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Marion Natural History Museum243 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's annual meeting featured scientist Chris German from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Chris discussed deep ocean trenches, covering such topics as studying the chemical composition of volcanic eruptions and location activity to help determine where they might occur next. The building blocks of evolution may well have started in these areas here on earth. If there is life on other planets, the ocean vents would be the most likely places to start looking. As a re
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Marion Town House Renovations243 viewsThe Marion Town House renovations began on Monday, September 1. Seen are images taken the second day of work, with ceiling tiles removed, wiring pulled from walls, tarps erected, floors covered with cardboard, floodlights set up, and tools scattered about. The sound of workers parroting orders echoed through the old halls. Photos by Sam Bishop
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Marion 4th of July Parade242 viewsMarion held its Independence Day Parade on Monday morning. Photos by Shawn Sweet
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Halloween Parade242 viewsThe streets of Marion were flooded with Halloween Parade participants and attendees, as members of the Sippican Elementary School Band helped the “witches” of the Marion Art Center lead a procession that began at the Music Hall and went down Front Street, up Main Street past the Elizabeth Taber statue and onto Spring Street, where children were met at Town House by staff members handing out candy for the kids. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Marion Art Center242 viewsThe Marion Art Center held its annual Art in Bloom exhibition June 22-24 featuring floral arrangements inspired by the paintings of Stephen and Anne (Carrozza) Remick. Fifteen pieces coupled with art hanging on the gallery walls gave life to the spaces and included traditional flower-arranging techniques and imaginative fairy landscapes of tiny mosses. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Marion Garden Group242 viewsThe Marion Garden Group shared photos of its June 23 tour from Converse Point, the Meditation and Secret gardens and Moon Gate. En Plein Air artist Barbara Edlund Healty captured the beauty on canvas, while MGG member Sylvia Strand directed guests and members Nancy Kiehl, Pam Parziale and Suzy Taylor were also on the scene. Vans from Tabor Academy helped transport visitors. Photos courtesy MGG
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Marion Town Party242 viewsThe weather held off as area families converged on Silvershell Beach on August 26 for the Marion Town Party. Photos by Ryan Feeney
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Marion Natural History Museum242 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had a chance to explore and map Ram Island with Dr. Michael Moore and Mrs. Hannah Moore this week. We investigated salt marshes and mapped osprey nests, found some horseshoe crabs and met some donkeys, chickens and friendly dogs on both our Wednesday and Thursday trips. We wish to thank the Moore's for sharing their beautiful island with our group. Please visit our website to view our upcoming summer programs at www.marionmuseum.org. Photo courtesy Eliza
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4th of July Parade242 viewsThe Town of Marion held its Independence Day parade on July 4 along Spring Street in front of the Town House. Photos by Jared Melanson and Shawn Sweet
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Planting Geraniums for Memorial Day242 viewsRobert Pina shared these photos of planting Geraniums for Memorial Day taken on Saturday
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Marion Natural History Museum242 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's Coastal Explorations summer program had a chance to view some of the area's amphibian and reptile species at Washburn Park last week. The kids found painted turtles, a garter snake, bull frog tadpoles, green frog tadpoles and salamander larvae. All animals were inspected by the kids and then released in the same locations from which they were collected. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Pavilion241 viewsOn the left, members of the Cushing Community Center Working Group and Friends of the Marion Council on Aging, including Diane Cosman (vice president FMCOA,) Harry Norweb (Working Group chair) and Merry Conway (president FMCOA) gathered with Select Board members Randy Parker and Norm Hills and Town Administrator Jay McGrail, on the right, along with machine operator Tom Forte on Monday at the Cushing Community Center, where construction of the new, 26x36-foot pavilion is underway.
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