Mystic Seaport Open Daily During School Vaction Week

Description

 Special holiday activities, workshops and programs will be hosted at Mystic Seaport December 26, 2010, through January 2, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visitors are invited to enjoy a holiday season of long ago as they stroll through the Museum’s decorated 19^th-century village, hear stories of seafaring Christmases told aboard historic vessels, join chanteymen in singing songs of the sea and season, try their hand at candle dipping at the Buckingham-Hall House  and more.
Children can make a souvenir toy at St. Nicholas’ Workshop, build a keepsake at the Gingerbread Blast Workshop and create their own take-home vessel at the Toy Boat Workshop. Both workshops include a $5 fee.
Historical magician E.A. Davis will present his authentic 19th-century magic show at the Greenmanville Church daily at 1 and 3:15 p.m., and the Treworgy Planetarium will host the free program "The Star of Bethlehem" daily at 2 p.m.
Additionally, visitors of all ages are invited to discover the Museum’s newest indoor activity space, Pastimes and Playthings, to try their hand at 19^th-century toys, parlor games and tavern puzzles. Classic children’s books and a craft corner complete this cozy space.
For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org.
Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Visitors can explore American maritime history firsthand and climb aboard historic tall ships, stroll through a re-created 19th-century coastal village and watch a working preservation shipyard in action. Admission is $24 for adults, $15 for youth (ages 6 -17) and free for children ages five and under. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org.