Nantucket Shipwreck Museum Opens

February 3, 2009 on 3:38 pm | In Museums, New England, Road Trips, Sailing | Comments Off

Get Your Sailing Gear HereThe new Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will open its doors on May 15, 2009, for its first full season and showcase its collection of over 5,000 objects, including period surfboats, beach carts, vintage photographs and more.

This year, the museum will debut a historical retrospective exhibit on “Madaket Millie,” a colorful local character, who personally took over Coast Guard patrols of Madaket Harbor. In addition, the museum will host three Family Fun Days throughout the summer, including a book signing with Whitney Stewart, author of “Coffin’s Ghost,” a new treasure hunt book for children. Stewart also authored “Marshall, A Nantucket Sea Rescue,” inspired by the real-life tale of a Newfoundland dog that was rescued by life-savers at the island’s Surfside Life-Saving Station in 1877, and this fall will release a new edition of “Marshall” for older children.

BeachBooker Beach VillasIn collaboration with The Trustees of Reservations, the museum will add guided Sunday tours to the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge and Great Point Lighthouse. The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum is located at 158 Polpis Road, just 3.5 miles from Nantucket Town. The museum and gift shop will open Friday, May 15 and close on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 5 to 18, and free to children under 5, and also includes admission to Egan Maritime Institute exhibits at the historic Coffin School, located at 4 Winter St. in Nantucket Town.

For more information, call 508-228-1885 or visit www.nantucketshipwreck.org


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