Past Events and Activities in 2025

February 19: Public Presentation: A History of Iceboating on the Navesink & Shrewsbury Rivers by Jeff Smith.

Jeff Smith, a local iceboater, photographer, and historian, presented a brief history of iceboating on the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers. He will talk about the important role that the historic North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club in Red Bank, has played, and the club's great success in restoring the Rocket, a 50-foot Class One Ice boat built in 1888.

He will also took us on a tour of the club, formed in 1880, and its large collection of historic photos. He will describe past and present iceboats and safety on the ice.

January 16: NMHA Annual Members Dinner at Bahrs Landing Restaurant, Highlands, NJ

Bahrs served up a delicious and wide choice of meats, pasta, and fish, with brownise and Key Lime Pie for desert. Martin Ottaway was the corporate sponsor for the before dinner cocktail party, including popcorn shrimp and fried calamari, while the bar servers did their jobs very well.

January 11: NMHA's Annual General Meeting & Election of Trustees at Grover House

The Board of Trustees held its Annual General Meeting at Grover House where the 2024 activities were highlighted, plans for 2025 were outlined, and the assembeled Members voted for Trustees for 2025. The current slate was reelected.