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Harbor Days 2014362 viewsDid you come out for Harbor Days 2014? Every year, Harbor Days lures the people of the Southcoast to Mattapoisett by the thousands to enjoy the fun, food, and festivities unique to this local tradition. The weekend festival took place from July 18th through the 20th at Shipyard Park, the heart of Mattapoisett village. Photo by Felix Perez
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CSI Chemistry362 viewsDuring the CSI Chemistry event at the Mattapoisett Free Library on August 1, Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee fingerprinted the kids during a fingerprinting demonstration, and Brendan Taylor, age 10, was the first one up. Chief Magee’s son Rob Magee led the presentation, which was one of the library’s exciting children’s summer events. Photo by Jean Perry
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Rochester Country Fair 2014362 viewsWhat do you get when you combine the smell of Italian sausage mixed with diesel exhaust and cow manure, the sound of loud tractor engines drowning out the live country music with the occasional barn animal noise, and the sight of happy Southcoast folks in overalls? The sublime sensory experience that is the Rochester Country Fair! What is more fun than four fun-filled days of frog racing, tractor pulling, mechanic bull riding, and fried food eating? Don’t forget the cowchip bingo and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band who rocked the house on Saturday night before hundreds of spectators. Photos by Jean Perry, Camden Gaspar, and Felix Perez
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104 Years of the Grange362 viewsThe members of the Rochester Grange kept a 104 year-old tradition alive for another year on Saturday, August 16, pulling off another successful Rochester Grange Fair. Participants entered their best vegetables, flowers, baked goods, and handicrafts, hoping to win first prize. Photos by Jean Perry
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East Over Reservation 362 viewsThe East Over Reservation Hales Brook Tract and Sippican River Tract is 322 acres of conservation land overseen by the Rochester and Sippican Lands Trusts. There are about two and a half miles of hiking trails that begin with raised wooden boardwalks and bog bridges that zigzag deeper into the woods. Take a hike! Photo by Jean Perry
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East Over Reservation 362 viewsThe East Over Reservation Hales Brook Tract and Sippican River Tract is 322 acres of conservation land overseen by the Rochester and Sippican Lands Trusts. There are about two and a half miles of hiking trails that begin with raised wooden boardwalks and bog bridges that zigzag deeper into the woods. Take a hike! Photo by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Historical Museum Photos362 viewsThe Mattapoisett Historical Museum is in possession of hundreds of photographs dating from the 1800s to as recently as the 1980s bearing images of people and places from Mattapoisett, but lacking identification. In their latest exhibit, the museum is asking the public to help solve the mystery each of the pictures represents. Each black and white or colorized image is a mini-mystery waiting to be solved. Photos (of the photos) by Marilou Newell
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Take a Hike!362 viewsThis latest installment of Take a Hike! brought me to the spooky woods at the New Bedford Waterworks. It wasn’t my favorite hike, but like my friend always says, “It is what it is.” Check it out and email us at news@wanderer.com to tell us what you think. Photos by Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett YMCA Halloween Party362 viewsIt was an adventurous evening at the Mattapoisett YMCA on October 24 for families looking for some Halloween fun. A family hayride, Halloween party, and the spooky zipline, along with a costume contest gave local children a heaping dose of early Halloween excitement. Photos by Jean Perry
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Thanksgiving Dinner362 viewsOld Rochester Regional Junior High School eighth grade students and staff volunteered over the weekend to present the 24th annual Thanksgiving dinner for Tri-Town senior citizens on Sunday, November 23. Seniors of Mattapoisett, Marion, and Rochester were invited to a Thanksgiving feast in the cafeteria complete with turkey and all the traditional trimmings. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum362 viewsOn Wednesday, Dec. 10th, the Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group enjoyed working on crafts from nature and recycled materials. Thank you to all the volunteers who made this such a happy and fun-filled event. Many, many thanks to Grace Moran for her kind donation of frames complete with glass, which the students used to create their own masterpieces for gift-giving. Please keep checking the website for our upcoming list of after-school programs for 2015; www.marionmuseum.org.
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Sharing Your Passion: Personal Collections362 viewsThe Mattapoisett Historical Society’s event “Sharing Your Passion: Personal Collections” on February 26 made for an exciting and eclectic display of rare, as well as seemingly random, objects. Left: Old Prince Albert tobacco boxes are lined up from Katherine Gaudet’s collection of rare tins. Right: Guests admire Nate Bekemeier’s quirky collection of items he collected over the years, each with its own story attached, stored inside his handmade display table. Photos by Felix Perez
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