Overview

The main highlight of the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center is the 54 pool fish ladder. This ladder allows fish, who would otherwise be stuck downstream because of the dam, to circumvent the dam by jumping from one pool to the next. The migration season runs from May to June, and Amoskeag Fishways is open seven days a week during this time. The center provides much of interest during other times of the year as well. Learn all about the Merrimack river and its watershed and history, and there are many live animals to watch to delight the young and old.