Thursday, May 18

“A Warm Salute to Maritime Thermometers Festival”
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Porter Thermometer Museum, 49 Zarahemla Road, Onset
Interactive tour of the museum’s collection of over 5,000 devices, recognized by the
Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley’s, features rare and unusual
thermometers, including one used by WHOI for El Nino in the Pacific.
Cost: Free
Information: 508-295-5504

Boat shop tours
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
Location: Osterville Historical Museum, 155 West Bay Road, Osterville
View six full-size wooden Crosby boats and exhibits depicting the history of wooden
boat building.
Cost: Free
Information: 508-428-5861, www.osterville.org

French TransAtlantic Cable 1869-1959
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Location: French Cable Station Museum, Cove Road and Route 28, Orleans
A guided tour of the museum, located in what was the actual station of the
French transatlantic cable linking France and the U.S. Much of the operating
equipment is still in place and the museum contains many of the artifacts of the
time, including samples of cable back to 1858.
Cost: Free
Information: 508-240-1735

“Lady of the Sound” viewing
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Osterville Historical Museum, 155 West Bay Road, Osterville
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: 155 West Bay Road, Osterville
Special viewing of the new documentary film “Lady of the Sound,” based on the
history and construction of the Wianno Senior boat.
Cost: Free
Information: 508-428-5861, www.osterville.org

Marine History of Harwich Port
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Brooks Academy Museum, 80 Parallel Street, Harwich
Saquaktucket Marina Harbormaster Tom Leach will relate the marine history
of Harwich Port. Sponsored by Harwich Historical Society.
Cost: $3 per person, children free
Information: 508-432-8089, www.harwichhistoricalsociety.org

Sea Turtles with Robert Prescott
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Route 6A, Brewster
Robert Prescott, executive director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s
Wellfleet Sanctuary and an expert on sea turtles, will speak on these fascinating
creatures and attempts to help them through the Sea Turtle Rescue Network. Wine
and cheese will be served.
Cost: $5 for members, $7 for non-members
Information: 508-896-3867, www.ccmnh.org

Workhorse of the Salt Marsh
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham
Cape Cod National Seashore will present an illustrated talk about an important
survivor of local agricultural history – the 1850’s “hay barge” that once plied salt
marshes to gather salt hay, and was used to lay stretch of the historic French Cable.
Learn about the seashore’s plans to document and display the boat.
Cost: Free
Information: 508-255-3421, www.nps.gov/caco/