Climbing remote mountains, discovering sunken pirate ships and defying physical expectations are just some of the journeys visitors will experience in the 2008-09 Adventure Series at Mystic Seaport.
The Adventure Series runs once a month from October to April. Each presenter will speak at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the River Room at Seamen’s Inne. Tickets for the entire afternoon series are $85 ($70 for members). Tickets for the entire evening series are $95 ($80 for members). Single tickets can be purchased after October 3 pending availability. Early registration is recommended, especially for the evening series. Call 860.572.5339 for tickets.
The 2008-09 Adventure Series features:
Thursday, October 16 – Matt Newcomb, a scientist who studies astronomy at the South Pole – and commutes through 12 time zones to do so – will discuss what it’s like to study microwaves emitted by the early universe and how to build a telescope out of ice.
Thursday, November 20 – Mountain climber and photographer Charles Gray will give a multi-media presentation – choreographed to the native music of China and Tibet – which features videos of his climb on Cho Oyu, the sixth highest peak in the world.
Tuesday, December 16 – Sailors Bill and Mary Russell will share their story of migrating to a raised pilothouse trawler in order to fulfill their dream of cruising to the Georgian Bay on Lake Huron via a continuous 6,000 mile trip.
Thursday, January 15 – Backpacker Andrew Skurka, named National Geographic Adventure’s “Adventurer of the Year,” will discuss what it was like to be the first person to
complete the Great Western Loop – a 6,875 mile journey that links together five long-distance hiking trails and passes through 12 National Parks and more than 75 wilderness areas.
Thursday, February 19 – Bruce and John Abele, sons of the commander of the U.S.S. Grunion – a submarine which was lost at sea in July of 1942 – will show high definition video of the wreck to share their story behind the search for their father’s sub.
Thursday, March 19 – Award-winning writer, photographer and cruising sailor Bernadette Bernon explored Vietnam on land and then chartered a 38-foot sailboat and traced the country’s coast. Bernon will share her discoveries of the country, its history and people.
Thursday, April 16 – Underwater archaeological explorer Barry Clifford discovered the 28-gun pirate ship Whydah off the coast of Cape Cod in 1984. Clifford will describe this only authenticated pirate shipwreck that has been discovered so far in American waters.
For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org/adventureseries.