An Exciting Addition to Downtown Wolfeboro
The Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum will be located in the recently restored Freight House to the left of the Station in downtown Wolfeboro. The museum currently being designed with state of the art model train layouts will feature interactive train operation, railroading related history of towns from Boston to North Conway, and educational opportunities.
All Aboard! A Campaign for the Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum. Join us as we close-out a $1,124,000 Capital campaign to renovate the 1872 Freight House in the Center of Wolfeboro and bring the vision for a new year-round interactive museum to the heart of downtown Wolfeboro.
The museum is now being designed. Here is a video of one version of the layout and features: (Click on the image to start the video)
The model railroad layouts will be HO Scale (1:87), where a person on the layout would be around 3/4 inch tall. Train layouts can be very realistic, as shown in this video by Wolfeboro resident Russ Schundler of his Rainy Day Railroad.
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Festival of Trees at Wright Museum
Festival of Trees Preview Gala was quite spectacular, with samples of great food from local restaurants too. There are 87 trees this year. Next year, the 25th year of the festival, the goal is 100 trees. There is one other model train at the tree for the Cotton Valley Rail Trail, one of this year’sContinue…
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Lake Winnipesaukee Day, August 11, 2023
The Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum is expected to open in 2024. However, we will have some previews at times. On Friday August 11 we will have a tent in Cate Park in Wolfeboro as part of the Lake Winnipesaukee Day celebration with laser light show at 9PM. We expect to be there from 3PMContinue…
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Freight House Interior 2022-12-09
The framing for the museum inside the freight house is mostly complete. Take a look at the Photo Album.
Freight House
The museum will be in the Freight House (middle right) built in 1872
Freight House Restored
The Freight House has been restored and is now listed in the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places as the Wolfeboro Freight Shed.
Freight House Restoration
Here are some images of the freight house during restoration.
Future
The ramps and loading dock will be completed soon. In the future we may expand into railroad cars on a siding at the freight dock.
Some Aspects of the Museum
In the museum design that is in progress many different ideas are being explored.
Two Levels
By using two level train layouts the upper level could be used for the history of the towns from Boston through North Conway, while the lower level could be used as a hands-on activity center for children. Both levels will have detailed scenery and historical content, and allow hands-on operation of trains.
History Narrative
The museum is divided into sections for Boston, Portsmouth, Dover, Rochester, Wakefield/Sanbornville, Wolfeboro, and North Conway. An LCD display and speakers in each section show and tell the history.
Story Telling
A First Person Discussion by a Family to Tell the Story at a Personal Level for each building using video and slide presentations on Smart Phones or Tablets with earphones.
Donate or Volunteer
Contact us if you would like to donate or volunteer.
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