July 2023

Harbor Illumination

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Be a part of something special...

Saturday, July 29, 2023

8:30 pm

A Street Pier to James Landing ~ Hull Harbor

It happens only one night a year...the magical Harbor Illumination. Join us as we once again light the harbor with more than one thousand flares celebrating Hull's maritime heritage. There is so much happening at this year's Illumination!

5 PM Coast Guard City Commemoration, Hull Cemetery

6-8 PM Open House at Hull Lifesaving Museum

8:30 PM Harbor Illumination!

~Remember, Honor, Celebrate! Sponsor a Flare~

~Volunteers are Needed~ [email protected] 

Contact: [email protected] if you would like to help. For many years, the Illumination has been one of our most successful (and fun) annual events.

Make an Impact!

Because of our generous donors, like you, the summer is bustling with activity at the Hull Lifesaving Museum! Wander through our newest exhibit, Mary Evelyn Sparrow ~ Speaking of Courage, attend a nautical book talk, lecture, walking tour or workshop, join our weekly meditation group, enroll your child or teen in our Summer Adventure or Summer Explorer programs, or check out our perennial gardens and bring along a picnic lunch. 

Our rowing club, providing adults of all ages the opportunity to explore Boston Harbor from our Windmill Point Boathouse in Hull or our Rowing Center on Fort Point Channel in Boston, continues to be the hallmark of our on-the-water programming.

Please consider a donation online or by check to help us to create and provide many more fun and educational experiences for you and your family at the Hull Lifesaving Museum. Thank you for your support.

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Exhibits, Events and Programs

Now on Exhibit

Mary Evelyn Sparrow ~ Speaking of Courage

Step back in time to the days when intrepid mariners braved the winter seas, crewing coasting schooners along the Atlantic seaboard. Told through the rare voice of Mary Evelyn Sparrow, a lifesaver's wife, Speaking of Courage offers an intimate and vivid account through the use of unique glass slides from the early 1900's of what happened when those intrepid ships and their crews met with treacherous New England weather.

This exhibition is made possible by the following sponsors:

The Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

National Trust for Historic Preservation

The Boston Marine Society

MASHRAB: Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board

With Special Thanks to Richard Boonisar, donor of the Mary Evelyn Sparrow Glass Slide Collection to the Hull Lifesaving Museum.

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Summer Adventure

For Children ages 5 - 11

Tuesday - Thursday

July 11 - August 24, 2023

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Extended Day

Hull Lifesaving Museum

1117 Nantasket Ave., Hull, MA

Here we go! A fun-filled season has begun for our youth Summer Adventure program. Tide pool explorations, model boat building, shipwrecks and pirate outings abound.

Each week includes hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, and a fun mix of history, science and arts. Pictured here is our ever-popular block and tackle that combines an opportunity to learn about simple machines while having fun lifting weights.

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Summer Explorers

Our New Program for Youth ages 12-16!

Tuesday - Thursday

July 11 - August 24, 2023

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Windmill Point Boathouse

185 Main St., Hull, MA

The museum's Summer Explorer Program is a new, exciting and engaging opportunity for young people ages 12-16 to learn about the natural and cultural history of Boston Harbor while developing maritime skills.

This 7-week program offers a different area of focus each week with all programming originating at our HLM Windmill Point Boathouse including our fleet of open water rowing vessels, the boathouse, the harbor and harbor islands. Areas of focus include safety on the water, rowing and commanding (coxing) open water rowing craft, operating outboard powered boats, harbor piloting and navigation, marine environment, boat maintenance and boat building, while making connections to each other, to our past, and to our future.

These programs begin July 11. There is still limited space available each week. Sign up now online to book a spot for any of the 7 program weeks.

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Friday Morning En Plein Air 

Fridays, Summer 2023

Time: 9:00 - 12:00 noon

Location: Different Site Each Week

The longstanding tradition of Friday morning En Plein Air painting continues in collaboration with Hull Artists.

All artists are welcome to participate, from beginners to professionals, painting typically from 9am - noon. Please bring materials of your choice. A chair, hat, and water bottle are recommended.

Here's the current schedule.

- July 7 - The Dyke on Nantasket Road

- July 14 - Private residence on Highland Ave.

- July 21 - Private residence on Reef Ave.

- July 28 - James Landing behind Hull Public Library

- August 4 - Steamboat Wharf, 48 GW Blvd

- August 11 - TBA

- August 18 - Bernie King Pavilion

- August 25 - The Village Playground, 135 Spring St.

For more information on weekly painting locations, please follow the Friday Painters in Hull Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fridaypaintersinhull  or contact us at [email protected].

Thank you to Marianne Buckley-Curran for organizing!

Hope to see you there!

Hull Artists Open Studios at Hull Lifesaving Museum

1117 Nantasket Ave., Hull, MA

Saturday & Sunday, July 8 & 9

Join us Saturday and Sunday for Hull Artists July Open Studios. From fine paintings and prints to jewelry, ceramics and fiber arts, there is something for everyone!

Be inspired by our incredibly talented community, and take a piece of inspiration home. The Hull Lifesaving Museum will be hosting five outstanding local artists:

Steven Foley

Cathy McCarthy

Valerie Mine

Simone Scholes

Lightkeepers ~ Film Screening with Creator, Dante D'Amore

Hull Lifesaving Museum

1117 Nantasket Ave, Hull

Thursday, July 13, 2023

7:00 pm

Suggested Donation $10

During the War of 1812, Rebecca and Abigail Bates were left to care for the Scituate Lighthouse in the absence of their father, the lightkeeper. Having observed a British ship unexpectedly heading into the harbor, these two sisters armed only with a fife and drum, hiding from sight of the approaching troops, frightened away the soldiers of the British warship, La Hogue, fooling the British into thinking that an armed militia was on shore awaiting them.

Based on the “Army of Two” story of the Bates Sisters, this award-winning production, from creator, co-writer, and director Dante D’Amore was filmed entirely on the South Shore with many local actors and musicians. The screening will be followed by conversation with the producer, director and an actor.

Funding from Mass Humanities has been provided through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and the National Endowment of Humanities (NEH).

Bastille Day Celebration

60 Farina Rd., Fort Revere, Hull

Saturday, July 15, 2023

(rain date - July 16, 2023)

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Festooned in your best blue, white & red regalia and laden with picnic baskets, beach chairs, and blankets come join us for some lively music at the Fort featuring local musicians. This summer evening celebration is in grateful tribute to the French sailors and marines who served and died at Fort Independence during the American Revolution.

On-the-Waterfront

Adult Rowing Summer Season is in Full Swing

...at Windmill Point Boathouse, Hull

Warm summer evenings are especially joyous when we take time to pause and reflect as the sun sets on our shores. Our Adult Rowing program is a fun, safe, and healthy way to experience and explore Boston Harbor. If you'd like to be a part of this merry band of rowers come down some Saturday morning at 7:30 and give it a try.

...and at our Boston Rowing Center, Seaport Boston

City dwellers need look no further than our downtown Boston location for the opportunity to be part of a growing legion of hearty rowers exploring the edges of the Boston waterfront. Adjacent to the Barking Crab in Boston's Seaport District is our city fleet of pilot gigs and coxed 4's offering all the pleasures of rowing without leaving the city.

For more information contact us at 781-925-5433 send us an email [email protected] for more details.