<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear Educators,</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U1 /><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></U1:CITY><FONT face=arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN><B><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2>Please join us for <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Gloucester</st1:City></FONT></FONT></U1:CITY><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2> Maritime Heritage Day at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:PlaceName></FONT></FONT></U1:CITY><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maritime</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName></FONT></FONT></U1:PLACENAME><FONT face=arial size=2> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><U1:PLACETYPE u2:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> (GMHC)</FONT></U1:PLACETYPE><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2>, 23 Harbor Loop in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><U1:PLACE
u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:City></U1:CITY>, <st1:State w:st="on"><U1:STATE u2:st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:place></FONT></FONT></U1:STATE></U1:PLACE><FONT face=arial size=2>.</FONT></SPAN></B><FONT face=arial> The <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:PlaceName></FONT></U1:PLACENAME><FONT face=arial> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Maritime</st1:PlaceName></FONT></U1:PLACENAME><FONT face=arial> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName></FONT></U1:PLACENAME><FONT face=arial> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><U1:PLACETYPE u2:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></FONT></U1:PLACETYPE><FONT face=arial> will celebrate <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:place></st1:City></FONT></U1:PLACE></U1:CITY><FONT face=arial>s relationship with the sea on Saturday, October 9 from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. This a free event for all ages. <o:p></o:p></FO
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As part of this event, the Center's Sea Pocket Lab, a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Gulf</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maine</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> aquarium and marine exhibit, will be open to the public for free. The vessel <EM><I>Sound, </I></EM>from <st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City> will be here offering free ecotours of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Gloucester</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> at 10:30am, noon, 1:30pm , and 3:00pm. This event is the kickoff of an exciting partnership between GMHC and HOBBES (Hands-On Boat-Based Education and Science), which will be offering marine science field trips together in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gloucester</st1:place></st1:City> for the month of October.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">There will be music throughout the day including an 11:00am performance by David Coffin and afternoon concerts by Chick and Ellen and Stomp N Go. Other Heritage Day highlights include a nautical flea market and a silent auction featuring everything from boats to barometers to kayak tours and whale watches. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Visitors can participate in activities ranging from helping to build a boat to driving a remote operated underwater vehicle. Craftsmen will demonstrate rope fancy work, lobster trap construction, and wooden boat repair skills. There will also be opportunities to go dory rowing (no experience necessary) on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><U1:PLACETYPE u2:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></U1:PLACETYPE></U1:PLACE> or to take a harbor tour aboard a working lobster boat. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Additional childrens activities include toy boat building, relay races, mural painting, fish printing, plankton tows, temporary tattoos, and nautical knot tying. Kids can also observe and handle marine life in Sea Pocket Lab, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><U1:PLACETYPE u2:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></U1:PLACETYPE></U1:PLACE>s aquarium, which will be open without charge for the day along with the Dive Exhibit. Seafood, hotdogs, hamburgers, coffee, muffins and other refreshments will be available throughout the day. . <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dedicated to the preservation of <st1:City w:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:City></U1:CITY>s maritime industrial history, the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Maritime</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><U1:PLACETYPE u2:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></U1:PLACETYPE> occupies 36,000 square feet overlooking <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><U1:PLACETYPE u2:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></U1:PLACETYPE></U1:PLACE>. The Center continues to operate the Burnham Brothers Marine Railway, wh
ich was
constructed in 1849. Our exhibits and education programs seek to increase understanding about the connections between the health of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Gulf</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Maine</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and the health of fishing and related shoreside industries. For further information, or to learn more about our field trip offerings, call the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Gloucester</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Maritime</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><U1:PLACENAME u2:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName></U1:PLACENAME> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><U1:PLACETYPE u2:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></U1:PLACETYPE></U1:PLACE> at (978) 281-0470. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></P></DIV><BR><BR>Anne T. Ogilvie<br>Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center<br>23 Harbor Loop<br>Gloucester, MA<br>01930<br><br>(978) 281-0470<br>www.gloucestermaritimecenter.org<p>
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