Hull
Massachusetts
What's Happening at Hull Lifesaving Museum - April 2023
Arts and Entertainment
April 5, 2023
From: Hull Lifesaving Museum42nd Annual Snow Row Weekend
Snow Row - Rescheduled for April 15, 2023
Here's what's happening.
With strong winds gusting to 40+ and discretion being the better part of valor, we cancelled our original date for this year's Snow Row. We now invite you to join us on Saturday, April 15, 2023 for this year's signature-rowing race, the 42nd annual Snow Row taking place at our Windmill Point Boathouse at the very tip of Hull's peninsula. With its one-of-a-kind LeMans-style start, the race covers a 3 3/4 mile triangular course starting and ending off the beach at our Windmill Point Boathouse.
Snow Flake Meet & Greet = Friday, April 14, 5-7pm The festivities will begin at the museum. All rowers from near and far and their entourages are invited to join us to renew old friendships, make new acquaintances and size up the competition for Saturday's race. Slide shows of prior Snow Rows and some Snow Row trivia will be playing on several screens while a bit of background music livens up the evening. Wine, soft drinks, cheese & crackers will be served. Suggested donation: $10 per person.
Order Snow Row T-Shirt (for pick up only.)
Snow Row Race - Saturday, April 15, 12:00 noon. The race kicks off for all our competitors at the beach at Windmill Point. Be on hand to witness the wild and woolly start, unpredictable weather, and gathering of gorgeous boats and athletes. Entirely within view of the Boathouse, the event is as much of a thrill for spectators as for participants - a rare opportunity to see, up close, rowers of all ages from all over New England, New York, and along the East Coast, and their stunning array of wooden pulling boats - peapods, dories, wherries, whitehalls, pilot gigs, whaling boats, and Irish currachs.
Online Registration closes at noon, Friday, April 14.
NO DAY-OF ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED.
Entry fee: $45 per racer. REGISTER HERE
Spectator Boat - Saturday, April 14, 11:45 departure. The Snow Row is a great event to watch! You can view from shore for free or sign up to ride on the spectator boat. The spectator boat will be available at 10:30. Consider it an on-the-water "Ski Lodge" where ticketed guests can go to warm up in between excursions to the beach to check out the boats. Everyone should be onboard by 11:45 am, 15 minutes before the race begins to witness the one-of-a-kind LeMans racing start. Spectator boat tickets are available online or available on race day at the pier.
Tickets: $20 each.
Snow Row - Call for Food Donations Saturday, April 15, 2023
We Need you! Are you a secret soup specialist? Brilliant bread maker or master sandwich maker? Not a chef but would like to bring some goodies (chips, granola bars, etc.)? If so, we need your help feeding hungry rowers and spectators at the Snow Row.
Upcoming Station Events
Lecture: Offshore Shipbuilding in South Korea with Adam Iversen
Thursday, April 6, 2023
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Hull Lifesaving Museum
1117 Nantasket Ave., Hull
Suggested Donation: $5
Come join us as Adam Iversen presents a riveting lecture of the construction of ultra-deep-water oilfield vessels built at shipyards in the town of Okpo on beautiful Geoje Island, South Korea. In addition to the shipbuilding industry Adam will also talk about this beautiful Korean island including its food, holidays, national sports and customs as well as natural attractions.
Adam Iversen is an unlimited master mariner living in Hull who served on deep sea cargo ships and drill ships operating around the world.
Lecture: Prescription for Admission with author Dr. Monique Nugent Thursday, April 20, 2023
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Hull Lifesaving Museum
1117 Nantasket Ave, Hull
Suggested donation: $5
A hospital is meant to be a place for support, not frustration and confusion. Prescription for Admission, by Dr. Nugent prepares you for your next hospital visit as an active participant in your health. This book is a guide for navigating the hospital, advocating for yourself, and having a better hospitalization.
