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Upcoming Events

Crafts and Cocktails: Beachy Windchimes

Jun11

Discover the many ways humans have harnessed the power of wind through the centuries and create a windchime using driftwood, seashells and frosted shard of sea glass, cocktails and mocktails will be served, for ages 21 and older, register

Where

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

301 Main St.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Phone

631-367-3418

Price

$35

Stars, Stripes and Signal Flags

Jun14

Explore how mariners used flags to communicate at sea and how a young nation designed a flag to represent freedom, study real signal flags and design your own, for kids and families

Where

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

301 Main St.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Phone

631-367-3418

Price

$8 plus admission ($8, $6 ages 4-17 and 65 and older, free for active military with ID)

Liberty at Sea

Jun19

Uncover the true stories of African American mariners who braved giant whales and roaring oceans to build a new nation, then build your own wooden ship, for kids and families

Where

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

301 Main St.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Phone

631-367-3418

Price

$8 plus admission ($8, $6 ages 4-17 and 65 and older, free for active military with ID)

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