Category: History & Culture

Something in the Water Music Festival in DC

6/15/2022 - 6/19/2022 - Justin Timberlake, a reunited Clipse, N.O.R.E, Q-Tip and SZA are among the special guests joining Pharrell Williams for his upcoming Something in the Water festival. The event, which is taking place in Washington, D.C., over Juneteenth weekend (June 17-19), will also include sets from Anderson Paak and the Free Nationals,… SEE MORE

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Boston Harborfest

7/1/2022 - 7/4/2022 - With hundreds of activities over Independence Day week at Boston’s best landmarks, this family-friendly event is one of the country’s largest Fourth of July festivals. Activities include historical reenactments, Freedom Trail walks, boat tours, live entertainment, and much more! See below for event highlights. Live Music Downtown Crossing will host a… SEE MORE

NWSA She Sailor Sea Story – Online

3/25/2022 - RSVP at https://bit.ly/SSSSatSea is required for this National Women's Sailing Association, She Sailor Sea Story episode: At Sea. It will be a fascinating look at traditions, creativity and maritime heritage. Featured storyteller, Carol Olsen, an expert on figureheads and adornments, will share fascinating figurehead facts. SEE MORE

Guided Tours – Henry B. Dupont Preservation Shipyard & Watercraft Hall

1/22/2022 - Ever wonder what is behind the ropes at Mystic Seaport Museum’s Preservation Shipyard? Or what is inside the Watercraft Hall- open to the public only a few times per year? Looking for a special gift for that someone who has everything? Join us this fall and winter for small group… SEE MORE

Whaling Women of New England – ONLINE

3/18/2021 - Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the whaling industry was thriving with New England and its islands enjoying the benefits of a maritime economy of commercial and whaling vessels exploring and profiting from their travel exploits. We have all become familiar with the maritime and whaling adventures such as those… SEE MORE

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The Tale of the Christmas Tree Ship

12/12/2020 - Join the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation for a unique Blue Beacon event celebrating the cultural heritage of shipwrecks in our national marine sanctuaries through the story of the Christmas Tree Ship... and home baked cookies! Pour your hot cocoa and drop by their Facebook page on Saturday, December 12th as they tell the… SEE MORE

Maine Open Lighthouse Day 2020

History & Culture

9/12/2020 - This popular event, which is sponsored by the United States Coast Guard, the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation, attracts between 15,000 to 18,000 visitors each year and offers the general public the rare opportunity to climb and learn about over two dozen historic Maine lights. SEE MORE