The museum’s artifacts reflect the history of the U.S. Coast Guard and include ship models, carved figureheads, cannons, uniforms, medals, weapons, memorabilia and paintings.
Museum collections include models, paintings, photographs and other objects related to trade from the Seaport. The ships are: 1930 wooden tugboat W.O. Decker; 1885 schooner Pioneer, 1893 schooner Lettie G. Howard, lightship Ambrose, and full-rigged ship Wavertree
The Skenesborough Museum concentrates on the history of the area, along with a focus the U.S. Navy and forms of transportation. It is located in a former canal terminal.
Ship models, historic artifacts, nautical photographs and prints, and a host of corporate banners identifying exhibits of the respective steamship companies they represent.