September 24: Tour of Sippican Harbor. We will once again be taking a look at Marion’s lovely harbor with the Harbormaster’s crew. Depending on the weather, we may be able to get to Bird Island and take a look at one of the few nesting locations of the roseate tern. Otherwise, we will enjoy looking for other bird species that are moving through our area. This program is limited to 12 and always very popular, so please get your registrations in early. Also, please bring a life jacket (which fits!) and plan to dress warmly and get a little wet. Pick up and drop off will be at the Marion Harbormaster’s office.
October 15: Exploring the night sky. Using the museum’s Starlab portable planetarium, our new presenter, Sidney Batchelder, will introduce us to the fall constellations. The planetarium is an inflatable, room-size teaching tool that is always a popular interactive astronomy program.
October 29: Looking at leaves. We will explore the ways that trees and other vegetation prepare for the winter months. We will also be collecting some examples of the vibrantly colored leaves of fall to press in our individual plant presses to take home.
Please go to www.marionmuseum.org to register for any of these programs.