|
|
Marion Boy Scouts443 viewsTroop 32 Marion Boy Scouts and their parents went on a ski trip on February 22, 2015 to Ragged Mountain. Some of what Boy Scouts is about is exposure to new things, so Ragged Mountain was a good choice as a beginner’s mountain. Two of the Scouts and two of the parents (and even a Scout sibling) started the day with a beginner’s lesson, Chris Horton on a snowboard.
|
|
Turtle Care443 viewsSome of the residents of Jenney Lane at The Cove in Marion have found a new passion in rescuing diamond-backed terrapin eggs and safely releasing the hatchlings into the wild. A private neighborhood group, along with “Turtle Guy” Don Lewis and wife Sue Weiber Nourse, created a terrapin habitat restoration project knows as the turtle garden at The Cove. The project has seen success this year with an increase in new terrapin nests over last year. Photos by Jean Perry
|
|
Found Objects443 viewsAt the Marion Art Center, the artists featured in the MAC’s latest show “Found Objects” have ‘discarded’ tradition for trash. All the works on display are made from ‘upcycled’ and ‘repurposed’ bits and bobs, proving that some art literally can be trash. Photos by Jean Perry
|
|
Marion Natural History Museum443 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum after school group had a great time working with natural materials to create structures, candleholders, jewelry boxes, cairns, and a communal landscape complete with bridge, benches, and trees. As usual, the kids exhibited outstanding cooperation, creativity, and imagination. The museum thanks the following for helping the students with their creations: David Dodge, Faye Parker, Katie Resendiz, Kylie Snider, Alex Giannans and Evan Costa. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
|
|
Marion Art Center443 viewsNow through the end of March, Vermont artist Stephanie Bush’s cow studies and local artist Nancy Whitin’s donkey pastels are part of the Marion Art Center’s Menagerie exhibit on the first floor gallery. The second floor gallery features over a hundred works created by Sippican Elementary School Students under the direction of Erin Kirk. Photos by Marilou Newell
|
|
Sippican Lands Trust Easter Egg Hunt443 viewsThe Sippican Lands Trust hosted another Easter egg hunt at its Peirson Woods property off Point Road on Sunday, April 14. It was a successful hunt for the dozen or so kids who found every single one of the 600 eggs hidden along the trail. Photos by Jean Perry
|
|
Dickinson vs. Whitman443 viewsIn one corner, the enigmatic Emily Dickinson; in the other, the emphatic Walt Whitman. An audience watched the two throw poems like punches during the MAC’s May 3 event, “Dickinson vs. Whitman, the Poetry Knockout!” Stephen Collins was back in the Tri-Town as Walt Whitman, facing off against the Tri-Town’s own Annemarie Fredericks in poetic fisticuffs.
|
|
Marion 4th of July parade 443 viewsThis year’s Marion July 4th parade was bigger and better than ever, with more spectators, more floats, and, yes, more candy! Photos by Jean Perry
|
|
Marion Natural History Museum443 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's Coastal Explorations group had a great time exploring our watershed last week. We turned over logs, caught frogs, and took a close look at soils in the woods at Washburn Park. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
|
|
Marion Holiday Stroll 443 viewsHere Comes Santa Claus! – Santa made his big entrance to the Marion Holiday Stroll on Sunday, December 8, from across Sippican Harbor on his ‘water sleigh’ to the crowd that awaited him at the Town Wharf. The holiday stroll is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit and capture a bit of that Christmas magic. Photo by Jean Perry
|
|
Wild Kingdom442 viewsOn Friday, May 29, 2009 Jim Fowler, host of Mutual of Omahas Animal Kingdom visited the Sippican Elementary School. Mr. Fowler brought with him a variety of animals. Photo by Sarah K. Taylor
|
|
Tabor Water Test442 viewsKeyan Golestaneh pulls water samples while Christian Caban marks results at Sippican inner harbor on November 3, 2011. These Tabor students perform the water test three to four times a week as a part of their Marine Biology class with Ms. Albright. Photo by Paul Lopes.
|
|
| 7667 files on 639 page(s) |
 |
|
|
|
|
111 | |
|
|
|
|
