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Harbor Days13 viewsSunday was fun day at the Harbor Days festival at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett, where Theo and Finley McDonald produced sand art, Katie Jackivicz marveled at her new hand art and Teri Nelson prepared strawberry shortcake. Photos by Ryan Feeney
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Harbor Days13 viewsSunday was fun day at the Harbor Days festival at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett, where Theo and Finley McDonald produced sand art, Katie Jackivicz marveled at her new hand art and Teri Nelson prepared strawberry shortcake. Photos by Ryan Feeney
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Harbor Days13 viewsSunday was fun day at the Harbor Days festival at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett, where Theo and Finley McDonald produced sand art, Katie Jackivicz marveled at her new hand art and Teri Nelson prepared strawberry shortcake. Photos by Ryan Feeney
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Marion Natural History Museum13 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's July Coastal Exploration group had a fun week exploring some of Marion's natural areas. We examined green frog tadpoles and a frog metamorphosis, were invited to explore Ram Island, visited the donkeys and learned about filter feeders, including some of the largest ones like whales. We explored a salt marsh, cleaned up a rocky beach at Planting Island and removed the plastic waste from the wrack line before it entered or reentered the bay. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leid
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Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon13 viewsEmily Tato was grateful to Aner Larreategi after their top-three-overall performances in Sunday’s Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon. Pushed from start to finish by Larreategi, Tato was the fastest woman in all three events, the swim, bike and run. Don Cuddy was the 70-and-over winner. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Park Jazz13 viewsOn August 7, the cool, jazz music from the 17-piece Southcoast Jazz Orchestra filled Shipyard Park. Organized and led by well-known local musician Bob Williamson, the series held on Sundays through August will feature other musical groups. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Courageous 813 viewsOn August 6, Jeep owners and supporters of the local Relay for Life team, the Courageous 8 founded by survivor Laurie Nunes, gathered for the annual Jeeps and Peeps Rally at Ned's Point. Manning the information table were long-time team members Nancy Souza and Wendy Medeiros. The rally brought together Jeep owners and relay supporters from Rhode Island, Texas and North Carolina. Local merchants donated items for a gift basket raffle featuring everything from beach toys to barbecue sauces. Photos by Marilou
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On the Rock13 viewsSaturday, a sailboat erroneously sailed between the day marker and the end of Angelica Point. It was stuck on the rocks for a while. Photo by Nancy Prefontaine
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From My Kayak13 viewsInspired by her view of nature in the Mattapoisett Harbor, local author Donna Tufts wrote a book titled, “From My Kayak” that was recently distributed to children participating in the town’s kayaking lessons. Here are some of the photos she shared. Photos courtesy of Donna Tufts
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Mattapoisett Land Trust13 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust sunflower garden, planted in solidarity with Ukraine, is now in full bloom at the Seahorse. Ukraine is the largest exporter of sunflower oil in the world so it’s the country’s national flower. Photos courtesy of Mattapoisett Land Trust
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13 viewsSmoke rose over Mattapoisett Harbor on August 19 after a boat caught fire during the replacement of a gasoline tank. An explosion followed by a raging fire leveled Mattapoisett Boatyard and destroyed the 14 boats and 47 vehicles on site. Members of the Kaiser family who own the business and members of the McLean family who founded the business surveyed the ruins on the weekend and vow to rebuild. Photos by Marilou Newell and courtesy of Mattapoisett Police and Fire departments and Kathleen Costello
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Osprey13 viewsGrant Johnson took this photo of an Osprey in Hammett Cove in Marion.
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