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SUMMARY:Maritime Heritage Festival
DESCRIPTION:Delaware Seashore State Park invites the public to the 5th Annual Maritime Heritage Festival.  Families will experience the rich history of the Delaware coast through crafts\, games\, prizes\, food\, music and demonstrations throughout the day.  \n\nFor entertainment\, storyteller and musician Matthew Dodd will perform "Songs and Stories of Old Sailing Days" while dressed in sailor garb:  a show of historic sea shanty's and stories sure to entertain kids and adults of all ages. Also joining the lineup are singers\, "Four Sheets to the Wind"\, an authentic and enchanting sea shanty duo.  \n\nThe highlight of the event will be the Breeches Buoy Rescue Demonstration complete with live cannon-fire using a historic "Lyle Gun".  Used as the preferred rescue method of the U.S. Life-Saving Service\, this method assisted in saving countless lives from the late 19th into the early 20th century.  \n\nBetween shows\, participants are invited to check out the many local museums\, historical societies and maritime organizations that will have their own displays and family-friendly activities. Activities will include a life-size board game\, "sailor tattoo" face painting\, 19th century colonial games\, a raffle\, and much more.  There will also be food available provided by the Hammerheads Dockside.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:times new roman\;">Delaware Seashore State Park invites the public to the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual Maritime Heritage Festival.&nbsp\; Families will experience the rich history of the Delaware coast through crafts\, games\, prizes\, food\, music and demonstrations throughout the day.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\;">For entertainment\, storyteller and musician Matthew Dodd will perform &ldquo\;Songs and Stories of Old Sailing Days&rdquo\; while dressed in sailor garb:&nbsp\; a show of historic sea shanty&rsquo\;s and stories sure to entertain kids and adults of all ages. Also joining the lineup are singers\, &ldquo\;Four Sheets to the Wind&rdquo\;\, an authentic and enchanting sea shanty duo.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\;">The highlight of the event will be the Breeches Buoy Rescue Demonstration complete with live cannon-fire using a historic &ldquo\;Lyle Gun&rdquo\;.&nbsp\; Used as the preferred rescue method of the U.S. Life-Saving Service\, this method assisted in saving countless lives from the late 19<sup>th</sup> into the early 20<sup>th</sup> century.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n<span style="font-family:times new roman\;">Between shows\, participants are invited to check out the many local museums\, historical societies and maritime organizations that will have their own displays and family-friendly activities. Activities will include a life-size board game\, &ldquo\;sailor tattoo&rdquo\; face painting\, 19<sup>th</sup> century colonial games\, a raffle\, and much more.&nbsp\; There will also be food available provided by the Hammerheads Dockside.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span>
LOCATION:The Indian River Life-Saving Station is located 3.5 miles south of Dewey Beach and 2 miles north of the Indian River Inlet Bridge on Route 1.
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DTSTAMP:20260515T055632Z
URL:https://business.bethany-fenwick.org/events/details/maritime-heritage-festival-07-19-2015-1293
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