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1. eganmaritime.org › shipwreck-lifesaving-museumShipwreck & Lifesaving Museum - Egan Maritime Institute

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   May 27, 2024 · The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum, an affiliate of Egan Maritime Institute, is dedicated to honoring Nantucket's history of shipwrecks, lifesaving, and rescuers. The museum sits at the edge of Folger’s Marsh, and the grounds are open year-round.

   • The Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum is open for the 2023 Season!

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2. seahistory.org › museums-sites › nantucket-shipwreckNantucket Shipwreck & Life-Saving Museum - National Maritime ...

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   Permanent exhibits are devoted to the history of Nantucket lifesaving, famous shipwrecks and rescues around the island, life-saving equipment, daily routine at life-saving stations, and the United States Coast Guard today.

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4. www.tripadvisor.com › Attraction_Review-g29527-dNantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum - All You Need to ...

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   Fog, storms, and treacherous shoals led to over 750 shipwrecks in the waters surrounding Nantucket. The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum preserves the memory of those Islanders who risked their lives to save shipwrecked mariners.

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5. eganmaritime.orgEgan Maritime Institute on Nantucket

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   Egan Maritime is dedicated to preserving the island's seafaring past while inspiring the next generation of Nantucket mariners. It fulfills its mission through inclusive maritime education, operating the Nantucket Shipwerck & Lifesaving Museum, and offering a splashy variety of on the water programming for all ages.

6. eganmaritime.org › news › the-shipwreck-lifesavingThe Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum is open for the 2023 Season!

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   Egan Maritime Institute is pleased to announce the opening of the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum for the season on Friday, May 26, 2023. This year’s featured exhibition, Rum Runners and Rum Chasers: Nantucket, Prohibition & the U.S. Coast Guard, continues our series honoring the organizations that came together in 1915 to form the U ...

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7. www.nantucketculturaldistrict.org › venueShipwreck & Lifesaving Museum - Nantucket Cultural District

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   The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum features permanent and changing exhibitions that will fascinate both children and adults. Permanent exhibits are devoted to the history of Nantucket lifesaving; famous shipwrecks and rescues; life-saving equipment; the daily routine at a life-saving station; and the workings of the United States Coast ...

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   What is the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum?

   • Check out our Programs calendar to learn more and attend one of these great programs! The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum, an affiliate of Egan Maritime Institute, is dedicated to honoring Nantucket's history of shipwrecks, lifesaving, and rescuers. The museum sits at the edge of Folger’s Marsh, and the grounds are open year-round.

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   What is the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum?

   • Founded in 1968 as the first museum in America devoted to honoring volunteer and professional lifesavers, The Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum preserves the memory of Islanders. They risked their lives to save mariners from the perils of the sea.

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   When is Nantucket's lifesavers Recognition Day?

   • Honoring that tradition, Egan Maritime Institute and the Nantucket Cottage Hospital recognize modern-day lifesavers annually on September 11, during the Lifesavers Recognition Day ceremony at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum.

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   Why is Nantucket called a graveyard of the Atlantic?

   • Treacherous shoals and inclement weather led to over 700 shipwrecks in the surrounding waters of Nantucket, causing the area to be dubbed “a graveyard of the Atlantic.” The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum preserves the memory of those Islanders who risked their lives to save shipwrecked mariners.

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9. www.atlasobscura.com › places › nantucket-shipwreckNantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum - Atlas Obscura

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   Nov 29, 2018 · The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum, operated by the nonprofit Egan Maritime Institute, tells the history of those shipwrecks and the brave rescue workers who risked their lives to save...