Still searching for the perfect gift for someone on your list? The Glenn Curtiss Museum Gift Shop has gifts for all ages and in all price ranges. The shop features handmade wooden items by Curtiss Museum Restoration Workshop volunteer and craftsman Ray Poehlein, as well as aviation-themed clothing, stuffed animals and etched glassware, and historic airplane model kits.
The gift shop is open during regular museum hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (including Christmas Eve day) at 8419 State Rt. 54 in Hammondsport, N.Y. Gifts can also be ordered online through the museum website
The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, which is located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State, is home to a priceless collection relating to early aviation, bicycle and motorcycle transportation and local history. The museum celebrates the life and accomplishments of Glenn Curtiss, who is remembered as the father of naval aviation and the founder of the American aircraft industry.