Be a Part of Buffalo’s History!
By becoming a member of the Buffalo Maritime Center, you join a community of people who want to keep learning and teaching traditional boatbuilding skills. Your membership helps preserve our city’s maritime heritage and allows our educational programs & our community boatbuilding projects to thrive. Joining the BMC has a direct impact on ensuring that Buffalo, New York, reclaims its status as the Queen City of the Great Lakes.
You can help make history and become a BMC member in the year that we launch the largest community boatbuilding project in the United States: the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief. Do not miss the boat!
All Buffalo Maritime Center Memberships include:
- Invitations to Exclusive Events & Workshops
- BMC Maritime Museum & Library Access
- Council of American Maritime Museum (CAMM) Reciprocal Museum Entry
- Member Appreciation Event Inclusion (plus one guest)
- Free Hoyt Lake Boat Rentals
- BMC T-shirt, sticker, and 10% off at the Gift Shop!
BOSUN: $60
Bosun memberships receive all core benefits
MATE: $120
Mate memberships receive all core benefits PLUS…
- Reciprocal Admission to 90+ Maritime Museums through the Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM)
- Discount on Select Adult Classes
- Hoyt Lake Paddle Pass for Canoes & Rowboats
CAPTAIN: $240
Captain memberships receive all core and Mate-level benefits PLUS…
- Reciprocal Admission to 90+ Maritime Museums through the Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM)
- Discount on Select Adult Classes
- Hoyt Lake Paddle Pass Plus for Canoes, Rowboats, & Floatmingos
For more information about becoming a BMC Member, please contact Katy at kathryn@buffalomaritimecenter.org or 716.881.0111.