Traditional Small Craft Association of the Friends of the Maritime Museum hosts this ticketed gathering that includes a pig pickin’ at Gallants Channel. All small boats are welcome. Free boat rides for the public. For information or tickets, call (252) 728-2762....
Shortly after the construction of several coastal lighthouses in North Carolina, it became apparent that some locations would require additional warning lights. The dangerous shoals of Diamond (Cape Hatteras), Lookout (Cape Lookout), and Frying Pan (Cape Fear) proved difficult to navigate for many seafaring captains....
Appointments are now available for the museum’s American Red Cross blood drive. The blood drive will be held in the auditorium on Oct. 7 from 1 to 6 p.m. You can schedule your appointment online at redcrossblood.org, or contact Cyndi Brown at Cyndi.brown@ncdcr.gov or 252-504-7744, and she can add you to the schedule. As always,...
The whaler Seychelle, out of Provincetown, Massachusetts, was set to operate off the North Carolina coast when it happened to fall victim to the Great Beaufort Hurricane of August 1879, later known as Old Cook’s Storm. The presentation, by Associate Education Curator Benjamin Wunderly, will examine...
Join Maritime Historian David Bennett to explore the migration of northern entrepreneurs and fishermen into North Carolina following the end of the Civil War. The program is part of the museum’s Maritime Heritage Series, informal lectures held in the museum auditorium and are simulcast on...
Join Associate Education Curator Christine Brin for a program that focuses on the lives of the 18th-century female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Explore these women’s lives, as well as the culture within which they grew up, to better understand not just these two...
The last wooden sailboat builder of a small island in the West Indies dreams of saving the tradition of boat building, which was introduced to the area centuries earlier. Join us Nov. 3 in the museum auditorium for a free showing of the award-winning film, which...
With the summer season gearing up, the museum will expand its operating hours to accommodate our region's residents and visitors. The museum and the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center will be open to the public Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting June...
Students entering grades 5 and 6 will investigate estuarine habitats, plants, and animals through field and lab studies. This three-day course, held from 9 a.m. to noon each day, includes a field trip to the Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve, water quality testing, using microscopes...
Students entering grades 1 and 2 will get to investigate coastal marine life of the tidal flats, salt marshes and sounds on local islands during this two-day class that runs from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The field-based classes include ferry ride, barrier island...