The Mattapoisett Museum offers two more Mattapoisett Village Walking Tours this summer. Please join one or both to learn more about Mattapoisett’s history and memories.
On Thursday, August 15, from 5 to 6 pm, starting at the Mattapoisett Museum, Carole Clifford and Jennifer McIntyre will lead the group. The tour transports visitors on a journey through Mattapoisett’s past from its heyday as a shipbuilding center, the rise of summer recreation and the impact specific citizens had on the development of the town. The tour will begin and end at the Mattapoisett Museum at 5 Church Street. The tour follows Main Street to Shipyard Park and returns via one of the side streets to the Museum. The duration is 45 minutes to 1 hour. This tour is sponsored by First Citizens Federal Credit Union and is free and open to the public.
On Thursday, September 12, from 5 to 6 pm, join Mattapoisett Museum Curator, Connor Gaudet at the Munro Preserve at 1 Main St, to learn about the saltworks that lined Mattapoisett beaches. An early industry in Mattapoisett, the “Salt Works” produced vast quantities of salt from sea water. Gaudet will describe the process it took to create salt from seawater as the group explores the sites of former saltworks starting at the Munro Preserve at the corner of Water Street and Main.