programs

          Schedule: June 20 – June 26          

Pawtucket to the River Boat Tour
(1 hr 30 mins)

10:30 am & 3:15 pm, Daily
Fees Apply (see below)

Concord to the Merrimack Boat Tour
(2 hrs)

11:30 am & 1:30 pm, Daily
Fees Apply (see below)


Tours and Programs

           Schedule: June 27 – August 23      

Views of Lowell Trolley Tour
(40 min)

10:30 am, Daily
Free

Harnessing the Merrimack Boat Tour
(2 hr)

10:00 am & 1:30 pm, Daily 
Fees Apply (see below)

Pawtucket to the River Boat Tour
(1 hr 30 mins)

11:15 am, Daily
Fees Apply (see below)
Run of the Mill Boat Tour
(2 hrs)
12:00 pm & 3:00 pm, Daily
Fees Apply (see below)

Concord to the Merrimack Boat Tour
(2 hrs)

12:30 pm & 2:30 pm, Daily
Fees Apply (see below)
The "Full Works" Tour
(3 hrs)
2:30 pm Sunday, July 12 & 19,
Sunday, August 9 & 16

Fees Apply (see below)

Evening River Cruise
(2 hrs)

6:00 pm Thursday July 9, 16, 30,
August 6, 13, 20 
 
Fees Apply (see below)



Interpretive fee for Locks to Locks, Run of the Mill, Concord to the Merrimack, Pawtucket to the River and Evening Cruise Boat Tours:
$8.00 adults,
$7.00 seinors/students,
$6.00 youth (6-16 years old),
children free.

The "Full Works" Tour:
$10.00 adults,
$9.00 seinors/students,
$8.00 youth (6-16 years old),
children free.

Buy a "Park Package." Combine a canal tour with a visit to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum and receive a discount. Call (978) 970-5000 to request special group rates.

Reservations: 978-970-5000.


 

Photo of mill workers outside of a Boardinghouse  

Did You Know?
There were female and male overseers in the mills of Lowell in the 19th century. In Rev. Henry Miles' book, Lowell As It Was, and As It Is, he mentions that the Boott Cotton Mills has recently opened a new weave room and it is being overseen by two women overseers.
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Last Updated: June 24, 2009 at 09:40 EST