Old Lyme, Connecticut: Woodrow Wilson's Canoe
Used by Woodrow in his bucolic pre-U.S.-President days, when he was merely President of Princeton University. In the Florence Griswold Museum.
Florence Griswold Museum
- Address:
- 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT
- Directions:
- Florence Griswold Museum. Entrance is on the west side of Lyme St., just north of I-95 exit 70. The canoe is in a small outbuilding opposite the silver turret of the main building.
- Hours:
- Tu-Su 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 860-434-5542
- Admission:
- Adults $10.
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The canoe is located in the Rafal Landscape Center, above the admissions desk.
[Kurt Deion / kurtshistoricsites.com, 08/05/2021]
The Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme has Woodrow Wilson's canoe in their possession.
[Marc A Leckstein, 10/07/2019]
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Woodrow and his family used the canoe when they summered at the Lyme Art Colony. After he became President in 1912, their canoe days were over.