Cape Cod Maritime Museum

Join Joe Yukna of the Cape Cod Military Museum as he shares a compelling mix of official military photographs and rare images from private collections. Hear the inside stories behind these images, uncover little-known local history, and catch a glimpse of the three Black Bear mascots that lived at Camp Edwards in 1941.

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Join us for a three-day boat-building workshop! Bob Fuller, of South Shore Boatworks, will be teaching how to create your very own “Plymouth Rock’r”! 8am to 5pm, Friday to Sunday. PLEASE NOTE: This is a 3-day event.

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What if the key to understanding today’s changing climate was hidden inside 200-year-old whaling logbooks? Join Dr. Caroline Ummenhofer of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for a fascinating presentation exploring how handwritten weather observations from New England whaling voyages are helping scientists track long-term shifts in global climate and ocean wind patterns.

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Shipwrecks aren’t just relics of the past - they’re thriving underwater habitats. Marine biologist Dr. Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser explores how submerged vessels, including sites in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, support diverse marine life and shape ocean ecosystems.

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Cranberry bogs are getting a second life! Join Leo and Andrea Cakounes to explore how retired bogs across Cape Cod are being transformed into thriving wetlands that boost biodiversity and improve water quality. Discover what this shift means for the future of cranberries; and the Cape’s landscape.

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Join Samantha Gray for an engaging presentation that delves into the Canal’s origins, construction, and evolution. Through archival photographs, historic maps, and film, the program traces the Canal from its early development and reconstruction to its role today, offering insight into both its engineering significance and its impact on Cape Cod.

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From classical antiquity to the Age of Exploration, sea monsters captured humanity’s imagination as powerful symbols of the ocean’s dangers and mysteries. Join Glen Gawarkiewicz from WHOI for Sea Monsters from Classical Times through the Age of Exploration , an engaging presentation exploring the legends, myths, and maritime history behind some of the world's most fascinating sea creatures.

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