Dover CTC receives $3,200 donation to complete blue crab’s rehabilitation

posted on 5/5/2025

Lickee’s & Chewy’s owner and Dover Main Street representatives presented this week checks totaling $3,200 to the instructors and students of Dover Career Technical Center’s Welding and Automotive Collision Technology for paint and supplies to complete the rehabilitation of Henry Law Park’s blue crab sculpture.

Chris Guerrette, owner of Lickee’s & Chewy’s, crowdsourced $2,963 in donations through a GoFundMe campaign for the blue crab project, giving the program $2,700 of those donations. Jennifer Brown and Gail Daudelin presented a $500 check donated from Dover Main Street. Arts Commission Vice Chair Cliff Blake said the remaining money raised will be used for a plaque commemorating the restoration.

Welding instructor Nicole Witham and Automotive Collision Technology instructor Nathan Kalway have been guiding the students through the restoration process since it first started last year, allowing them to gain experience and learn skills while refurbishing the whimsical welded metal sculpture created by artist Nathan Walker with scrap metal. The crab was stripped of paint, repaired and rewelded. The final step is to repaint the crab with two coats of blue paint, pinstriping, and a protective clear coat. Painting began this week.

Once finished, the crab will be remounted in its spot in Henry Law Park, welcoming those to the park and the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire as it has since 2010.