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Tie Dye Fun600 viewsStudents at the Marion Natural History After School Program learned about chemical reactions and colors during a tie-dye shirt-making session held this past week with UMass Dartmouth Chemistry Professor Tobey Dills. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold
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SLT Arbor Day600 viewsChildren and parents came together Saturday, April 27th to help the Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) and The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) plant Atlantic White Cedar saplings in an initiative to re-introduce this rare, native species back onto SLT and Town properties.
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4th of July Parade600 views4th of July Parade, Marion. Photo by Paul Lopes
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5th Annual 5K Turkey Trot600 viewsThere were 31 registered runners for this year’s 5th Annual 5K Turkey Trot for Marion Recreation on Sunday, November 22. The course takes runners from Tabor Academy down Front Street through the village and back again to Tabor. Adam Sylvia of Rochester took first place for men, and Julie Craig of Mattapoisett took first place for women. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Marion Natural History Museum600 viewsThe kids had a great time collecting specimens for their projects and creating a masterpiece to take home at the Marion Natural History Museum. This was the last summer program for 2016, but keep checking the website, www.marionmuseum.org, for our upcoming after school programs. Photo by Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Christmas Stroll600 viewsSunday, December 11, was the annual Marion Christmas Stroll when Santa greets the crowd at Town Wharf before mounting his horse-drawn carriage for a ride through Marion village.
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Turkey Trot 5K 600 viewsSunday was the morning of the annual Turkey Trot 5K in the center of Marion. Yes, it was rainy and windy, but the 80 turkeys (we mean participants) that showed up anyway still enjoyed the scenic village trot. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Tabor Academy Polar Plunge600 viewsTabor Academy hosted its second annual Polar Plunge on Sunday, January 21 at Silvershell Beach to raise money for the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students from ‘fundraising rival’ Sandwich High also showed up, with scores of students and staff making a dash in and quickly out of the chilly waters. The plunge raised about $8,000. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Marion Natural History Museum600 viewsOn Valentines Day, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had a chance to learn about humpback and right whales. Dr. Moore of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution showed the students how a drone may be used to observe a whale's spout to determine its health. We also had a chance to view bubble-netting practices of humpbacks, see how baleen plates fit in a whale's mouth, and discussed the hazards the whales face due to entanglements in fishing gear. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum600 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group had a chance to learn to identify certain local trees in winter by their bark. Students compared red cedar bark to red pine, took a close look at various lichens and mosses that use tree bark as a surface to grow on, and counted rings in a log supplied by Hartley Saw Mill in Rochester.
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Marion Natural History Museum600 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning the history of the Bird Island lighthouse and viewing the return of the birds to the island. We spotted roseate terns, common terns, oyster catchers, some unhappy Canadian geese, and a nesting mallard duck. We also learned about the recent restoration efforts made by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to improve drainage and provide adequate nesting habitat for the returning birds. We wish to thank Isaac and Pete of the Marion Har
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Marion Town Party600 viewsChalk up another successful Marion Town Party as several hundred party-goers found good food and fun on the grounds of the Town House on 8/25. Children of all ages enjoyed inflatable games, climbing the rock wall, or jumping around to music. The annual party has its roots deep in the community and may have started as early at 1900. This year’s event featured live entertainment, a scavenger hunt, and lots of good food.
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