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Yankee Homecoming 2017: A Journey Back: Plum Island – Camp Sea Haven, Grape Island, Stage Island & Ipswich Bluffs
July 29, 2017 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Join Ghlee Woodworth, Stephanie Cobb, Ellie Bailey, and Kate Murray for a visual journey about Camp Sea Haven (founded in 1947 for children afflicted with polio); Grape Island (once a small community of fishermen, farmers, and clam diggers; and Stage Island (also known as the Ipswich Bluffs, whose inhabitants engaged in farming, salt works, fishing and resort activities). Please come prepared to share your memories and pictures. Program will be conducted in the refuge’s 85 seat auditorium. Free event with no preregistration required. Seats will filled on a first come, first served basis. Sponsored by the Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Inc. & Parker River NWR.