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Rochester Country Fair230 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair is a first prize event! Even torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirits at this amazing event. Photo by Felix Perez
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Rochester Country Fair230 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair is a first prize event! Even torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirits at this amazing event. Photo by Felix Perez
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The Lands of the Sippican Lands Trust230 viewsMarion Art Center Executive Director Jodi Steven and board member Jennifer Webb hosted the opening reception of the show “The Lands of the Sippican Lands Trust” open until November 12. The show features works of art from a broad range of mediums from the land trust properties. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Marion Natural History Museum230 viewsOn Saturday, October 6, the Marion Natural History Museum and the Sippican Lands Trust enjoyed learning about the New England landscape with Tom Wessels, author of “Reading the Forested Landscape” and "Forest Forensics". Tom spoke about how clearing land for agriculture, forestry products, and other influences has shaped our current wooded areas.
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Marion Fire Department Open House230 viewsThe Marion Fire Department hosted its annual Open House on October 12 during National Fire Safety Week. There was fun, food, fire demos, and a whole lot more that brought scores of families out Friday night. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Salty the Seahorse230 viewsThis model of Salty the Seahorse was created by 7th grade student Lilly Coble at Landmark School in Manchester-By-The-Sea as part of a class assignment on a structure’s history. Lilly chose salty because Mattapoisett is a special part of her summers. Photo by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum230 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum after school group enjoyed a woodland walk to collect various items from nature. The group collected pinecones, smelled sassafras trees, and had a great time collecting many colors of fallen leaves. Then it was back to the museum to construct plant presses and design colorful specimens. The group will bring their completed works back in a couple of weeks to laminate them. Many thanks to the parent volunteers and Tabor community service volunteers for all their help.
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Family Fun Festival 230 viewsThe 3rd annual Family Fun Festival sponsored by the Mattapoisett Lions treated families to a day of fall time fun on November 4 with games like pumpkin bowling, pin the nose on the pumpkin, and corn hole, along with free hayrides throughout the village. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Halloween Parade230 viewsThe Marion Art Center’s annual Marion Halloween Parade brought out scores of children and families for the much anticipated ghoulish gallivant through the village streets of Marion. Photos by Paul Lopes
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Marion Veterans Day 230 viewsMarion held its Veterans Day ceremony on November 11 at Sippican School, inviting former Selectman Jonathan Henry, retired Army Reserve colonel, as its keynote speaker, along with Selectman Norm Hills, who has been retired from the Navy for 30 years. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum230 viewsOn November 28, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group hosted Manny da Costa, a watershed scientist from Inter-fluve. Da Costa discussed some river restoration projects and taught about the importance of rivers for fish passage and water quality for our watershed. Student groups worked on problems involving hydrology, fish passage, riparian (rivers), and shellfish, and came up with some great ideas for protecting our watershed.
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Salty's Hat230 viewsMattapoisett’s most beloved seahorse got his Santa hat on Tuesday, December 4. The Mattapoisett Land Trust’s annual tradition continues with help from the folks at Brownell Systems and their trusty crane. This year Alan Johnson braved a fear of heights to place the hat on top of Salty the Seahorse’s head just right as MLT’s Jenny Mello directed from below and Brownell’s Tom Checkman operated the crane’s controls. Photos by Jean Perry
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