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  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Musings of a Wave

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections
    • Recreation

    In Frank Vining Smith's ca 1900-40 oil painting, The Wild Gulf Stream,  we explore the artist's muse and his inspirations through his depiction of a singular large wave that fills his grand canvas. His life led him to the waters' edge time and time again, and in this blog we explore what it is about a wave that calls us, too.

  • Popular Park Destinations

    Along the Noland Trail, Mariners’ Lake waterfront, and in the forest of Mariners’ Park, there are many idyllic spots to view nature, spend time with friends and family, and enjoy your favorite activities.

  • Luck in the New Year

  • Donor Celebration

  • The documentation, cleaning, and relocation of a 300 year-old ship in pieces

    • Collections
    • Conservation
    • Cultural Heritage

    Ships? Princesses? Dental Picks? Conservation has a lot going on this summer with the documentation, cleaning, and relocation of over 300 ship timbers for future research and treatment.

  • Capt. Henry Marx Memorial US Sailing International Safety at Sea Course

    Saturday, March 1, 2025 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

    US Sailing Sanctioned International Safety at Sea with Hands-on Only Training Course

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Portrait of a Fisherman

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage

    In this edition of Beyond the Frame, we explore a grouping of 4 small oil paintings by the artist Milton J. Burns painted between ca. 1875 and 1925. Though this grouping was very likely never intended by the artist, they work together to tell a greater story, allowing the viewer insight into the life of the artist, and even an interpretive narrative of the life of a fisherman.

  • Surprise Inscription

    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    In 1893 the New York Times mentioned a fire resulting in injuries in a shop owned by a Mr. James Gregory at 106 Cannon Street. Mr. Gregory’s metal shop foreclosed in 1897. Take a look at the pics!

  • Fierce and Feminine: Female Pirates That Roamed the Seven Seas

    Hear the fascinating stories behind some of history’s most famous and lesser-known pirate queens who ruled the seas.

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