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The Museum’s annual 1876 Independence Day celebration held Friday, July 4, will offer programs especially designed to honor our country’s centennial celebration. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the week, the Museum’s Grill-on-the-Green will serve hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, chowder, lobster rolls, desserts and beverages for purchase. Beer and wine will also be available. On July 4, a special steamed lobster dinner, complete with coleslaw and corn on the cob, will also be offered for $24. Visitors of all ages can participate in a variety of American pastimes throughout All-American Picnic Week, including friendly games of tug of war, sack races, spoon and egg races and three-legged races. The Mystic Seaport Chanteymen will provide musical entertainment, performing sea songs and chanteys on the Village Green. On the Fourth of July, patriotic ceremonies begin with a noontime picnic followed by a children’s parade through the Museum’s village at 1 p.m. An 1876 Independence Day ceremony and a concert by the Silver Cornet Band will be performed on the Village Green. Visitors can play croquet with “people from the past,” watch a whaleboat race and churn ice cream. Children are also invited to show off their spelling skills in an old-fashioned spelling bee. All activities are included in Mystic Seaport admission. Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the Museum is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world. The Museum is located one mile south of exit 90 off I-95 in Mystic, CT and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $18.50 for adults and $13 for children ages 6-17. Children 5 and under are admitted for free. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org or call 888.973.2767. © Copyright by NorwalkPlus.com |
