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Shark Talk307 viewsDr. Gregory Skomal was guest speaker at the Marion Music Hall on June 1, giving a presentation on his Cape Cod shark research projects. The event has hosted by the Marion Natural History Museum. Photo submission Elizabeth Leidhold
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike307 viewsThe production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” will run August 11-13 and 18-20 at 7:30 pm at the Marion Art Center theater, starring Barbie Burr, Cynthia Latham, David Horne, Adam Roderick, Sam Roderick, Susan Sullivan and Suzie Kokkins. Tickets are $18 for the public, $15 for members. For reservations, call the MAC at 508-748-1266 or email marionartcenter@verizon.net. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Turtle Care307 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
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Annual Turkey Trot 5K 307 viewsThe Annual Turkey Trot 5K wound its way through Marion Village on Sunday, November 17, with 182 trotters (and some ‘turkeys’ as well) braving a chilling wind that morning to make it to the finish line. Organized by the Marion Recreation Department, the event every year draws quite a flock of runners to the start and finish line at Tabor Academy, raising funds for Marion Rec programs and events. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Marion Christmas Stroll307 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 Natural History Museum307 viewsHarbormaster's office for the opportunity to visit the newly refurbished Bird Island. We had the opportunity to see terns, geese, ducks, cormorants, and oystercatchers, as well as a trip to the top of the lighthouse. We viewed the changes that have been made to the island to make it more hospitable to the arriving tern population, which will be looking for a nesting habitat. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum307 viewsOn Wednesday, the Marion Natural History Museum's after school group created a soil profile for the museum and took an inventory of the creatures in different types of soils. The students also learned with the use of a rain-simulator that soil that is too well worked will compact, and water will run off the top instead of getting to the roots of plants.
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Soapbox Derby307 viewsMembers of Marion Cub Scout Pack 32 participated in a soapbox derby this Saturday, November 18 on Holmes Street in Marion. Photos by Sarah French Storer
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Marion 4th of July Parade307 viewsThe Marion 4th of July parade is a tradition that brings the entire community out to the streets for some hometown patriotic celebration.
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Mushroom Walk307 viewsThe Sippican Lands Trust and the Boston Mycological Club took a large group out on Sunday for a mushroom walk at the White Eagle Property in Marion. Participants gathered hundreds of mushrooms and laid them out on a long table for mushroom experts Ken Fienberg and Chris Neefus to help identify. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum307 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had fun learning about the planets, dwarf planets, and moons in our solar system with David Pierce, astronomy teacher at Tabor Academy. The museum thanks David for the wonderful program, as well as the Tabor Community Service volunteers for their help. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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FEMA Maps Discussed306 viewsMarion and Mattapoisett residents got the chance to learn more about how new Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) flood plain maps would affect their flood insurance standings at an informational meeting from FEMA and local officials on November 10, 2011. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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