Take a step back in time to learn about whaling history in this immersive weekend experience centered around the story of the whaleship Essex.
The main event will be a community read-through of Nathaniel Philbrick’s book In the Heart of the Sea, with engaging activities sprinkled throughout, including hands-on activities, collections object viewing, sea shanty concert, chowder dinner, trivia, and more.
A New York Times bestseller, In the Heart of the Sea follows the crew members of Nantucket’s whaleship Essex after it was brutally taken down by a sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean. Crew members drifted at sea for more than 90 days in tiny lifeboats, with only eight surviving at the end of their 4,500 mile journey.
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