Dr. Nugent is a practicing hospitalist and associate director for the Division of Hospital Medicine at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA. She also hosts the podcast, Tired Doctors Talking.
Geology Walking Tour - Hull and the Beginning of Time - The Story of How We Got Here with Sean Baggett
Saturday, April 22, 2023
10:00 - 12:00 noon
Meeting at the Corner of Spring Street & Nantasket Ave., Hull
$15 per person
The land masses and waterways of Boston Harbor and the Hull peninsula shaped the use of the land from early hunting, fishing and farming to harbor defenses, summer vacation oasis and more. Join Sean Baggett for this fascinating look at Hull, like you may never have looked at it before.
Boston Harbor Nature Cruise
Saturday, April 29, 2023
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Departing from Pemberton Pier, Hull, MA
Tickets: $30 per person
See Boston with fresh eyes and from a unique perspective. Join us for this rare opportunity to learn about the wildlife that exists right off our coast as we cruise among the islands and shorelines of the outer edges of Boston Harbor. No need to drive into Boston to catch this boat, we will be departing from Pemberton Pier for this fun adventure. Spring is a unique time of year to take in breathtaking scenery, observe a variety of migrating birds, seals basking on rocky outcroppings and maybe even a harbor porpoise or two.
This cruise was originally scheduled for February but was cancelled due to inclement weather. We hope you'll be able to join us now that spring has arrived. Get your tickets early because they're going fast!
To learn more email us or call us at (781) 925-5433.
Now On Exhibit
Sea & Sky Juried Art Show
Now through April 23, 2023
Exhibiting Artists - Free
The Sea & Sky Art Show celebrates the beauty of our coastal environment and the richness of the artistic community on the South Shore and beyond.
You won't want to miss this year's show with over 100 pieces of art on display from artists all over the South Shore. Works include mixed-media, sculpture, oil & acrylic, watercolor, printmaking, pastel/drawing, mosaic, fiber art and photography.
Pictured: "Big Blue" Best in Show by Donna Goes.
Patricia Abbate Retrospective~ Featured artist in Joshua's Staircase Gallery
March 25 - April 23, 2023
Capturing the Mood, the Moment, the Magic
Although not a Hullonian by birth, more importantly, Patti was a Hullonian by heart. All who knew Patti personally or admired her photography were touched by her innate sense of the beauty of Hull peninsula and her fiercely loyal admiration for all its inhabitants. The Lifesaving Museum is taking this opportunity to pay tribute to the soul of Patti captured through this retrospective. Come join us so you might also feel that beauty captured through her photography.
Follow this link to learn more about her work.
Sign Up Now - Summer Youth Programs
Summer Adventure Program
It's Not Too Late to Sign-Up!
Tuesday - Thursday
July 11 - August 24, 2023
9:30 - 12:30 Morning Session
9:30 - 3:00 All Day Session
Hull Lifesaving Museum
1117 Nantasket Ave., Hull, MA
$110 per week members; $120 per week non-members
The museum's Summer Adventure Program offers seven weeks of discovery and exploration for children ages 5-11. Summer Adventure meets Tuesday - Thursday with two options: our regular morning program from 9;30 - 12:30 pm or our extended program 9:30 - 3:00 pm, with a different theme each week. Each week includes hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, and a fun mix of history, science, and arts. Sign up for as few or as many weeks as you wish.
Registration is available on our website. Please email us for further details.
Summer Explorers Program
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
$110 per week members; $120 per week non-members
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.
Please email us for further details.
Ongoing Programs
Veterans' Rowing
Saturday, April 8, 2023
10:00 - 11:30 am
Windmill Point Boathouse
Veterans' Coffee Hour
Friday, April 7, 2023
9:00 - 10:30 am
Hull Lifesaving Museum
Volunteer Boat Repair Crew
Ongoing, Mon & Wed
9:00 - 12:00 noon
Windmill Point Boathouse
On-line Book Club
Thursday Evenings: 7-8:00 pm
Free to all.
Online