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Plimoth Plantation
	The Plimoth Plantation is a working museum that represents life at the Plymouth settlement in the year 1627.  The Museum staff portrays actual residents of the community involved in their daily activities.  The students are encouraged to interact with these role players to gain some insight on what life was like during this time in history.  There is also an area of the museum that focuses on the Wampanoag Indians.  The Wampanoag village displays the culture  of the Wampanoag through a modern day perspective.
Whale Watching
	The students will depart from magnificent Plymouth Harbor for a three-hour whale watching tour.  The Captain John fleet of Coast Guard approved vessels will be our host for this voyage.  As we leave port a view of the Mayflower II, Plymouth Rock and the Gurnet Point Lighthouse will set the stage for the open waters of Cape Cod Bay.  When we reach our viewing destination the Stellwagen Bank, a naturalist on-board will help the students observe and identify these amazing mammals of the sea.
Lobster Tales
	Captain Paul Quintal welcomes students aboard his 40-foot U.S. Coast Guard approved boat and sets off for a fun and educational study of Plymouth Harbor and the regions lobster industry.  The students will help the captain and his crew haul up traps set on the ocean floor and study the contents.  Lobsters, Jonah crabs, spider crabs, horseshoe crabs and other harbor dwellers make this an exciting hands-on educational excursion.