SKIPPER’S CREW: Crafty Canoes

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Designed for all ages, but specifically geared toward younger patrons, Skipper’s Crew features hands-on activities and crafts focusing on combining arts and history. Lights will be dimmed and interactives muted during the first two hours to provide a calmer environment for those with sensory sensitivities....

ANCHORS AWEIGH: Show Your Colors: Flags in History

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Get your hands on history! Anchors Aweigh is geared toward families and all ages with hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. These programs are drop-in style, and run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anchors...

DEEP DIVE INTO HISTORY: “Rope Making”

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Who knew that making rope was an art form? Join Tom Lacey and learn how this essential nautical tool has been made for centuries. You'll also have a chance to make a bit yourself using our rope machine. The program is part of the free...

Free

ANCHORS AWEIGH: Wash It Up! Laundry in the Age of Sail

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Get your hands on history! Anchors Aweigh is geared toward families and all ages with hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. These programs are drop-in style, and run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anchors...

SKIPPER’S CREW: Shell-abrate America!

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Designed for all ages, but specifically geared toward younger patrons, Skipper’s Crew features hands-on activities and crafts focusing on combining arts and history. Lights will be dimmed and interactives muted during the first two hours to provide a calmer environment for those with sensory sensitivities....

ANCHORS AWEIGH: Declaring Independence

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Get your hands on history! Anchors Aweigh is geared toward families and all ages with hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. These programs are drop-in style, and run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anchors...

ANCHORS AWEIGH: Go the Distance: Map Reading and Orienteering

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Get your hands on history! Anchors Aweigh is geared toward families and all ages with hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. These programs are drop-in style, and run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anchors...

SKIPPER’S CREW: Light It Up with Lighthouses

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Designed for all ages, but specifically geared toward younger patrons, Skipper’s Crew features hands-on activities and crafts focusing on combining arts and history. Lights will be dimmed and interactives muted during the first two hours to provide a calmer environment for those with sensory sensitivities....

ANCHORS AWEIGH: Got the Blues?: Dyeing with Indigo

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Get your hands on history! Anchors Away is geared toward families and all ages with hands-on activities that focus on a specific part of Lower Cape Fear and North Carolina history. These programs are drop-in style, and run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anchors...

DEEP DIVE INTO HISTORY: “Digging for the Past”

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Join Madline Spencer of the North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Division based at Fort Fisher to find out about the tools of the trade of an archaeologist, how they preserve what they find, and how they help us understand the past. The program is part of...

Free

SKIPPER’S CREW: Mullet Over

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Designed for all ages, but specifically geared toward younger patrons, Skipper’s Crew features hands-on activities and crafts focusing on combining arts and history. Lights will be dimmed and interactives muted during the first two hours to provide a calmer environment for those with sensory sensitivities....

SKIPPER’S CREW: Skipper’s Naturalists

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Designed for all ages, but specifically geared toward younger patrons, Skipper’s Crew features hands-on activities and crafts focusing on combining arts and history. Lights will be dimmed and interactives muted during the first two hours to provide a calmer environment for those with sensory sensitivities....