Plastics Projects; a Trip to Sail Boston; Museum Sleepovers; and more than 500 students aboard the Tall Ships Lynx and Thomas E. Lannon.
Battle Family gift restores museum icon and provides free maritime education programs.
Saltmarshes are one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. Each day rising tides bring in a wash of nutrients and tiny marine organisms to feed the unique plants and animals within the saltmarsh.
Egan Maritime welcomed its members to celebrate the opening of the museum and the new special exhibition, Wrecks & Relics, Discoveries from the Sea.
The Nantucket Cyrus Pierce Middle School 8th grade Sea of Opportunities oceanography students are wrapping up their academic year with a special assignment from Dr. Amanda Knight Bardsley.
Egan Maritime Institute will host An Evening of Shipwreck Stories at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum on Wednesday June 7th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum opens May 27 with new special exhibition, "Wrecks & Relics: Discoveries from the Sea."
While it’s tempting to credit thrifty Yankee lifesavers with figuring out how to retrieve a line tied to the mast of a sinking ship, it was the British who developed the method.
The Museum celebrates the bravery and compassion of Nantucket’s men and women who dedicated themselves as volunteers and professionals.