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Pizza with Santa241 viewsThe Marion Police Brotherhood held its annual “Pizza with Santa” on Sunday, December 6, keeping up the tradition of collecting toy donations for its “Stuff a Cruiser” toy drive to benefit those served by the Justice Resource Institute. Marion Police say this was the biggest year yet for toy donations. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Shelter Drill241 viewsMarion held a mock emergency shelter presentation at Sippican School on Thursday, January 28 to test its preparedness for an emergency and introduce the public to its coordinated efforts and logistics of the emergency shelter. Photo by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum241 viewsDr. Michael Moore of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, using the museum's harpoon and baleen, introduced the Marion Natural History Museum's after-school group to a little of Marion's whaling history. Students could ask questions and theorize why Sippican Harbor had the first recorded visit from a humpback whale this fall. We wish to thank Dr. Moore for the great program. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Library Henna241 viewsThe Elizabeth Taber Library hosted a henna tattoo program for teens, with each guest receiving their own henna creation by professional henna artist Heather Cault-Nulton. The art of henna dates back thousands of years and has recently grown in popularity. As part of a new initiative to draw teens into the library, the afternoon henna event was held on March 1 and attracted 13 area teens to experience the beauty of henna. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Sippican Lands Trust 241 viewsRuss Cohen, well-known and highly respected expert of wild edible plants, pointed out local vegetation along the trail at Brainard Marsh to a group during the Sippican Lands Trust and Marion Garden Group Edible Foraging Ramble on July 18. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Marion Natural History Museum241 viewsA Nature Journaling workshop was recently held at the Marion Natural History Museum. Many specimens from the museum's collections were used during this rainy Wednesday afternoon program. Thanks to Tricia Cassidy for helping us to draw from nature. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Sippican Woman's Club241 viewsOn Friday, October 14, the Sippican Woman's Club & the Marion Council on Aging will co-sponsor a program at The Marion Music Hall. At 12:30 pm, a finger food luncheon will be served followed by a 1:30 program with Sally Hamer and her "singing crystal bowls.”
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Marion Art Center Halloween Parade 241 viewsIt looked as though nearly a thousand people came out for the Marion Art Center Halloween Parade on Monday, October 31. The event gets bigger and better every year, it seems, judging by the number of people and the degree of creativity when it comes to the costumes. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Veterans Day Observance241 viewsDuring the Marion Veterans Day observance on Friday morning, the townspeople of Marion expressed a heartfelt thank you to the Benjamin D. Cushing VFW Post 2425, which in return gave a moving farewell as it disbanded this year and donated the VFW building to the town. Emotions were evident on the faces of the VFW Post 2425 members, as well as selectmen and those in attendance. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Christmas Stroll241 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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Marion Town Party241 viewsThis year’s Marion Town Party on Saturday, August 26, was a smashing success with more donations, more people in attendance, and more fun activities for the young people – of which there were also more, as many commented during the event. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Marion Halloween Parade 2017241 viewsHalloween in the Marion village is one event that shouldn’t be missed! Hundreds upon hundreds of little ghosts, ghouls, and goblins took to the streets to show off their costumes and follow it up with some treats (no tricks) and refreshments at the Marion Music Hall, sponsored by those very kind witches at the Marion Art Center. The Sippican School students led the parade under the direction of Hannah Moore. Photo by Paul Lopes
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