News & Events

 Message From The Director As you can imagine, this has been a year full of trials and challenges.  No one had a crystal ball and could foretell that a worldwide pandemic would cause us to cancel all of our spring school programs, delay the start of our sailing season until July and severely limit our ability to carry out our mission of educating the children, residents, and visitors to the Seacoast area about the maritime heritage and environment of this iconic watershed.  However, our staff and crew are a tough and resourceful lot, and even with the prospect of cancelling […]

Menu for Gundalow Day, October 23 All pre-orders must be placed by 5:00 on 10/23.  Anyone interested in home delivery will have to order it through Takeout Guys.  Anyone doing curbside pickup will call Black Trumpet or pre-order directly on-line, and pay at the time of purchase.  The window for picking up curbside orders is 6:00 to 7:15 PM. The Menu: Dark and Stormy Kit  $14. Harissa Roasted Carrot Salad with Mirthful greens, fennel poached seckel pear, local feta and hazelnuts $13 Squash Apple Soup with bleu croutons and sage oil $11 Snails and Chorizo with Brussels sprouts and saffron […]

Fall Program Guidelines: Groups of 10 total: 8 students, 2 staff Additional staff may interact with multiple groups if they are mandatory for the running of specific portions of the program and they maintain 6 feet of social distancing.  This includes boat drivers. Each programs group will interact only with their own programs group  All adults visiting or dropping students off at day programs should wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth when at the day programs facility or public spaces where other individuals are present when social distancing is not possible.  Programs will be run outside […]

Our 2020 half-day River Rats program will be action-packed and adventure-filled just like our typical full day programs. Some of our campers’ favorite activities are still on the agenda: kayaking, exploring nearby islands, scavenger hunts, games, and learning about critters. We will likely start our half-day with an icebreaker or no-contact game, then get into our main activity for the majority of the time (maybe 2 activities, like a scavenger hunt and swimming, if there’s time!) and then regroup for a craft or game at the end of the half-day.  We are offering several half day programs each week for […]